By Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman The Canadian Press Posted August 21, 2026 1:48 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Quebec’s police watchdog has opened an investigation into a deadly crash after a vehicle allegedly attempted to flee police in early August. The driver and one of the two passengers in the car died after their vehicle crashed into a gym in the early hours of Aug. 5, in Laval, north of Montreal.Spokesperson Jérémie Comtois says the watchdog had initially decided not to investigate the incident, but new information led them to reverse that decision Thursday. Get…

August 22, 2026 — 10:54amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAALaw firm Slater and Gordon has been hired to represent a woman who was present with five Sydney Swans players in a Melbourne hotel room where a sexual assault allegedly took place.The firm is investigating a potential civil claim on behalf of the woman, according to lawyer Jackson Pannam.The Pullman Hotel in East Melbourne, where the Swans players were staying after their match in Melbourne last Sunday.Simon Schluter“Our client has had her entire world turned upside down and is now…

Kim Zolciak is speaking out for the first time after her son Kroy “KJ” Biermann Jr. was arrested for aggravated sodomy and aggravated sexual assault. “The allegations being made against my son are nothing short of reckless and deeply troubling. He categorically denies ever being involved with this woman or engaging in the conduct she has alleged,” Zolciak, 48, said in a statement to Us on Friday, August 21. “My son voluntarily took a polygraph examination regarding these allegations and passed. Additionally, an examination was conducted, and no DNA belonging to my son was found.” The former Real Housewives of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The family of Iryna Zarutska is suing the city of Charlotte, North Carolina, and its private transit security contractor one year after her murder shocked the nation. The suit alleges “systemic failures” left the city’s light-rail system dangerously vulnerable.”This case arises from the preventable death of Iryna Zarutska,” the wrongful-death complaint filed against the City of Charlotte and Professional Police Services Inc., doing business as Professional Security Services, or PSS states. The allegations have not been adjudicated.”What it shows is the systemic failures that have been within the CATS system for years…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A former twice-acting U.S. attorney was found dead this week in a downtown San Diego federal building.Andrew Haden, 48, a California native who headed the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California, was found dead Wednesday in the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Building, which houses the prosecutor’s office.Police officers responded and found Haden, who was reported missing before he was found.”Out of an abundance of caution, SDPD investigators responded to the scene, and no foul play is suspected,” the San Diego Police Department told Fox News Digital.TRUMP ‘DRUG CZAR’ WARNS…

President Donald Trump said Friday that he would allow up to 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to be imported into the United States tariff-free for the next 90 days, with a commitment that the meat would be sold at 25% below current market prices. The announcement immediately drew backlash from cattle industry groups and several Republican senators who warned that increasing imports could hurt American ranchers.In a Truth Social post announcing the plan, Trump said it would “substantially lower” the price of ground beef for American families, arguing that prices had soared under the Biden administration as the domestic…

The Ohio couple accused of keeping 16 children in a squalid “house of horrors” are now facing new child sex abuse charges stemming from a separate investigation involving a young relative, according to prosecutors. A jury in Vinton County delivered the new indictments on Friday — two months after police raided their home in Hamden, Ohio, and discovered the inhumane, feces-covered environment Gary Siders Jr., 37, and Elizabeth Siders, 33, were living in with their family on June 30. “Law enforcement sought the DNA of Gary Siders Jr. related to the child sex abuse case,” county prosecutors told reporters, adding…

A stash of decades-old cocktail napkins from Los Angeles restaurants and watering holes is transporting Angelenos back to a bygone era — and proves to be a souvenir worth saving. The colorful collection, believed to date largely back to the 1950’s and 1960’s, was recently discovered and shared on Reddit. “Found a small box under a bed in my grandmothers house and to my surprise was full of old napkins from around California and Mexico,” the poster wrote. The tiny paper time capsules feature the bold illustrations, playful typography and elaborate branding once used to make even a cocktail napkin…

Manitoba’s premier says studies showing year-round shipping potential from the Port of Churchill boost the case for expanding the Arctic deepsea port. “Churchill could be a year-round port right now, with current technology and using icebreakers and ships that are a lot cheaper, a lot more affordable than we previously thought,” said Kinew at a press conference Friday.The reports say advances in marine technology and declining sea ice due to climate change mean shipping can be greatly expanded from the current four-month window.They show the waterways could be navigated year-round by icebreakers costing between $100 million and $410 million, rather…

August 22, 2026 — 9:30amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAIt was really a matter of when, not if Omar Kowaider was going to leave Sydney behind for a rural lifestyle.It was 2021 and the electrician and father-of-three had been going back and forth over where to go and when to leave as the western Sydney lockdowns bit hard.Omar Kowaider and his wife Joanne feed the family pets with their children Hakeem (front left), Hannah and Leila (right) on their property in Young.Kate Geraghty“We wanted space, and the lockdowns were…

The legendary ’90s R&B group Boyz II Men once crooned, “It’s so hard to say goodbye to yesterday,” and that’s how Watch With Us feels about Outer Banks. The wildly popular Netflix series, starring Chase Stokes, Caroline Arapoglou and others, just released its final season, and it’s at the top of our best new shows to watch this weekend list. It’s not the only new Netflix show worth watching right now, as the streamer also debuted the compelling murder mystery series, Blood Sacrifice. For something a little lighter, we recommend you travel the world with Conan O’Brien in HBO Max’s…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A 59-year-old New Jersey mother was allegedly drunk at the helm when her boat slammed into a channel marker on Memorial Day, killing her 28-year-old son.Jennifer L. Pearson, 59, was charged with death by vessel, a second-degree offense; operating a vessel under the influence; reckless operation of a vessel; operating a vessel without a boating safety certificate; and failure to have a proper lookout, according to a New Jersey State Police news release.On Memorial Day at around 5:45 p.m., Pearson was boating in Barnegat Bay near the Brant Beach Yacht Club in…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Lawyers representing Dr. Anthony Fauci have created a legal defense fund for the infectious disease expert as investigations against him continue to mount.Fauci, who helped lead the country through the pandemic, has been accused by Republicans of misleading the public about the origins of COVID-19 and faces multiple federal and state investigations.Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has called on the U.S. Department of Justice to prosecute Fauci after he invoked the Fifth Amendment numerous times during a high-profile July Congressional hearing.CAN FAUCI HIDE BEHIND THE FIFTH? GAME-CHANGING BIDEN PARDON MAY NOT PROVIDE COMPLETE…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Freedom 250 isn’t the first race hosted in Washington, D.C. by the U.S. president in celebration of America’s birthday. On July 4th, 1801, 225 years ago, to celebrate America’s 25th birthday, President Thomas Jefferson helped put on festivities including horseback riding and cockfighting in Washington, D.C., according to the White House Historical Association. Jefferson, the third President of the United States, and the Washington Jockey Club “established a racecourse just blocks from the White House, with part of the course running across Pennsylvania Avenue and through what is now Lafayette Park.” According to…

A suspected arsonist is accused of sparking a Bay Area house fire that killed his father, 2-year-old niece and 5-year-old nephew — as the victims’ heartbroken family spoke out about the shocking tragedy. Sergio Rivera-Vega, 32, was arrested for allegedly lighting the blaze Tuesday night at the home in the 200 block of 15th Street in Richmond, where he lived with other relatives. When firefighters arrived, they found four victims inside the home, including Rivera-Vega’s 47-year-old father, Jose Rivera, who was pronounced dead at the scene. Three others — including Rivera-Vega’s 2-year-old niece, Joline, and 5-year-old nephew, Andrew — later…