21 h. ago Five people killed in collision near Falmouth, N.S. RCMP say

Nova Scotia RCMP say five people have died after a two-vehicle crash near Falmouth, N.S. The cause of the collision remains under investigation.

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27 h. ago Passenger bus skids off a cliff in Sri Lanka, killing 21 people and injuring 35

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring 35 others, a police spokesman said. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometres (86 miles) east of Colombo, the capital, […]

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27 h. ago Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 13 people, mostly women and children

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday killed 13 people in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, according to local health officials. Two of the strikes hit tents in the southern city of Khan Younis, each killing two children and their parents, according to Nasser Hospital, which received the […]

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50 h. ago At least 20 people killed in Sudan after a suspected drone strike hits a prison

At least 20 people were killed and dozens injured after a suspected drone strike hit a prison in Sudan's North Kordofan region, according to officials.

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4 d. ago New report shows NYC helicopter breaking apart in midair before crash that killed 6

NEW YORK (AP) — Federal officials on Wednesday released images of a doomed New York City sightseeing helicopter as it broke apart in midair last month, killing six people. The series of still photographs taken from surveillance camera video shows the fuselage, containing the engine and rotors, separating from the helicopter’s tail. The rotor blades […]

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5 d. ago Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 59 as Israel prepares to ramp up its offensive

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 59 people, including women and children, hospital officials said Wednesday, as Israel prepares to ramp up its campaign against Hamas in a devastating war now entering its 20th month. The strikes included one attack on Tuesday night on a school sheltering hundreds of […]

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5 d. ago India fires missiles on Pakistan in what Islamabad calls ‘act of war’

Tensions have soared since an April attack in which gunmen killed 26 people in India-controlled Kashmir, in some cases killing men before their wives' eyes

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5 d. ago B.C. trial lawyers raise concerns about compensation for Lapu Lapu tragedy victims

Eleven people were killed in the tragedy, including seven women, two men, one non-binary person and one child. The victims range in age from five to 65 years old.

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5 d. ago India fires missiles into Pakistani territory in response to Kashmir attack, killing 8 people

ISLAMABAD — India fired missiles into Pakistani-controlled territory in several locations early Wednesday, killing at least eight people including a child, Pakistani authorities said. India said it was striking infrastructure used by militants. Tensions have soared between the nuclear-armed neighbors since last month’s massacre of tourists in the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir. India has blamed […]

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6 d. ago Central Alberta crash kills 4 people from Maskwacis, including 2 teenagers

Ponoka RCMP said a GMC Acadia was passing other vehicles on Highway 2A late Saturday morning when it hit an oncoming Volkswagen Tiguan, killing all four people involved.

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8 d. ago At least 1 dead after 14 people shot at Houston family party, police say

HOUSTON — At least one person was killed when 14 people were shot early Sunday during at party a home in Houston, where police said gunfire broke out after an uninvited guest was asked to leave. The Houston Police Department began receiving calls reporting shots fired around 12:50 a.m. at a home in southeast Houston, […]

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8 d. ago More memorial masses planned for victims in Vancouver festival attack

VANCOUVER — About 400 people attended a memorial mass Saturday morning to honour those killed in last week’s deadly vehicle ramming at a Vancouver Filipino festival. Father Amador Abundo says the mass at Delta, B.C.’s Immaculate Conception church included prayers specifically chosen for the occasion and the names of the 11 people killed and dozens […]

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9 d. ago 7 people dead after pickup and tour van collide near Yellowstone, police say

BOISE, Idaho — A pickup truck and tour van collision near Yellowstone National Park has killed seven people and injured eight others, Idaho State Police say.  The crash happened just before 7:15 p.m. Thursday on a highway near Henry’s Lake State Park in eastern Idaho, police said in a press release. The state park is […]

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1 week ago Westboro bus crash inquest calls on OC Transpo to apply 'safety lens' to decisions

An inquest jury has called on OC Transpo to filter every decision about buses, infrastructure and training through a “safety lens” to protect passengers from the kind of accident that killed three people in January 2019. It was one of 60 recommendations the five-person jury issued Thursday at the conclusion of the month-long inquest into […]

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1 week ago Former Calgarian among victims of Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu festival tragedy

Former Calgarian, Jen Darbellay, has been identified as one of the 11 people killed in the tragedy on Saturday at Vancouver's Filipino festival.

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1 week ago Florida lawmakers approve changes to condo safety law passed after Surfside collapse

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a bill aimed at reforming a condominium safety law passed in 2022 in the wake of the partial collapse of Champlain Towers South, which killed 98 people in Surfside in June 2021. Condo owners have been facing higher costs because of the 2022 law, […]

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1 week ago Day before Vancouver's Lapu Lapu tragedy suspect told police items were being thrown into his SUV

Kai-ji Adam Lo went to Richmond RCMP the day before he allegedly killed 11 people and claimed someone was throwing things into his SUV.

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1 week ago Collective trauma after festival attack could ripple for months, experts say

VANCOUVER — Communal grief following the ramming attack at a Filipino festival in Vancouver that killed 11 people last weekend will likely persist for months, mental health experts in British Columbia warn. “Traumatic events, grief, is not something that is resolved in a week or two weeks, or a couple of months,” said Heather Mohan, […]

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1 week ago Fire tears through hotel in eastern Indian city of Kolkata, killing at least 14 people

NEW DELHI (AP) — A fire tore through a hotel in the city of Kolkata in eastern India, killing at least 14 people, police said Wednesday. Senior police officer Manoj Kumar Verma told reporters that the fire broke out Tuesday evening at the Rituraj Hotel in central Kolkata and was doused after an effort that […]

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1 week ago The epicenter of an explosion at an Iranian port is tied to a charity overseen by its supreme leader

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The explosion that rocked an Iranian port, killing at least 70 people and injuring more than 1,000 others, had its epicenter at a facility ultimately owned by a charitable foundation overseen by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s office. That foundation, known as Bonyad Mostazafan, faces American sanctions over it […]

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