23 h. ago N.S. wildfires: Blaze in Annapolis Valley that forced evacuations continues to grow

It was started by a lightning strike on Wednesday night and has grown to 406 hectares in size, according to the Department of Natural Resources.

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2 d. ago U.S. tourist found dead in Spain nearly 1 month after reported missing

Cole Henderson was reported missing by his friends, after he decided to hike alone after putting his cellphone on airplane mode to save his battery.

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5 d. ago B.C. man survives several days in wilderness by slurping water from ponds

VICTORIA — Williams Lake RCMP say 39-year-old Andrew Barber was “slurping pond water” and “munched on whatever he could find” to stay alive for several days after his truck had broken down in a remote part of the Cariboo. Staff Sgt. Brad McKinnon says Barber was first reported missing on July 31, and found him […]

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5 d. ago Man survives several days in B.C. wilderness by ‘slurping pond water’ and eating ‘whatever he could find’

Andrew Barber, 39, was reported missing on July 31, and was found after an RCMP helicopter spotted him by his self-made shelter near a rock with the word 'Help' written on it

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8 d. ago Maple Leaf Foods reports Q2 profit rose, driven by pork business

MISSISSAUGA — Maple Leaf Foods Inc. reported its second-quarter profit of $57.8 million, compared with a loss of $26.2 million a year ago. Its earnings amounted to 46 cents per diluted share for the quarter ended June 30, up from a loss of 21 cents per share in the same quarter last year, the company […]

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1 week ago Police investigate possible drownings as two people missing from Ontario lake

BURLEIGH FALLS — Police say the search continues for two people who are believed to have drowned after going missing from an Ontario lake. Ontario Provincial Police say they responded Sunday to a report of a person going missing from Burleigh Falls, about 30 kilometres northeast of Peterborough. They say two people had been swimming […]

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1 week ago Vulnerable woman reported missing from Annapolis Valley found dead: Nova Scotia RCMP

Police say Kerstin Marie Wetter was last seen at a residence on Highway 10 in the community of Nictaux, N.S., on Saturday afternoon.

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1 week ago Protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment over Indigenous

Organizers of a protest held at a Nova Scotia RCMP detachment say police action against Indigenous-owned cannabis dispensaries represents an attack on Mi’kmaq sovereignty. 

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3 w. ago Missing Canadian girl found dead in New York state, U.S. officers say

Police in New York say a nine-year-old Canadian girl who went missing in the northeastern part of the state was found dead. A news release from New York State Police says officers from the Warren County Sheriff’s office received a call from a man reporting his nine-year-old daughter missing from the area of Exit 22 […]

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3 w. ago Tourist boat capsizes during a thunderstorm in Vietnam, leaving 34 dead. 8 people remain missing

HA LONG BAY, Vietnam — A boat carrying tourists capsized during a sudden thunderstorm in Vietnam on Saturday afternoon during a sightseeing excursion, killing 34 people, state media reported. Eight others remain missing. The Wonder Sea boat was carrying 48 passengers and five crew members — all of them Vietnamese — during the tour of […]

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4 w. ago U.S. tourist’s body found after he was reported missing in Turks and Caicos

So far, police say foul play is not suspected

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last month RCMP give update on missing Nova Scotia siblings, including discovery of pink blanket

'Our collective efforts will continue every day until we determine with certainty the circumstances surrounding Lilly and Jack’s disappearance,' police said in a statement

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