Firefighters battled early Thursday to control a series of major fires in the Los Angeles area that have killed five people, ravaged communities and sent thousands of people frantically fleeing their homes. The latest flames broke out Wednesday evening in the Hollywood Hills, striking closer to the heart of the …
Read More »Ticketmaster to be burned in effigy over Oasis pricing
17 hours ago News Duration 1:19 Ticketmaster will be burned to the ground, in a sense, amid outrage over its ‘dynamic pricing’ hikes to tickets for the upcoming Oasis reunion tour. England’s Edenbridge Bonfire Society has set its sights on the world’s largest ticket seller as the effigy to be …
Read More »‘Burned human remains’: Body of missing Ontario real estate agent identified
York Regional Police say the burned human remains that were found in Parry Sound have been identified as those from a missing Ontario real estate agent. A Markham, Ont., woman named Yuk-Ying Anita Mui, 56, was reported missing by her family on Aug. 9 after they had not heard from …
Read More »Vacant, burned houses in Winnipeg ‘a menace’: community members, advocates – Winnipeg
Winnipeg community members in the city’s north end are raising concerns over four homes that have been attracting, what they identify as illegal activity. Advocates and residents want to see change, but there are some barriers. The houses are in the 200 block of Powers Street. Three are on the …
Read More »Mother demands change after child burned by ‘scalding hot’ tea at Ontario McDonald’s
A family in Ontario is calling for national regulations around temperatures for hot beverages after they say their daughter suffered burns from a spilled hot tea at a McDonald’s restaurant in Cobourg, Ont. Samantha Wynne says on June 8 after being served a meal and walking to her table, an …
Read More »Family horrified after grave of N.B. murder victim found burned
The family of a New Brunswick murder victim says they are devastated after finding the grave of their lost loved one vandalized last week. Lenore Polchies, mother of Lucas Solomon-Polchies who was killed just over a year ago, says when she arrived to the graveyard on Wednesday evening where her …
Read More »B.C. sets all-time record for area burned with months left in wildfire season
Descrease article font size Increase article font size British Columbia’s 2023 wildfire season has set a destructive new record, with more hectares scorched than in any year on record. The BC Wildfire Service said Monday that 1,181 fires across the province have burned more than 1.393 million hectares to date …
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