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Images released by the Las Vegas Police Department show an Ontario tourist taking a flamingo, allegedly removed from its habitat, back to his hotel room. LAS VEGAS -- A Canadian man was convicted of animal cruelty charges Monday for snatching a flamingo named Peachy from its enclosure at an iconic Las Vegas hotel. Prosecutors said it was a malicious prank while a lawyer for the tourist insisted it was drunken foolishness not meant to harm the bird. Prosecutors said tourist Mitchell Fairbarn hurt and frightened the 27-year-old Chilean flamingo when he took it from its habitat at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino and carried the squawking bird to his room March 3. Defence attorney Josh Tomsheck told jurors at trial in a Nevada court that the man deeply regretted the “bad decisions” he made while intoxicated. After about five hours of deliberations, jurors returned convictions on felony and misdemeanor animal cruelty counts against the Ontario, Canada, man. Mitchell Fairbarn, left, appears in court with his attorney Josh Tomsheck, during jury selection for his trial at the Regional Justice Center on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026, in Las Vegas.

Video played at the trial showed Fairbarn holding the flamingo in an elevator and carrying it down a hotel hallway at the famous hotel. The Flamingo is one of the oldest hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, and its well-known flamingo habitat also includes hummingbirds, turtles, koi and other species. Prosecutors told jurors earlier that Fairbarn willfully caused the bird physical pain, noting feathers were found on the hotel floor. Video showed the bird squawking while Fairbarn handled it and prosecutors said Peachy felt pain when it was pulled by its feet. Las Vegas police responded to the scene after security staff reported someone had stolen the flamingo. When Peachy was located, it was missing seven to eight feathers, had blood on its feathers and injuries to its wings, authorities said. Taking the bird was “dumb” and “fueled by drunkenness,” defense attorney Josh Tomsheck said. But Tomsheck added that his client never intended to hurt the bird, a key element in the felony charge. “He should not have done that, should not have gone into the habitat, shouldn’t have touched a bird, shouldn’t have taken Peachy inside,” Tomsheck said. “The truth is, Mitch was drunk. Mitch was stupid.

Canada·NewA Las Vegas court heard closing arguments Monday in the case of an Ontario man charged with two counts of felony animal cruelty after authorities allege he entered the flamingo habitat at the Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel and Casino last March and took a bird named Peachy back to his room. Mitchell Fairbarn of Ontario told his trial he never meant to hurt Peachy, the bird he took in MarchMitchell Fairbarn of Ontario told court he meant no harm to Peachy, bird he took from Flamingo Hotel in MarchNatalie Stechyson · CBC News · Posted: Oct 19, 2026 8:13 PM EDT | Last Updated: 33 minutes agoListen to this articleEstimated 5 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. Mitchell Fairbarn breaks down while testifying during his trial at the Regional Justice Center Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, in Las Vegas. Fairbarn is accused of stealing a flamingo from its enclosure at a Las Vegas resort and abusing it. (Benjamin Hager/Las Vegas Review-Journal/The Associated Press)What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas.

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CalgaryBefore he was airlifted to hospital and intubated, Sean Hiatt managed to call his mom and tell her he'd been injured in a training accident at CFB Wainwright. He was coherent at the time, according to his sister, and it gave the family hope. Now they're focused on his immediate care, and taking things 12 hours at a time. Sean Hiatt is in an Edmonton hospital with burns to half of his bodyMeghan Grant · CBC News · Posted: Oct 19, 2026 7:04 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 5 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. Sean Hiatt, 24, is intubated in hospital after suffering burns to about 50 per cent of his body in a grass fire incident on base during a training exercise at CFB Wainwright. (Kelly Patterson)Before he was airlifted to hospital and intubated, Cpl. Sean Hiatt — the second-youngest in a family of 12 — managed to call his mom and tell her he'd been injured in a training accident at CFB Wainwright. The 24-year-old was coherent at the time, according to his sister, and it gave the family hope.