4 h. ago Why Canada may not be ready for ’new reality’ of flash flooding and severe storms

VANCOUVER — Ryan Ness of the Canadian Climate Institute says he’s been following the “terrible tragedy” of deadly flash flooding unfolding in Texas, where more than 100 people have died. But he’s also worried Canada isn’t doing enough to prevent such disasters here, saying the country needs to invest in flood mapping, infrastructure and early […]

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17 h. ago Saskatoon neighbours recall loud crash following fatal crane incident

Neighbours recall hearing a loud crash after a crane fell, killing one man and injuring another Saturday morning.

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21 h. ago How did the Texas floods get so bad, so fast? Everything we know

At least 90 people have died following last Friday's flooding, including 27 campers and counsellors, with more rain in the forecast.

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42 h. ago Deadly floods reinforce challenges for Texas as crisis epicentre

At least 70 people have died and dozens of children are still missing in the wake of the catastrophic flooding

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3 d. ago Hamas says it has given ‘positive’ response to ceasefire proposal in Gaza

DEIR al-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed 15 Palestinians in Gaza early Friday, while a hospital said another 20 people died in shootings while waiting for aid. Meanwhile, Hamas said it had given a “positive” response to the latest proposal for a ceasefire, though it said negotiations were needed on how to implement it. […]

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5 d. ago Lorne Gunter: Trickery at city hall so Edmontonians went home without being heard

Then they pulled the little agenda shuffle on Monday so the hearing will likely be postponed until late summer when voters’ anger may have died down and fewer people will be paying attention.

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5 d. ago Europe’s heat wave, wildfires leave multiple dead as temperatures soar

At least eight people have died as a heat wave hits parts of Europe, with two dead in France, two in Italy and four in Spain, according to officials.

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6 d. ago Wildfire kills 2 people in Spain as parts of Europe bake in heat wave

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Two people died in Spain in a wildfire that spread quickly before firefighters brought it under control, authorities said, as a European heat wave sent thermometers soaring again on Wednesday. The blaze broke out in the rural province of Lleida. It created an enormous thick plume of ash and smoke that […]

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9 d. ago Écrasement d'un Boeing d'Air India: même l'hypothèse d'un sabotage est envisagée

«Tous les angles sont examinés» a déclaré le ministre délégué en charge de l'aviation civile.

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1 week ago DEAR ABBY: Memory of breakdown remains fuzzy, but fallout continues

DEAR ABBY: I live in a very small town. My husband died a year ago and, since then, I have felt like some of these people are angry with me. Six months after he died, I had what my therapist called a “nervous breakdown.” I know I wasn’t myself for some time, and I can’t […]

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1 week ago Plusieurs passagers aux prises de malaises à bord d’un vol d’Air India

Plusieurs personnes sont tombées malades sur un vol d'Air India reliant Londres à Mumbai, déclarant avoir eu des vertiges et des nausées.

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1 week ago GoFundMe Named to TIME’s List of 100 Most Influential Companies of 2025

Building on the Company’s 2021 TIME100 Recognition, GoFundMe Is Honored for Advancing Its Mission of Helping People Help Each Other SAN DIEGO — TIME has named GoFundMe to its prestigious list of the 100 Most Influential Companies of 2025 — an honor recognizing the company’s leadership in transforming how people and organizations give and receive […]

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1 week ago Investigators begin analyzing data from black boxes of Air India flight that crashed

NEW DELHI (AP) — Investigators have begun analyzing data extracted from the black boxes of the ill-fated Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner that crashed about two weeks ago, killing at least 270 people, India’s civil aviation ministry said on Thursday. The data is crucial as it will help shed light on the cause of the […]

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1 week ago Opioid deaths in Canada fell 17% but 20 people still died per day in 2024

The data for 2024 released Wednesday by the Public Health Agency of Canada showed 7,146 deaths were recorded last year, 80 per cent of which were in just three provinces.

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1 week ago Terry Glavin: Air India terrorist attack was Canada’s worst failure in history

Ottawa ignored intelligence and bungled the investigation and prosecution

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1 week ago Air India bombing first responders recall the horrors of June 23, 1985

Even 40 years after the Air India bombing, the horror of being handed a dead baby pulled from the sea is seared in Mark Stagg's memory

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2 w. ago ‘He saved me’: Banff rockfall survivor pays tribute to friend who died on Bow Glacier Falls trail

'He was my friend but also like my big brother,' Khaled Elgamal says of Hamza Benhilal, one of two people who died after a slab of mountain gave way last week

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2 w. ago ‘Never got closure,’ says woman 40 years after father died in Air India 1985 bombing

Forty years after the bombing of Air India Flight 182 on June 23, 1985, there still is no closure for some who lost their family members in Canada’s deadliest terrorist attack. “The grief is still very much alive,” said Neelam Kaushick on Monday during a noon-hour ceremony on the south lawn at Queen’s Park in […]

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2 w. ago 40 years ago, Susheel Gupta’s mother was killed in the Air India bombing

Air India Flight 182 was blown up over the Atlantic Ocean on 23 June 1985, killing all 329 passengers and crew, most of whom were Canadian citizens.

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2 w. ago Only 1 in 5 Canadians identify Air India bombing as Canada’s deadliest terror attack: Poll

On the 40th anniversary of the Air India tragedy, a new Angus Reid Poll says only one in five, or 17% of Canadians, are able to identify the Air India bombing as the deadliest terror attack Canada has endured. The study also shows just one in 10, or 9%, say they know a lot about […]

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