3 d. ago Andersen Consulting Expands Capabilities in Asia Pacific with VDB Loi

SAN FRANCISCO — Andersen Consulting broadens its capabilities in Cambodia, Vietnam, and Laos as VDB Loi brings consulting capabilities to its existing tax and legal offering. Led by Managing Director Jean Loi, who also serves as managing director for Andersen in Cambodia and Vietnam, VDB Loi was founded in 2012 as a tax and legal […]

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2 w. ago Hwy. 401 crash in Etobicoke leaves 1 dead, 3 seriously injured

Police are appealing to public for witnesses and information related to a collision that left one person dead and three seriously injured in Etobicoke. Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to the scene of a collision involving multiple vehicles on eastbound Hwy. 401 near Dixon Rd. at 1:15 a.m. Saturday. OPP says a Ministry of […]

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2 w. ago ‘Shock and heartbreak’: Incident at Prince Rupert carnival leaves worker dead

RCMP said officers were called to the carnival grounds shortly before 11 p.m., where a man was found unconscious near one of the rides.

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2 w. ago Massive dust storm sweeps through Phoenix, causing damage, power outages

Heavy rain and wind followed the dust storm, delaying flights at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport and causing some damage to a terminal roof.

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2 w. ago Tropical storm leaves 4 dead in Vietnam and brings heavy rain to the region

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Heavy rain fell Tuesday in parts of Southeast Asia after a tropical storm made landfall in Vietnam, causing at least four deaths, damage to homes and flooding in the capital and coastal areas. State television network VTV said the remnants of Typhoon Kajiki were moving over Laos on Tuesday. Heavy rain […]

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3 w. ago Rollover crash involving tour bus near Buffalo leaves multiple dead, others injured

PEMBROKE, N.Y. — A tour bus returning to New York City from Niagara Falls with 51 passengers crashed and rolled Friday on an interstate highway, killing and injuring multiple people, police said. The bus apparently lost control on I-90 near Pembroke, about 40 kilometers east of Buffalo. People inside were ejected as the windows shattered. […]

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3 w. ago Storm hammers southern Manitoba, Portage la Prairie sees 100 millimetres of rain

There were reports of golf ball-sized hail in the Portage area, as well as significant heavy rain, before the storm continued toward Winnipeg.

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3 w. ago Storm rips through Brooks leaving animals dead, windows broken and power lines flattened

Camel and pony killed by falling trees at White Barn Fun Farm near Brooks

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3 w. ago Hurricane Erin forces evacuations on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, threatens dangerous rip currents

Holly Andrzejewski hadn’t yet welcomed her and her family’s first guests to the Atlantic Inn on Hatteras Island when she had to start rescheduling them, as Hurricane Erin neared North Carolina’s Outer Banks on Tuesday and threatened to whip up wild waves and tropical force winds. Although the monster storm is expected to stay offshore, […]

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4 w. ago Unusual system brings heavy rain to parts of B.C., warning in effect

Environment Canada says some areas will see about 50 millimetres of rain, while others could see more than 80 millimetres, especially over higher terrain.

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