6 d. ago Missing Canadian soldier deployed to Latvia has been found dead

A Canadian Armed Forces soldier who was reported missing on Tuesday, and was the subject of a search by Latvian, Canadian and NATO officials, has been found dead.

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7 d. ago Disconnected cable led to Lisbon streetcar crash that killed two Canadians, 14 others

Quebec couple were identified as Andre Bergeron and Blandine Daux, archaeologists who worked in Quebec's Culture Department

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7 d. ago Missing Canadian soldier on NATO mission in Latvia found dead

Warrant Officer George Hohl was deployed on Operation Reassurance as part of the Aviation Battalion under the NATO Multinational Brigade-Latvia

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7 d. ago Cabins in Lisbon streetcar crash lost balance after cable linking them disconnected

Inspectors investigating the deadly streetcar crash in Lisbon, Portugal, found that two cabins lost stability after the cable linking them disconnected before the funicular came off its rails and killed 16 people Wednesday, including two Canadians. The Portuguese government’s office for air and rail accident investigations said in a preliminary technical report that the cabins […]

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9 d. ago Two Canadians dead in Lisbon streetcar crash, Portuguese police say

Police in Portugal say two Canadians are among the 16 people killed when a streetcar derailed Wednesday. The dead also included five Portuguese nationals, three British citizens, two South Koreans, one American, one French, one Swiss and one Ukrainian, police said in a statement. The list of nationalities was published following forensic identification. The French […]

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9 d. ago Lisbon funicular crash: A Canadian is among those hurt, officials say

A Canadian has been confirmed among the injured following a funicular streetcar crash in Lisbon, Portugal Wednesday, in which at least 17 people died, authorities say.

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1 week ago Death toll in Lisbon streetcar crash rises to 17 as Portugal observes national day of mourning

LISBON, Portugal (AP) — The death toll in the crash of a famous Lisbon streetcar popular with tourists rose to 17 Thursday after two of the 23 injured people died, an emergency services official said. The dead were all adults, Margarida Castro Martins, head of Lisbon’s Civil Protection Agency, told reporters. She didn’t provide their […]

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1 week ago Police say Vaughn father shot dead after he ‘confronted’ intruders as brother says family is ‘shattered’

Abdul Aleem Farooqi, 46, was defending his family when three masked intruders broke into his home early morning

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4 w. ago Is Fraser Downs closure the death knell for Horse Racing in B.C.?

After the City of Surrey killed its lease agreement with Great Canadian Entertainment, Horse Racing looks to be dead in Cloverdale. Is Hastings Park next?

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