3 h. ago ‘Darkest day in our city’s history’: Vancouver death toll climbs to 11

A 30-year-old man with a significant history of mental health-related interactions with authorities is in police custody after a car ploughed through crowds at a Filipino cultural festival in Vancouver.

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25 h. ago ‘It’s a bit extreme’: Manha’s gruelling daily routine ahead of the selective schools test

Some 17,559 children will sit the selective school test this week for 4200 places. Ninety per cent of them have been coached.

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41 h. ago Why Kate did not take Louis' birthday photo this year, according to experts

Royal experts discuss Catherine, Princess of Wales' tradition of taking photos of her children on each birthday and why she did not do so for Prince Louis.

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45 h. ago Youngest cardinal calls for peace, justice in Ukraine as Church bids farewell to Pope Francis

Mykola Bychok says he had personally spoken of the war with the late pontiff and asked Francis to pray for the 20,000 Ukrainian children taken by force to Russia.

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49 h. ago ‘Take down the walls’: The innovative program bringing ballet to the bush

Hundreds of children in regional Australia will have the opportunity to learn from the Australian Ballet’s teachers and dancers.

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49 h. ago ‘How many more people need to be killed?’ Simmering tensions on the streets of Footscray

Two police officers shot a rough sleeper dead on the eve of Easter on a busy Footscray street. Was the tragedy unavoidable?

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63 h. ago They’re ‘soft voters’, and the major parties can’t figure out how to reach them

A furious final week of campaigning may fall on deaf ears, as millions of voters remain undecided and disinterested in politics.

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64 h. ago They’re called ‘soft voters’. The major parties can’t figure out how to reach them

A furious final week of campaigning may fall on deaf ears, as millions of voters remain undecided and disinterested in politics.

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67 h. ago ‘It’s unacceptable, it’s wrong’: Prince Harry calls for change to protect children online

Harry and his wife Meghan unveiled a memorial in New York to children who have lost their lives to the harms of the internet, expressing relief that their own kids are still too young for social media.

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69 h. ago Alleged murderer of Central Coast teen spared jail months before her killing

Adrian Noel Torrens was on a supervision order when he allegedly murdered Audrey Griffin. He was found dead in his Sydney jail cell on Thursday afternoon.

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2 d. ago Central Coast teen’s alleged murderer spared jail months before her killing

Adrian Noel Torrens was on a supervision order when he allegedly murdered Audrey Griffin, 19, near a Central Coast creek. He was found dead in his Sydney jail cell on Thursday afternoon.

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3 d. ago When Mary Iviglia was struck outside hospital, her family’s world almost ‘fell apart’

The 66-year-old was rushed to The Alfred hospital, where her condition has improved to serious, but stable.

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3 d. ago ‘Broken and destroyed’: Mother denied final goodbye at daughter’s funeral

Teresa Moraitis wanted to put her daughter’s favourite flowers in her hands at her funeral. She was horrified to discover why she couldn’t.

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3 d. ago Man in court after allegedly hitting woman with her own car outside hospital

The 66-year-old woman was rushed to the Alfred Hospital, where her condition has improved to serious, but stable.

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3 d. ago Sydney man charged with murder after stabbing on popular Melbourne night strip

A Sydney man has been charged with murder after a father of six was stabbed to death on a popular night strip in Melbourne last weekend.

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3 d. ago ‘Any big man will crumble’: Why mums are the heart of this hit NZ film

Tinā is now the sixth-highest grossing Kiwi film in history. Arriving in time for Mother’s Day, it expands our ideas of family.

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4 d. ago Family calls for end to 'rampant' knife crime after man stabbed to death in elevator

The family of a man stabbed to death in an elevator has tearfully pleaded for an end to Victoria's knife crime.

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4 d. ago ‘Shattered lives’: Elevator stabbing victim’s family pleads for harsher knife crime laws

Andrew Sullivan’s killer, Kloud Allen, is facing up to 25 years behind bars after pleading guilty to manslaughter.

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4 d. ago WA news LIVE: WA magistrate finds mother at wheel of fatal crash was distracted by GPS

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4 d. ago Virgin Australia passengers in NZ stumped by series of errors

On Saturday night, Qantas stepped in to provide blankets, mats and sleeping bags for Virgin Australia passengers forced to camp at the airport.

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