10 h. ago Damage estimated at $475K after fire at northeast London house

Firefighters battled a blaze at home in northeast London early Monday afternoon that did an estimated $475,000 damage.

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4 d. ago Winnipeg man charged with arson following apartment building fire

A Winnipeg man is in custody facing a charge of arson with disregard for human life after a blaze at a five-storey apartment block, police say.

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6 d. ago London calling: British chai chain moves into crowded Edmonton fast

Chaiiwala of London opens first Edmonton location on south side, with plans for more throughout the city

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2 w. ago Rash of infill construction arsons have south Edmonton communities on guard

Four arsons torched homes under construction in Belgravia and King Edward Park in an 11-day span

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2 w. ago Project Gaslight ‘middle manager’ sentenced for extortions targeting fellow South Asians

Gurkaran Singh, then 18, was a middle manager between a crime boss in Dubai and the men he was directed to torch and shoot up homes belonging to South Asians in the Edmonton area.

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2 w. ago Investigators suspect fires at south Edmonton homes under construction to be arsons

Edmonton police are seeking tips and video after several suspicious fires recently at under-construction multi-family homes in Old Strathcona, King Edward Park and Belgravia.

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2 w. ago Second fire in Edmonton's Belgravia neighbourhood this week destroys home under construction

Police are investigating the fire that broke out Sunday in the south Edmonton neighbourhood, but it's 'too early' to speculate if both fires are connected.

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2 w. ago Edmonton police charge seven in violent extortion case involving guns and arson

Seven people are facing charges in what police say is another violent extortion plot involving guns and arson. Edmonton police on Tuesday announced a slew of charges after an investigation that began earlier this year after a shooting on the city’s south side. The shooting and a subsequent arson are unconnected to the extortion plots […]

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3 w. ago 'Stronger penalties': City looking at ways to crack down harder on people using illegal fireworks

"I'm increasingly concerned with people's disregard and behaviour around arson and fire"

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3 w. ago A bomb in Gaza’s rubble wounds twins who thought it was a toy

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Shorbasi family was sitting in their severely damaged house in Gaza City, enjoying the relative calm of the ceasefire. Then they heard an explosion and rushed outside to find their 6-year-old twins bleeding on the ground. The boy, Yahya, and his sister, Nabila, had discovered a round object while […]

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3 w. ago Complaints pile up over Diwali fireworks outside allowed hours

Thirty-one complaints were submitted between Monday and Wednesday, city staff said.

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3 w. ago 'They're a problem': Three men charged with arson after two houses damaged by fireworks from Diwali celebrations

"It doesn't matter if its Diwali, New Years Eve or Canada Day. Fireworks safety has to be there. In my mind, the city, with this being an issue, I'm not sure why they're not planning a more controlled event"

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3 w. ago 'They're a problem': Diwali fireworks damage two houses in south Edmonton, three charged with arson

"It doesn't matter if its Diwali, New Years Eve or Canada Day. Fireworks safety has to be there. In my mind, the city, with this being an issue, I'm not sure why they're not planning a more controlled event"

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3 w. ago Police crack down on Diwali fireworks as pyrotechnics ignite blazes

Between Monday and Wednesday, city police said they received 167 fireworks complaints

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3 w. ago Diwali fireworks safety stressed after 2 Edmonton townhomes heavily damaged

Some townhomes in southeast Edmonton were damaged and a vehicle in a garage destroyed in a blaze Monday that officials said was sparked by Diwali fireworks.

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