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BAKU, Azerbaijan – Two passengers on the Kazakhstan Airlines plane that crashed in Kazakhstan told Reuters they heard at least one loud bang as it approached its original destination, Grozny, in southern Russia. Flight J2-8243 crashed in a fireball near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday after diverting from an area of southern Russia…
Five-year-old Beau begins each day by being carried by a parent to the family’s living room, where his wheelchair awaits him at their home in Beamsville, Ontario. Diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at 17 months, Beau is unable to walk independently due to the disease, which damages nerves and causes severe muscle weakness. Beau’s daily…
Aviation experts said Thursday that Russian air defense fire was likely responsible for the Azerbaijani plane crash the previous day that killed 38 people and injured the 29 survivors. The Kazakhstan Airlines Embraer 190 was en route from Azerbaijan’s capital Baku to the Russian city of Grozny in the North Caucasus on Wednesday when it…
A Highway 401 off-ramp west of Toronto that became so congested with Boxing Day bargain hunters on Thursday that police had to close it for safety reasons has reopened. Today, Ontario Provincial Police announced they were closing the westbound Highway 401 off-ramp to Trafalgar Road in Halton Hills “for everyone’s safety.” The exit ramp would…
Several people were rushed to hospital, including two minors, after a serious vehicle collision on Thursday morning. Police said some people involved suffered significant injuries and remain in critical and life-threatening condition. The accident occurred around 10 a.m. at Southland Drive and Macleod Trail S., and was preceded by a robbery at a pharmacy in…
KISSIMMEE, Florida – A central Florida pizza delivery girl has been accused of breaking into a motel room with an accomplice and stabbing a pregnant woman after a dispute over a tip, authorities said. Brianna Alvelo was accused of stabbing a woman in her motel room in Kissimmee, Florida, shortly after delivering her a pizza…
A British Columbia woman was awarded nearly $750,000 in damages in a dispute with a contractor who plagued her for a year and a half and failed to complete a renovation, according to a recent court decision. The ruling in the dispute, which dates back to 2018, was handed down in Vernon Supreme Court last…
A stowaway was caught trying to get a ride on a Delta Air Lines plane at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Christmas Eve. The Seattle attempt follows another recent incident on a Delta plane, which involved a ticketless passenger who arrived in Paris from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport just before Thanksgiving. In Tuesday’s…
OTAWA – Teenage sensation Gavin McKenna scored late in the first period and Carter George made 31 saves for the shutout as Canada cruised to a 4-0 victory over Finland in the host country’s first game at the world junior hockey championship on Thursday. Easton Cowan, Luca Pinelli and Matthew Schaefer, into an empty net,…
Two members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet will be in Palm Beach, Florida, on Friday to meet with members of Donald Trump’s team. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly and newly appointed Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc are traveling south to continue talks with members of the future Trump administration, ahead of Inauguration Day on January…