22 h. ago Maryland man accused of killing wife with hammer in fight about doctor

An 80-year-old man killed his wife by attacking her with a hammer inside their apartment at the Leisure World community north of Washington, authorities alleged in court new court filings. Vivian Stewart Nation is charged with first-degree murder in Saturday’s death of Beverly Rose Fletcher, 78. Montgomery County Police called to the scene found the […]

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1 week ago Two charged with murder after bride killed in French wedding attack

Four masked men shot at several guests, including the newlyweds and the bride's 13-year-old nephew

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1 week ago Attacker who killed London schoolboy with samurai sword convicted of murder

LONDON — A man armed with a samurai sword who killed a London teenager on his way to school and injured five other people during what the prosecution said was a psychotic episode triggered by drug use was convicted of murder on Wednesday. A jury at London’s Central Criminal Court found Marcus Arduini Monzo guilty […]

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2 w. ago Russian attacks kill at least 18 civilians in Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks more Western aid

Russian forces have relentlessly blasted civilian areas of Ukraine throughout the war, which is now in its fourth year

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2 w. ago Russian attacks kill 18 civilians in Ukraine as Zelenskyy seeks more Western help

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian drones, missiles and artillery killed at least 18 civilians and injured more than 100 others in Ukraine, officials said Tuesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought guarantees of further Western military aid for his country’s efforts to repel Russia’s invasion. Russian forces have relentlessly blasted civilian areas of Ukraine throughout the […]

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2 w. ago Police in B.C. say suspect known as ‘Mr. X’ in 1985 Air India bombing is dead

RCMP statement comes as families commemorate the 40th anniversary of the attack that killed 329 people, most of them Canadians

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2 w. ago At least 22 killed in suicide bomber attack during service at Syrian Greek Orthodox church

Witnesses say attacker opened fire and detonated the explosive device as churchgoers tried to stop him

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2 w. ago Jury finds Quebec man guilty in 2023 truck attack in Amqui, Que.

RIMOUSKI — A Quebec man has been found guilty of all charges in a 2023 truck attack in a rural community that killed three men and injured nine other people.  Forty-year-old Steeve Gagnon learned his fate following two days of deliberations by the jury, who returned with unanimous verdicts this evening.  Gagnon was found guilty […]

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2 w. ago Black bear finally freed of lid that was stuck on its neck for 2 years

The bear was first spotted on a Michigan trail camera as a cub back in 2023, but remained elusive.

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3 w. ago Animal Alliance of Canada Urges an Immediate Suspension of Manitoba’s Spring Bear Hunt in Response to Rampant Wildfires

TORONTO, June 16, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — National animal protection organization Animal Alliance of Canada is calling on the government of Manitoba to order an immediate suspension of the current black bear hunt in light of continuing active wildfires. At least 21 fires, including eight deemed to be out of control and scattered throughout the […]

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3 w. ago Iran missile attacks on Israel kill 5, while Israel says it has air superiority over Tehran

Israel said so far 24 people have been killed and more than 500 injured as Iran launched more than 370 missiles and hundreds of drones.

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3 w. ago Black bear found soaking in Florida hot tub captured with doughnuts

Officials in Florida used doughnuts to capture a black bear after the animal was found soaking in a neighbour’s hot tub. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission said they were contacted by police in Punta Gorda Isles after a landscaper reported a bear wandering around an upscale neighbourhood at around 9:30 a.m. on June […]

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3 w. ago Three killed in Iranian missile attacks on Israel, Magen David Adom says

The Jewish state’s national emergency service stated that its two of its crew members were among dozens injured in the strikes

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3 w. ago Black bear killed after attacking woman in Maple Ridge backyard

Conservation officers say the bear swiped the woman on the side of the face, leaving her with serious facial lacerations. 

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3 w. ago Bear destroyed after attacking Maple Ridge woman in her backyard

The sow's two cubs escaped and are being searched for by BCCOS officers.

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3 w. ago Surrey man charged in Burnaby collision that killed two people and injured three

A 20-year-old Maple Ridge woman and a 23-year-old Maple Ridge woman were killed in the collision in February, 2024.

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3 w. ago Israeli Strikes Take Out Iranian Supreme Leader’s Top Generals

Israel killed Iran’s top generals in predawn attacks on Friday, paralyzing Tehran’s military decision making in what may prove to be the opening act of a prolonged war.

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3 w. ago Head of Revolutionary Guard believed killed in Israel attack on Iran’s nuclear program

Multiple sites in Tehran had been hit in the attack, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said targeted both nuclear and military sites

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3 w. ago Head of Revolutionary Guard killed in Israel attack on Iran’s nuclear program

Multiple sites in Tehran had been hit in the attack, which Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said targeted both nuclear and military sites

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3 w. ago At least five Gaza aid workers dead in ‘heinous attack’ by Hamas, some possibly taken hostage

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation vows to press on with their efforts to feed Gazans

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