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Miguel Angel Villegas Escobar says more than a dozen people have been killed in his region, which remains cut off from the rest of the Mexican state of Hidalgo, after torrential rains, overflowing rivers and mud washed out the area’s bridges and roads. Villegas Escobar, regional director of primary education …
Read More »Strong earthquake kills at least 69 in central Philippines, damages homes and buildings
An offshore 6.9-magnitude earthquake collapsed walls of houses and buildings late Tuesday in a central Philippine province, killing at least 69 people, injuring many others and sending residents scrambling out of homes into darkness as the intense shaking cut off power, officials said. The epicentre of the earthquake, which was set off …
Read More »Poilievre calls for more legal protection for Canadians defending homes from intruders
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the federal government to amend the Criminal Code so that use of force is presumed reasonable against a person who illegally enters a house and poses a threat to those inside. “After 10 years of Liberals, the system treats victims like criminals and …
Read More »Philadelphia explosion kills 1, injures 2 and damages several homes
One person died and two others were injured after an explosion damaged several homes on Philadelphia’s north side early Sunday, according to authorities. Firefighters responded to a report of an explosion just before 5 a.m., according to the Philadelphia Fire Department. Daniel McCarty, the department’s executive officer, said there was …
Read More »Ontario needs to build more than 2 million homes in the next decade: internal docs
Ontario’s target of building 1.5 million homes by 2031 may not be enough to meet demand, civil servants have told the province’s new municipal affairs minister, saying that 2.1 million homes could instead be needed to improve affordability. The estimates come in briefing materials provided to Minister Rob Flack, as …
Read More »Accused in fatal Minnesota shooting went to homes of 2 other lawmakers
The man accused of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another went to the homes of two other legislators on the night of the shootings, intending to inflict more carnage against those on his hit list, a federal prosecutor said Monday. But one of the other lawmakers was on vacation …
Read More »2 Minnesota lawmakers and spouses shot in their homes, ex-state House Speaker and husband dead
Former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were killed by someone posing as a police officer on Saturday, and a second lawmaker and his wife were shot and wounded in what Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said were politically motivated shootings. Hortman, a state representative, and her spouse were …
Read More »B.C. woman shot in face, suspect dead and up to 30 people out of their homes in apartment attack and fire
A man suspected of setting an apartment building on fire is dead after he drove his vehicle into the blaze, RCMP say, but not before he shot one person and displaced roughly two dozen others. The string of events happened Friday afternoon in the city of Fort St. John, in …
Read More »Early morning explosion at Regina’s Co-op Refinery rocks homes, rattles nerves
People living in Regina’s north end were awakened early this morning by an explosion at Regina’s Consumers’ Co-operative Refinery main plant that shook homes as far as two kilometres away. The explosion happened at about 4:45 a.m. CST Tuesday near gate No. 3 on 9th Avenue North near McDonald Street. Emergency alarm horns were …
Read More »Île-Bizard residents shocked by hefty fines for trying to rent out homes during Presidents Cup
Patricia McIntyre was getting ready to ring in the new year with family and friends at her home in Île-Bizard when there was a knock at the door. To her surprise, she was greeted by a bailiff who handed her a pair of envelopes. Inside there was a stack of papers …
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