6 d. ago Canadian watched childhood home burn as Hong Kong blaze killed more than 100 people

A Toronto man says he’s heartbroken after a deadly fire tore through the Hong Kong apartment complex where he grew up, leaving more than 100 dead and many missing.

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7 d. ago Authorities arrest 8 in devastating Hong Kong apartment complex fire

Around 200 residents are still listed as missing, official said, while a total of 79 people were injured.

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7 d. ago Death toll climbs to 128 in Hong Kong apartment blaze, 8 more arrested

Even two days after the fire began, smoke continued to drift out of the charred skeletons of the buildings from the occasional flare-up.

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8 d. ago ‘Those who are elderly they have suffocated to death’: Survivors recount deadly Hong Kong blaze

Worst fire in almost 80 years killed at least 65 people in an eight-building apartment complex in Hong Kong

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8 d. ago Hong Kong apartment death toll soars as city investigates fire cause

The devastating Hong Kong infernos is now the deadliest in decades more than a day after an apartment fire quickly spread to several neighbouring complexes being renovated. As of Thursday, 75 people have died from the multiple blazes including a firefighter, local officials told the South China Morning Post. Officials also said 76 people are […]

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8 d. ago Inferno, vertical living and a packed city: What we know about Hong Kong’s deadly fire

Authorities say at least 44 people have died and hundreds remain missing. Here's what we know about the high-rise fire and its possible cause

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8 d. ago Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 55 as towers burn for a second day

HONG KONG (AP) — The death toll from a massive fire that broke out at a residential apartment complex in Hong Kong has risen to 55, as firefighters continued to battle the blaze, among the deadliest in the city’s modern history. Hong Kong authorities said Thursday 51 people had been found dead on the scene, […]

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9 d. ago City of Surrey employee accused of $2.5 million fraud scheme

Investigators allege Sunny Catlin, 40, defrauded the city over a lengthy period

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9 d. ago Hong Kong apartment complex inferno kills at least 13 including firefighter

Bamboo scaffolding outside buildings under renovation spread flames quickly throughout neighbourhood

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1 week ago Lethbridge police cracking down on tinted windows following serious crashes

The move comes following two recent pedestrian collisions in the city, one of them fatal, where investigators determined that tinted windows were a direct contributing factor.

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2 w. ago City of Toronto investigating incident where snowplow drove through protesters

On Tuesday evening, a group of pro-Palestinian protesters were gathered outside the U.S. Consulate building when a small tractor appeared to have driven at and through them.

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2 w. ago Pokémon, Magic the Gathering cards stolen during rash of thefts at Edmonton stores

Edmonton police are investigating 11 break-ins since September at collectible stores across the city, in which coveted Pokémon and Magic the Gathering cards have been stolen.

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2 w. ago London police seek help solving 'targeted' property damage in 3 locations

London police say investigators believe property damage at three different spots in the city may be connected.

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3 w. ago Modi vows to punish ‘conspirators’ behind deadly New Delhi blast

Authorities continued to investigate the cause of the deadly explosion in one of the city’s busiest areas

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3 w. ago New Delhi explosion leaves multiple dead in India’s capital city

The blast occurred in a car near the Red Fort, but the exact cause was not immediately known, and was being investigated, city police said.

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