May, 2010 | My Gripe An Thing

Bruce under fire

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PRIME Minister Bruce Golding faced stinging criticism and calls for his resignation throughout yesterday, in the wake of his confession that he had approved his ruling party’s engagement of US law firm Manatt, Phelps and […] […]

OSPCA fundraiser cancelled over protests

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This Sunday was supposed to be a day of celebration for the York Region OSPCA. But with 99 animals euthanized following a ringworm outbreak, the City of Richmond Hill confirmed that the shelter’s walk-a-thon has […] […]

Death was quick for strangled Mississauga maid, court told

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Killers used a knot to keep tension tight on copper wire wrapped twice around maid’s neck, pathologist tells jury A 27-year-old Filipino maid lost consciousness within seconds and died soon after having a thin copper […] […]

Man who assaulted boy sought by police, Black Power

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It may be a race between police and Black Power gang members as to who catches a man who assaulted a four-year-old boy because he was wearing a red shirt. A police spokeswoman told NZPA […] […]

Police: Boy was beaten for days before death

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SALT LAKE CITY – A stepfather held in the slaying of a 4-year-old child beat him for days before the boy died, then used a hammer to disfigure his face and teeth before burying the […] […]

Video shows man sexually abusing dogs

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A British man arrested at a compound near Sumas, Wash., last month after he was seen on film sexually abusing large-breed dogs pleaded guilty to first-degree animal abuse Tuesday. Whatcom County Superior Court Judge Charles […] […]

California school officials investigate alleged in-class oral sex act

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SCHOOL district officials in southern California are looking into reports that two students engaged in a sex act during class. KTLA said today the incident at Haydock Intermediate School in Oxnard, which is said to […] […]

Catholic school won’t admit lesbians’ son

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A ROMAN Catholic school in Massachusetts has withdrawn its acceptance of an eight-year-old boy with lesbian parents, saying their relationship was “in discord” with church teachings, according to one of the boy’s mothers. It’s at […] […]

New Zealand dentist guilty of sex charge, claims sedative caused sexual hallucinations

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A NEW Zealand dentist has been found guilty of making a female patient touch him sexually while she was sedated. However, the South Island dentist is still practising and has interim name suppression until the […] […]

Spy agency CSIS warns of homegrown terror in Canada

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OTTAWA – The Toronto 18, an alleged terror ring, is an example of homegrown plots that pose the biggest risk to Canadians, the head of Canada’s spy agency warns. Richard Fadden, director of the head […] […]