Alleged co-conspirator shares details during Pearson gold heist trial

Charges dropped against 2 men accused in Toronto Pearson gold heist WATCH: Charges dropped against 2 men accused in Toronto Pearson gold heist – Sep 16, 2026

A man who received a prison sentence for his role in the Toronto Pearson airport gold heist has told a Brampton, Ont., court that on the day of the theft, he communicated with the man currently on trial in the case. Arsalan Chaudhary returned to the witness stand today in the trial of Parmpal Sidhu, who has pleaded not guilty to charges of theft over $5,000 and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence in the 2023 heist.

British Columbia·NewKamloops, B. C.'s outgoing mayor says he's been hospitalized after suffering a heart attack last week. Reid Hamer-Jackson says he was discharged for a few hours to watch election results on Saturday nightSimon Little · CBC News · Posted: Oct 19, 2026 7:38 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Kamloops Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson seen in September 2026. He said he suffered a heart attack last week, and had to be discharged to watch the results of the city's municipal election. (Jenifer Norwell / CBC News)Kamloops, B. C.'s outgoing mayor says he's been hospitalized after suffering a heart attack. Reid Hamer-Jackson says he actually spent much of the last week in the hospital in the run-up to the city's municipal election. Speaking with CBC's Daybreak South, Hamer-Jackson said he was only allowed out of the hospital for a few hours on Saturday night for election results before being checked back in.

SAM JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (KABC) -- An expected lawsuit alleges the destructive Norte Fire that broke out in San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano on Friday was caused by a San Diego Gas & Electric equipment failure. Bridgford Law, a firm that specializes in wildfire cases, filed a complaint on Monday on behalf of a San Juan Capistrano resident who had to evacuate. According to the complaint, San Diego Gas & Electric reported an outage on its website at 11:31 a.m. on circuit 197, which is northwest of Eminencia Del Norte in San Clemente. Two minutes later, the Orange County Fire Authority reported the start of the fire. The utility's equipment is within 100 to 200 feet of Cal Fire's approximate ignition site, the complaint alleges. Strong winds quickly pushed the fire toward San Juan Capistrano, where seven homes were damaged or destroyed. The fire eventually grew to 570 acres. "This fire meets all of the hallmarks of a utility-caused fire, in our opinion," said attorney Richard Bridgford. "Based upon what the experts are telling us and based upon the information that we have available, we think there is an extremely high probability that it was caused by the utility.

NEW YORK (AP) — Richard Riehle, a prolific character actor in TV and film who often played authority figures but was equally skilled at comedy, notably playing a sad-sack product manager in “Office Space,” has died. He was 78. Wright Entertainment Inc. said Monday that Riehle had died Oct. 15 but disclosed no cause or details. “Our industry has lost an exceptional talent, and our community has lost a truly wonderful man,” said a statement. Riehle’s almost five-decade career included playing a quartermaster in the Civil War drama “Glory,” a prison guard in “The Fugitive,” an air marshal in “Executive Decision,” a police officer in a guest spot on “The West Wing” and a principal on the TV adaptation of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”“If a casting director has found themselves in need of a burly, blustery, mustachioed man for their project, Richard Riehle has likely been near the top of their list,” The AV Club said in 2017. Get Starting PointA guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter EmailHe fell into acting as a senior at the University of Notre Dame.

A was 32-year-old woman struck in the head multiple times before her backpack was stolen in Central Park Sunday night, police say.