Poison seller pleads guilty, Canada’s ‘technical recession’, Laos’ dramatic cave rescue, and more

Kenneth Law has pleaded guilty to councelling or abetting 14 suicides in Ontario. The Toronto-area man operated websites that sold packets of a toxic substance, along with other suicide paraphernalia to vulnerable people. He is also accused of shipping more than 1,200 ‘kits’ to people around the world, and is tied to at least 147 deaths. Law struck a plea deal that saw murder charges against him dropped, angering some of his victims’ families.

Also: Canada’s economy slips into a technical recession. It contracted in the first quarter of this year, on an annualized basis, marking the second-straight quarter of decline. Economists say while the data shows some positive signs, there is still a clear indication our economy is struggling due to ongoing tariff wars and trade uncertainty.

And: The Great Escape. Rescuers in Laos face a race against time to pull five men from the depths of a flooded cave.

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