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Hundreds gather in prayer for woman lit on fire on Toronto bus

Hundreds gathered on Friday to pray for Nyima Dolma, a 28-year-old Torontonian who died weeks after she was lit on fire on a TTC bus. Urgyen Badheytsang, who was among those who attended the service at the Tibetan Canadian Cultural Centre, said it was important for the community to gather in prayer. For Badheytsang, that …

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Fire rips through Downtown Eastside Street Church, latest blaze on East Hastings Street

Vancouver firefighters battled a fire at a Downtown Eastside church on the 100 block of East Hastings Street for hours on Wednesday evening. Black smoke billowed from the second floor of the two-storey brick building as firefighters used multiple hoses from a crane and the street to attempt to control the …

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‘I want a home back again’: One year after fire, Lytton, B.C., residents mourn slow recovery

It’s been a year since the residents of Lytton, B.C., and those in neighbouring communities lost everything when a wildfire spread through the village, burning down homes and businesses, and killing two people.  In the days leading up to the fire, the community — home to about 250 people — had set …

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Value Village store in East Vancouver ‘fully engulfed’ by fire on Wednesday

A large fire erupted at a Value Village store at the intersection of Victoria Drive and East Hastings Street in Vancouver, engulfing the store in flames late Wednesday night. Brad Hesse, assistant chief of operations with the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services, told CBC News the fire broke out after …

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Indigenous fire keepers and ecologists say it’s time to light a careful fire to calm wildfires

With a deft swing of a drip torch, Joe Gilchrist ignited sagebrush near Savona this spring, just northwest of Kamloops. B.C. In seconds, an angry crackle grows into a tongue of orange flame, fluorescent against the dusty landscape of the Skeetchestn Indian Reserve in central B.C. Gilchrist — a fire keeper — sets …

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Sask. government under fire for funding independent schools run by anti-LGBTQ churches

Amid Pride celebrations across Saskatchewan, experts are raising concern over the provincial government’s decision to boost funding for certain independent schools that are operated by churches with anti-LGBTQ policies. Last month, the province formally announced the 21 independent and four “historical” schools in Saskatchewan that will receive $17.5 million in …

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Watch NASA’s SLS Core Stage fire for eight minutes

Watch NASA’s SLS Core Stage fire for eight minutes

After a hot fire test in January ended early, NASA decided it needed more data on the rocket core stage that it plans to use for missions to the Moon. So today at Stennis Space Center, all four RS-25 engines fired for 499.6 seconds, simulating what they will undergo during …

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Fire on Jio Tower: ਪੰਜਾਬ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਜੀਓ ਟਾਵਰ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨੇ 'ਤੇ, ਹਰਿਆਣਾ 'ਚ ਟਾਵਰ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਗ ਲਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਮਾਮਲਾ

Fire on Jio Tower: ਪੰਜਾਬ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਜੀਓ ਟਾਵਰ ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨੇ 'ਤੇ, ਹਰਿਆਣਾ 'ਚ ਟਾਵਰ ਨੂੰ ਅੱਗ ਲਾਉਣ ਦਾ ਮਾਮਲਾ

<span style=”color: #000000;”><span style=”font-family: Mangal;”><span style=”font-size: medium;”><span lang=”pa-IN”>ਜੀਂਦ</span></span></span><span style=”font-size: medium;”>: </span><span style=”font-family: Mangal;”><span style=”font-size: medium;”><span lang=”pa-IN”>ਬੀਤੇ ਦੋ ਮਹੀਨਿਆਂ ਤੋਂ ਦੇਸ਼ ਦਾ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਦਿੱਲੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਰਹੱਦਾਂ </span></span></span><span style=”font-size: medium;”>'</span><span style=”font-family: Mangal;”><span style=”font-size: medium;”><span lang=”pa-IN”>ਤੇ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਵਲੋਂ ਲਾਗੂ ਕੀਤੇ ਤਿੰਨੇ ਖੇਤੀ ਕਾਨੂੰਨਾਂ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। ਅਜਿਹੇ </span></span></span><span style=”font-size: medium;”>'</span><span Source …

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