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The Calgary Police Service is defending its officers’ use of force in an arrest captured on video that is making the rounds online, but advocates feel it was unnecessary and are calling for an investigation. The video shows the arrest of 25-year-old Christopher Barron, who has been charged with assaulting a peace officer, obstructing a peace officer and resisting arrest following the incident on Monday.Barron was released from custody and will appear in court on May 28.The three-minute video shows up to four officers attempting to restrain Barron, as he shouts he can’t breathe.Later in the video, an officer can…

The estate of Gene Hackman wants to block the public release of autopsy and investigative reports related to the deaths of the US actor and wife Betsy Arakawa.

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Shein’s executive chair has insisted that neither investors nor management of the fast-fashion retailer have raised concerns with him over the company’s valuation as it pursues a blockbuster London listing in the face of trade tariffs and stiff competition.Donald Tang told the Financial Times that none of its existing investors — which include Sequoia China, now known as HongShan, General Atlantic and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala — had raised any grievances about Shein’s valuation ahead of a planned initial public…

It’s match day in Blackpool, and the Armfield Club is preparing for a busy one. The venue is close to the football stadium and, in recent years, has been turned into what is perhaps best described as part pub, part shrine to Blackpool Football Club. The Armfield’s pool table is the same tangerine colour as the team’s kit. So are its chairs, window blinds, the handrail on the stairs and the bunting lining the upstairs bar. “You must be looking for Raggy,” a customer calls over. “You don’t look like a lady that would normally come in here.” Fair enough.…

BRUSSELS: Belgian federal prosecutors on Thursday (Mar 13) announced the arrests of several people in a corruption probe linked to the European Parliament and the Chinese company Huawei, which is suspected of bribing EU lawmakers. The arrests came as an investigation by Le Soir newspaper and other media said lobbyists working for the Chinese telecoms giant were suspected of bribing current or former European Parliament members to promote the company’s commercial policies in Europe. The prosecutor’s office confirmed in a statement that the alleged bribery “is said to have benefited Huawei”. About 100 federal police officers carried out 21 searches in Brussels, the Flanders and…

Chained, detained for weeks and eventually deported, two German tourists trying to enter the United States were recently tangled in a system responding to President Trump’s push to sharply restrict entry and deport people en masse.The cases of Jessica Brösche, held for 46 days, and Lucas Sielaff, held for 16, and accounts of their rough handling by immigration officers, have grabbed headlines in Germany as a sign of what being caught on the wrong side of the White House’s immigration policy could mean for European travelers.Tourists from most European countries, including Germany, generally enjoy visa-free travel to the United States…

Washington — President Trump on Thursday threatened to impose tariffs on wines, Champagnes and other alcoholic products imported to the U.S. from France and other European countries in response to raised tariffs the European Union placed on American whiskey.In a post to Truth Social, the social media company the president owns, Mr. Trump said the U.S. will retaliate against the European Union after it announced Wednesday that it would be increasing tariffs on U.S.-made whiskey to 50%.”If this tariff is not removed immediately, the U.S. will shortly place a 200% tariff on all wines, champagnes, & alcoholic products coming out…

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the minority leader, broke with his party on Thursday and lined up enough Democrats to advance a Republican-written bill to keep federal funding flowing past a midnight Friday deadline, arguing that Democrats could not allow a government shutdown that many of them have demanded.During a private luncheon with Democrats, Mr. Schumer stunned many of his colleagues by announcing that he planned to vote to allow the G.O.P. bill to move forward, and indicated that he had enough votes to help Republicans break any filibuster by his own party against the measure, according to attendees…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size B.C.’s taxi industry is calling for riders to think about who they choose when they need a safe ride home. At Black Top & Checker Cabs, business has dropped more than 55 per cent since ride sharing companies entered the market.“We’re definitely suffering because of the Uber and Lyft,” Jasbir Nijar, president of Black Top & Checker Cabs said.The industry is hoping to drive businesses back up with a new campaign called ‘Ride Canadian’, encouraging British Columbians to choose local cabs over other American-based companies. Get daily National news Get the day’s…