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A massive chemical tank holding millions of litres of a highly corrosive liquid imploded and collapsed Tuesday at a Washington paper mill, killing at least one worker and leaving nine others unaccounted for with no hope for rescue, authorities said. Another nine people were injured, some severely, in the spill …
Read More »Dozens feared dead after explosion in Swiss ski resort bar, police say
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. The Latest: About 40 people are believed dead, and 100 others injured, following an explosion and …
Read More »Dozens of religious pilgrims from India feared dead in Saudi bus accident
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Dozens of Indian pilgrims are feared dead after a bus was in collision with a diesel tanker on Monday near the holy city of Medina in Saudi …
Read More »Nearly 100 children hurt, several feared dead and dozens trapped after Indonesian school collapses
Rescuers ran oxygen and water to students trapped in the unstable concrete rubble of a collapsed school building in Indonesia, as they desperately worked to free survivors Tuesday morning more than 12 hours after the structure fell. Rescue workers, police and soldiers digging through the night pulled out eight weak and …
Read More »She feared she’d be homeless after abusive ex was jailed. Here’s how she won her eviction case
WARNING: This story may affect those who’ve experienced gender-based violence or know someone impacted by it. For a couple of months, single mom Chantelle Edgar was afraid she’d be kicked out of her London, Ont., apartment with her two-year-old daughter in tow, joining the tens of thousands of people in Ontario alone who are living on …
Read More »‘Several hundred’ feared dead after Cyclone Chido hits French territory of Mayotte
The death toll in the French territory of Mayotte from Cyclone Chido is “several hundred” and may run into the thousands, the island’s top government official told a local broadcaster on Sunday. France rushed rescue teams and supplies to its largely poor overseas department in the Indian Ocean that has …
Read More »Whitemouth RCMP launch investigation into Winnipeg boy feared drowned at Sturgeon Falls – Winnipeg
A 12-year-old boy from Winnipeg is feared drowned at Sturgeon Falls in the Whiteshell Provincial Park, RCMP are investigating. On Saturday, at 11:44 a.m. Whitemouth RCMP was told the boy was last seen climbing down rocks when he slipped into the water and almost immediately went under the rapids. 0:51 …
Read More »RCMP feared that Mounties might leak operational plans to convoy protesters: documents
The RCMP feared that serving Mounties sympathetic to the convoy protest against pandemic measures in Ottawa earlier this year might leak operational plans to protesters, says an internal threat advisory obtained by CBC News. “The potential exists for serious insider threats,” says the Feb. 10 advisory from the RCMP’s ideologically motivated criminal intelligence team. “Those who have …
Read More »Amanda Todd feared extortion would continue for the rest of her life, Crown tells jury
British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd feared that the person who was harassing and extorting her wouldcontinue for the rest of her life, and there was nothing she could do to stop it, a Crown attorney told B.C. Supreme Court on Wednesday. Kristen LeNoble showed the court a Facebook post that …
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