1 hour ago Report details prison assault that led to B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton’s death

The board of investigation report released Friday says Pickton was assaulted as medication was being distributed in the unit he was housed in at Quebec's Port-Cartier Institution

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1 hour ago Report details prison assault that led to serial killer Pickton’s death

An investigation report detailing the prison assault that led to the death of B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton says he was assaulted by another inmate who broke a broom handle and thrust it into his face. The board of investigation report released Friday says Pickton was assaulted as medication was being distributed in the unit […]

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3 h. ago These Vancouver neighbourhoods could be next up for the 'Broadway plan' treatment

Proposed plan, recommended by city staff, would cost around $1.2 billion and nearly double the amount of housing in the area

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5 h. ago Man attacked by grizzly bear in remote area of northern B.C.

Conservation officers say because the attack was 'defensive in nature,' the mother bear will not be caught or killed

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7 h. ago Advocate calls for better rail safety on 12th anniversary of Lac

MONTREAL — As citizens of Lac-Megantic, Que., marked the 12th anniversary of a rail disaster that killed 47 people when a runaway train derailed and smashed into downtown, an advocate warned that more needs to be done to ensure rail safety. On Sunday, the town lowered flags to flags to half-mast, laid flowers and organized […]

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8 h. ago New details emerge on Gaza ceasefire proposal as Netanyahu heads to the White House

New details of a proposed Gaza ceasefire backed by Trump include a 60-day truce, hostage-prisoner swaps and Israeli troop pullback, as Israeli strikes kill 38 Palestinians.

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8 h. ago Financial woes leaving many people too stressed for sex: Survey

Financial stress and sex don’t mix. That’s the main takeaway from a recent ZipHealth survey that found one in four Americans (26%) are too stressed about money to have sex. Apparently nothing kills the mood quite like being strapped for cash. With 73% of renters burdened by costs and nearly half spending more than 50% […]

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9 h. ago St. Thomas Police and fire departments are warning residents to stay away from the city’s downtown, as a fire has hit the city’s core.

Arson is suspected in a St. Thomas fire early Sunday that destroyed a heritage building on the city's main street, police said 

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10 h. ago Texas floods: Nearly 70 dead, victims include kids who were camping along the river banks

Authorities and elected officials have said they did not expect such an intense downpour, the equivalent of months' worth of rain for the area

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10 h. ago CRIME SCENE: 2 people seriously hurt after separate shootings in Hamilton

Police are seeking the public’s help after two separate shootings overnight across the Hamilton area. Hamilton Police said the first incident happened Saturday at about 7:30 p.m. near Harmony Ave. and Barton St. in the city’s east end, where a vehicle travelling westbound was shot at by two people on foot. The suspects ran south, […]

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11 h. ago Trump trade war, Middle East tensions overshadow BRICS summit

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has some of his priorities, such as debates on artificial intelligence and climate change, front and centre for certain talks.

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11 h. ago Convicted murderer Lori Bill Germa, 69, escapes from a prison in Quebec

Germa is the second convicted killer to escape from Archambault in the last few weeks

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11 h. ago Israeli airstrikes kill 38 in Gaza as truce negotiating team heads to Qatar

U.S. President Donald Trump, who will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, has floated a plan for an initial 60-day ceasefire

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12 h. ago Alberta man killed after crane collapses at Saskatoon construction site

A 30-year-old Alberta man died after a crane collapsed at a Saskatoon construction site, and provincial safety officials are now investigating.

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13 h. ago More soldiers, more money: Canada’s top soldier extols benefits of spending boost

Canada's top soldier says a nearly 20% military pay hike and boost to Arctic defence are key parts of a 10-year plan to raise defence spending to 5% of GDP.

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22 h. ago Toronto family stuck on island near Turks and Caicos after boat crash

A Toronto family is reaching out for help after being left stranded on a small island off Turks and Caicos.According to Tiffany Scholl, her sister, Krista, brother-in-law, Tony, and niece, Adelaide, were sailing when their boat hit a reef and began to sink."Within seconds, they were in the emergency dinghy and then saved by a helicopter some hours later," Scholl shared in a GoFundMe created on Monday. "They watched their home sink into the ocean as they were pulled up by the helicopter."Photo: Tiffany Scholl/GoFundMe.Scholl says the family is now at the Coast Guard base on a small island off the coast of Turks and Caicos and needs help to return to Canada, which is why she started the fundraiser."They have nothing but the clothes on their backs," she wrote. "Please help and donate to the most deserving and amazing people I know."Scholl says the money will also help them restart their life in Canada.The GoFundMe has an $18,000 go...

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29 h. ago At least 32 people dead in Texas floods as search continues for people still missing

KERRVILLE, Texas — Rescuers scoured flooded riverbanks littered with mangled trees Saturday and turned over rocks in the search for more than two dozen children from a girls’ camp and many others missing after a wall of water blasted down a river in the Texas Hill Country. The storm killed at least 32 people, including […]

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29 h. ago 14 children in Texas among 37 dead from flash floods as search continues for missing

KERRVILLE, Texas — Rescuers scoured flooded riverbanks littered with mangled trees Saturday and turned over rocks in the search for more than two dozen children from a girls’ camp and many others missing after a wall of water blasted down a river in the Texas Hill Country. The storm killed at least 37 people across […]

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32 h. ago Toddler dead after drowning in St. Lawrence River near Kingston

Police say a toddler has died after drowning in the St. Lawrence River near Kingston, Ont., on Friday morning. Ontario Provincial Police say they were called to Wolfe Island at around 9:30 a.m. after an unresponsive toddler was found in the river. They say family members and first responders began life-saving measures and the toddler […]

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34 h. ago Montreal man, 21, shot near city park dies in hospital, police confirm

MONTREAL — Montreal police say a 21-year-old man shot near a park in the city’s Sud-Ouest borough last week has died. Emergency services were called on the evening of June 24 to Angrignon Park and found the man in the parking lot with a serious bullet wound to his upper body. The man was taken […]

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