VANCOUVER – The B.C. government says two Hells Angels clubhouses should be forfeited to the province because they are linked to organized crime.
Kenyan court quashes incitement charge against junior minister
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Kenyan court threw out charges on Wednesday against a junior minister and a legislator accused of inciting violence in comments they made after an ambush in which rustlers from their ethnic tribe are suspected of killing at least 32 police. The ambush this month in a remote northern region was described as the worst single attack on police in Kenya’s history. Wildlife Assistant Minister Josephat Nanok and legislator David Ethuro, both members of the Turkana tribe, were charged on Monday with making comments that implied support for the attack. …
Ontario woman charged with mischief after police receive 17 fake 911 calls
MILTON, Ont. – A woman in Ontario is facing a mischief charge after police received more than a dozen false 911 calls.
B.C. First Nation members evict gas line surveyors, set up pipeline road block
KITIMAT, B.C. – Members of a northern B.C. First Nation have evicted surveyors working on a natural gas pipeline project, and set up a road block for all pipeline activity.
Pilot killed when ultralight airplane crashes in Quebec field
ST-JEAN-BAPTISTE-DE-ROUVILLE, Que. – A pilot is dead after his ultralight airplane crashed in a field outside Montreal.
Holiday online spending has early, strong start: comScore
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Holiday season online spending got off to an early and strong start, spurred by rising consumer confidence and retailer promotions ahead of the traditional big shopping days, comScore Inc said on Wednesday. From November 1 through November 18, $10.1 billion was spent online, a 16 percent increase versus the corresponding days last year, comScore reported. So far, November 8 has been the heaviest online spending day of the season so far at $829 million, it added. …
Doctors say 'Macho' Camacho in critical condition after Puerto Rico shooting
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Hector (Macho) Camacho was clinging to life Wednesday after being shot in the face while in a car, with doctors and his family expected to decide whether to remove the former boxing champion from life support.
RCMP charge London, Ont., mayor with fraud
LONDON, Ont. – RCMP have charged the mayor of London, Ont., with fraud amid allegations he misused public funds.
Suicide bomber kills eight in Pakistan's Rawalpindi
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least eight people at Shi’ite processions in the Pakistani city of Rawalpindi on Wednesday night, local television stations reported. Police said at least five people were killed and 25 wounded, including children. The attack came hours after two bomb blasts killed at least three people near a gathering of Shi’ites in Pakistan’s commercial hub Karachi. Hardline Sunni militant groups linked to al Qaeda have in recent months stepped up attacks against Pakistan’s minority Shi’ites, who they regard as non-Muslims. …
Drugs found at scene of 'Macho' Camacho shooting
Police in the Puerto Rican city of Bayamon say they found drugs inside the car in which former champion boxer Hector "Macho" Camacho was shot and critically wounded. Court hears details of reserve shooting that killed boy, 5, but still no motive
WETASKIWIN, Alta. – Court has heard the details of a shooting on a central Alberta reserve that killed a five-year-old boy, but there’s still no explanation for the motive.
Congo's "The Terminator": at large but out of sight
(Reuters) – He is one of the most wanted war crimes fugitives in the world and the International Criminal Court lists h im as "at large". Bosco "The Terminator" Ntaganda, the Rwandan-born Tutsi warlord U.N. experts say controls the M23 rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has stayed largely invisible as M23 fighters notch up military success after success. … 
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