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Police have arrested five more suspects linked to the theft of treasures worth $143 million Cdn from the Louvre museum’s Apollo gallery, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday, expressing hope the latest developments will help them find the jewels. Four hooded thieves made off with their booty during opening hours on the morning of …
Read More »Hamas to hand over body found in tunnel after Israel says remains were not of missing hostage
Hamas said it would hand over to Israel on Tuesday the body of a missing hostage found in a tunnel in Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the militant group of violating the ceasefire in the enclave by turning over the wrong remains. Netanyahu earlier on Tuesday said tests had …
Read More »Dozens dead, missing, thousands of homes destroyed after rains sweep across Mexico
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 »RCMP to give update on search for missing Alberta boy
RCMP are set to hold a media briefing on Wednesday regarding the search for a six-year-old boy who went missing more than one week ago in southern Alberta. Darius Macdougall was reported missing Sept. 21 after he didn’t return from a walk with six young relatives in the Crowsnest Pass area, where the family …
Read More »Search teams expand radius for missing 5-year-old boy in southern Alberta
Helicopters hum across a bright blue sky in southern Alberta, as the search for five-year-old Darius Macdougall stretches into its fourth day. Adam Kennedy with Search and Rescue Alberta said Wednesday afternoon it is expanding the search radius from three kilometres to 6.6 kilometres. The terrain, he said, is part of the …
Read More »Missing the mark: when an 89.5% average is not enough to get into engineering at the University of Calgary
When Evan Wray applied to the University of Calgary engineering program last year, he felt confident his average of 89.5 per cent would be good enough to earn him admission. “I 100 per cent felt like I had the grades,” said Wray, who graduated from Calgary’s STEM Innovation Academy public …
Read More »Missing Norwegian trekker was 1st to ever walk up to remote northern Manitoba lodge in polar bear country: CEO
Staff at a remote lodge in polar bear country on Manitoba’s Hudson Bay coastline were surprised and impressed early last week when a man with a backpack and a dog walked up to the front door for the first time ever. It was Steffen Skjottelvik, a Norwegian trekker, who went missing a …
Read More »Mission couple finds missing wedding rings in landfill
After Steve and Jeannine Van Ysseldyk’s movie date ended with some wedding rings gone missing in a bag of popcorn, the trail led to a steaming pile of compost. “I got an interesting question,” Steve asked compost processor Denny Webster, who manages the transformation of organic waste into compost, at the Mission …
Read More »Pakistan floods: More than 150 still missing as death toll tops 300
24 hours ago News Duration 0:53 Pakistani rescuers continue to search for survivors after weekend flash floods that swept people away and partially buried entire villages in the country’s north. Authorities say more than 300 people have died, with more than 150 people still missing, as fresh rain on Monday …
Read More »Flash floods in Kashmir kill at least 32, say Indian officials, with more still missing
At least 32 people are dead in flash floods caused by torrential rains in a remote, mountainous village in Indian-controlled Kashmir, a top disaster management official said Thursday. Mohammed Irshad said rescue teams scouring the devastated Himalayan village of Chositi brought at least 100 people to safety. He said initial …
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