13 h. ago Skydiving plane careens off New Jersey runway, sending 15 to hospital

Fifteen people were taken to a hospital when a skydiving aircraft went off a runway and crashed in the woods near an airport in southern New Jersey on Wednesday evening, according to authorities. The incident at the Cross Keys Airport, about 34 km southeast of Philadelphia, involved a Cessna 208B carrying 15 people, according to […]

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4 d. ago Calgary police seek photo evidence after equipment collapse sends eight people to hospital

Eight people were taken to hospital Saturday afternoon after they were struck by falling equipment at a temporary market set up outside City Hall. The injured — seven adults and one youth — were attending the outdoor Naija Market Day around 3 p.m. when a light standard and television screens fell, hitting several people, said […]

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6 d. ago Fire in Vancouver’s West End displaces 22 people, sends 3 to hospital

When crews arrived, they found heavy smoke and flames coming from the building and people in the area also told Global News there might have been an explosion.

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2 w. ago Vancouver police say suspect has broken into 16 homes in city’s west side this year

Police said the suspect, believed to be a man in his 30s, enters homes through unlocked doors late at night or early in the morning, often when people are home.

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3 w. ago More than 122M people forcibly displaced worldwide, UN refugee agency says

Among those driven abroad or displaced by war and violence, the numbers of internally displaced people jumped by more than nine per cent to 73.5 million at the end of last year.

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3 w. ago Gang violence displaced record 1.3M people in Haiti, UN report finds

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Gang violence has displaced a record 1.3 million people across Haiti as the local government and international community struggle to contain the spiraling crisis, according to a new report released Wednesday. The UN’s International Organization for Migration warned of a 24% increase in displaced people since December, with gunmen now […]

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3 w. ago Manitoba residents fleeing scorching wildfires take refuge in Niagara Falls, Ont.

More than 18,000 people have been displaced due to the wildfires in Manitoba since last week, including 5,000 residents of Flin Flon.

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4 w. ago Regina steps up to help northern Saskatchewan wildfire evacuees

With thousands of people displaced by wildfires in Saskatchewan, major cities and centres are preparing to welcome evacuees to safety.

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