7 h. ago CDC shooting latest in string of hostility directed at health

ATLANTA — A barrage of bullets launched at the headquarters of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week by a man authorities say was angry over COVID-19 vaccinations is the latest attack directed at health-care workers amid hostility lingering from the pandemic. Some public health care workers say the shooting that killed […]

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7 h. ago Israeli gunfire kills at least 25 in Gaza as Netanyahu urges ‘voluntary migration’

TEL AVIV — Israeli gunfire killed at least 25 people seeking aid in Gaza on Wednesday, health officials and witnesses said, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu again called for what he refers to as the voluntary migration of Palestinians from the war-ravaged territory. Netanyahu wants to realize U.S. President Donald Trump’s vision of relocating much […]

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9 h. ago MANDEL: Why was alleged dangerous driver still behind the wheel?

Surely, they won’t again release an accused dangerous driver now facing new charges of killing a father of three. Or so you would think. But that’s hardly a sure thing. A bail hearing was held in Oshawa Wednesday for 18-year-old Jaiwin Kirubananthan, who was arrested Aug. 3 after a head-on collision, on Hwy. 48 in […]

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11 h. ago New York man charged with cyberstalking a family member of killed UnitedHealthcare CEO

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York man has been charged with cyberstalking a family member of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, allegedly leaving threatening voicemails that expressed glee about Thompson’s killing within hours of the fatal shooting, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Shane Daley, 40, is accused of placing multiple calls to Thompson’s family member after […]

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11 h. ago Lung cancer survival rate doubles, but still causes most cancer deaths: Feds

Five-year survival rates for people with lung cancer have doubled since the 1990s, but the disease still kills more patients than any other type of cancer, a Statistics Canada report said on Wednesday. The report said the number of people living five years after they were diagnosed jumped from 13% to 27% between 1992 and […]

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12 h. ago Orphaned badger rescued from roadside returned to wild: Calgary Wildlife

Badger's mother was likely hit and killed by a passing vehicle

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13 h. ago Case closed on mysterious death of Edmonton woman in Honolulu

On Feb. 10, 2025, just before midnight, an 87-year-old male reported that his fiancée left their apartment about 8 p.m. and had not returned, the Honolulu Police Department said

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13 h. ago Man killed in London stabbing to be remembered with BBQ fundraiser

Todd Armstrong spent much of his career at Tremblett’s Your Independent Grocer, which announced it will host a barbecue fundraiser in his honour on Friday.  

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16 h. ago Man shot dead by Ontario police near Turkey Point marina, watchdog investigating

A 22-year-old man was shot and killed by police on Tuesday near the Turkey Point marina. Ontario's police watchdog is investigating.

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16 h. ago B.C. crime news: Mission Mounties search for wanted woman | Woman charged with impaired driving in fatal Okanagan crash

Vanessa Lameiras, 30, faces three charges, including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and two counts of impaired operation causing death

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16 h. ago B.C. crime news: Murder charge laid in Coquitlam homicide  | Mission RCMP search for wanted woman | Okanagan woman charged with impaired driving

Vanessa Lameiras, 30, faces three charges, including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and two counts of impaired operation causing death

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17 h. ago HUNTER: ‘Brutal and vicious’ GTA killer who butchered wife dies in prison

Nelson Tayongtong is on the night train to hell. The 52-year-old former Toronto man pegged out of this life in a B.C. prison. Officials said it was natural causes, likely a stroke. And the world is a much better place without him. On Sept. 8, 2012, Tayontong attacked his wife, Aicha Saludares, in their Mississauga […]

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19 h. ago Police arrest neighbour after family dog shot and killed in Ontario

Ontario Provincial Police say they have arrested and charged a 67-year-old man after his neighbours' dog was shot in Peterborough County.

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29 h. ago Canadian travellers cautioned with new advisory about 'deadly' outbreak in Bali

A "deadly" outbreak in Bali has prompted the Canadian government to issue an advisory for those travelling in the region.If you're heading anywhere in Bali, Indonesia, it's important to note that on Aug. 11, the Government of Canada shared an updated health advisory for the popular beach destination due to an outbreak of rabies. Canadians travelling there are being urged to "exercise a high degree of caution.""There is an increase in rabies cases in both dogs and humans in Bali, Indonesia, particularly in Jembrana Regency and the South Kuta and Mengwi Districts of Badung Regency," warns the advisory.Travellers should know that rabies can be deadly if people don't receive treatment before symptoms start. Rabies is most often contracted through bites or scratches from an infected animal. Tourists, especially children, are at higher risk, so it's important to keep an eye on children when around animals.If you g...

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31 h. ago Texas shooter who killed 3 outside Target randomly chose victims, police say

AUSTIN, Texas — A random shooting outside a Target store in Texas began when a gunman killed an employee collecting shopping carts then a man and his 4-year-old granddaughter, sparking a chaotic hour of stolen cars and crashes that ended with him arrested naked holding a Bible, police said Tuesday. Ethan Nieneker, 32, is charged […]

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31 h. ago U.S. offers $5M reward for arrest of powerful Haitian gang leader known as ‘Barbecue’

Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier, is a former elite police officer who was fired and created the ‘G9 Family,’ an alliance of gangs blamed for dozens of killings

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36 h. ago À l’animation d’un gala Juste pour rire à Québec: en 2023, P

L’humoriste estime qu’il a mis sa carrière sur pause au bon moment, en 2023.

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36 h. ago B.C. crime news: Witnesses sought in Surrey sexual assault | Suspicious death in Port Alberni

Here's a roundup of crime news from around Metro Vancouver and B.C. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025

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37 h. ago Cambodian Monkey, Destined for Research, Dies During Transport to Canada

TORONTO, Aug. 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Animal Protection Party of Canada has just learned that an adult male long-tailed macaque from Cambodia was found dead in his transport crate upon arrival at Montreal-Mirabel airport. The details of the monkey’s grueling 45-hour flight from last August were obtained through an Access to Information request […]

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37 h. ago Store manager wants city to improve intersection safety after volunteer hit by car crossing the road

"We really hope we can get some cooperation with the city to mark this intersection properly," Laanstra said.

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