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Janie Mackenzie was asleep in her trailer when she awoke to the sound of her dog barking, a telltale sign her two young step-grandchildren were out playing on a swingset in the backyard. She said she heard Lilly and Jack Sullivan’s voices. Her bedroom is only a few steps away. …
Read More »He went missing on Vancouver Island. A whistle and a makeshift sledge got him home
Dallin Beaumier did everything right. The 33-year-old left a detailed plan with family and packed the right gear. Even so, he ended up in several unexpected situations on his journey to and from Della Falls, smack dab in the middle of Vancouver Island. What was even more unexpected, perhaps, was when …
Read More »Several people missing after fire, explosion level California fireworks facility
Seven people were missing after a fire and powerful explosion levelled a commercial fireworks facility in rural northern California, authorities said on Wednesday. Aerial footage from local news media showed the large, warehouse-like building blown to pieces Tuesday evening in an enormous, thundering fireball that rocked a wide area around …
Read More »1 body recovered from Airmedic helicopter crash on Quebec’s North Shore; 3 still missing
The body of one of the four people missing since Friday’s Airmedic helicopter crash on Quebec’s North Shore was recovered Monday evening. The company, which specializes in emergency medical transport, confirmed that divers with the Sûreté du Québec (SQ) recovered one of the aircraft’s crew members at around 7 p.m. In a statement late Monday …
Read More »Missing Quebec toddler’s mother arrested, charged with child abandonment
The mother of Claire Bell, the three-year-old girl reported missing on Sunday, was arrested and charged with child abandonment on Monday evening. Rachel Todd, 34, is scheduled to appear in court again today in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Que. She’s been charged under section 218 (a) of the Criminal Code for allegedly abandoning a child under 10, “so that its …
Read More »‘The missing link’: New early tyrannosaur species discovered by Calgary researchers
Scientists from the University of Calgary have discovered a new dinosaur specimen that they say appears to be the “missing link” in the evolution of tyrannosaurs. The specimen was originally discovered in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert over 50 years ago in the 1970s, but its significance wasn’t recognized until Darla Zelenitsky, …
Read More »Glacier collapse buries 90% of Swiss village, person missing
A huge chunk of a glacier in the Swiss Alps broke off on Wednesday afternoon, causing a deluge of ice, mud and rock to bury part of a mountain village evacuated earlier this month due to the risk of a rock slide, authorities said. One person is missing, officials said. Drone …
Read More »‘Nobody is giving up yet’: Search for missing N.S. children enters 5th day
Drones took to the skies overnight Monday in the search for two children who are believed to have wandered away from their home in Nova Scotia’s Pictou County five days ago. RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Carlie McCann said four drone operators were on hand for the search, which started last Friday morning when it’s …
Read More »Bodies of 8 Red Crescent medics recovered in Gaza, 1 still missing
The bodies of eight Palestine Red Crescent (PRCS) medics who came under fire in Gaza just over a week ago have been recovered, though a ninth worker is still unaccounted for, the Red Cross said. In a statement late on Sunday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said …
Read More »6 dead, 40 missing in migrant shipwreck near Italian island of Lampedusa, says UN
At least six migrants have died and 40 were missing after a shipwreck off the Italian island of Lampedusa, a spokesperson for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday. The Italian Coast Guard said separately it intervened after being alerted to a rubber dinghy in distress on Tuesday, finding …
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