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On June 28, 2026, a charter fishing boat with 10 people aboard sank in the Strait of Georgia off the coast of Richmond, B.C. Six people, including the boat’s 22-year-old captain, remain missing and are presumed dead. Four others were initially pulled from the water but one among them later …
Read More »Deadly, large-scale Russian attack shakes Kyiv as Ukrainian strikes batter Moscow’s oil sector
Russia hammered Kyiv with an 11-hour drone and missile attack overnight into Thursday morning, killing at least 20 civilians in the city and injuring scores more in what Moscow said was retaliation for Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil facilities. Loud explosions shook the Ukrainian capital, where more than 50,000 people …
Read More »After deadly protests, more Iranian women choosing to defy hijab law despite the dangers
“Because it’s Iran. And I have to live here.” That was the explanation offered by a young woman in Tehran earlier this week when she was asked why she declined to do an anonymous, audio-only interview with a CBC News journalist from abroad. What she wasn’t afraid to do, however, …
Read More »Hong Kong charges 7 people, 2 firms over deadly fire that killed 168 people
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Hong Kong authorities on Wednesday charged seven people and two companies with offences including manslaughter and …
Read More »Rescuers race to find survivors after deadly Chinese coal mine blast
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Rescuers in northern China looked for survivors Sunday after the country’s deadliest coal mine explosion in …
Read More »Amid deadly Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda, Canada not banning travellers
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. While Canada is monitoring a severe Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda, the federal health authority …
Read More »Argentine authorities trap rats to hunt for source of deadly hantavirus outbreak
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Argentine investigators searching for the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise that set …
Read More »Camp Mystic halts plans to reopen a year after deadly Texas river flooding
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Camp Mystic on Thursday halted plans to reopen this summer on the Texas river where floodwaters …
Read More »Israel launches deadly strikes in Lebanon, warns residents beyond ‘buffer zone’ to flee
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Israeli strikes killed 14 people and wounded 37 on Sunday, Lebanon’s health ministry said, as the …
Read More »Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of deadly strike on Kabul hospital that it says killed hundreds
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Afghanistan accused Pakistan of targeting a hospital for drug users in the Afghan capital late Monday, …
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