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☆ China coal mine death toll at six, 47 missing as rescue resumes
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

CGTN/Handout via REUTERSFeb 24 (Reuters) - The death toll from a coal mine collapse in northern China rose to six with at least 47 people missing as rescue efforts resumed after a landslide had halted the search for survivors, state media said on Friday. Six people had been pulled alive from the mine in Inner Mongolia by 10:30 p.m. (1430 GMT) on Thursday, state media reported. Three hundred rescue workers were using heavy machinery and rescue dogs in their search for the miners, state media said. The mine, once underground, was converted to an open-pit operation in 2012, according to state media. It had suspended production for three years before restarting in April 2021, state media said, without specifying the cause of the closure.

☆ Trudeau joins vigil for Montreal daycare crash victims
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Nelson Wyatt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

[1/5] A Laval city bus is towed away after being pulled out of the daycare it crashed into, in Laval, Quebec, Canada February 8, 2023. Authorities have not yet given any indication of a motive behind the incident in Laval, Quebec, as they wait for a psychological evaluation of the suspect. "This is a moment to reflect on the incredible loss that families are feeling right now," CTV News quoted Trudeau as saying. He stopped to talk with parents who had dropped off their 2-1/2-year old daughter 10 minutes before the crash. Authorities said St-Amand has worked for the Laval municipality's public transit system for 10 years and does not have a criminal record.

☆ Poland to send 60 modernised tanks to Ukraine in addition to Leopards
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

"Poland sent 250 tanks as the first country half a year ago or even more than that," Mateusz Morawiecki told CTV News. In April last year, two months after Russia invaded Ukraine, Poland said it had sent tanks to held Kyiv fend off the assault. "Right now, we are ready to send 60 of our modernised tanks, 30 of them PT-91. And on top of those tanks, 14 tanks, Leopard 2 tanks, from in our possession." Canada on Thursday announced that it would send four Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine.

☆ Fact Check-Canadian TV reporter’s on-air medical incident not linked to COVID-19 vaccines
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

One person on Facebook shared the clip and wrote: “TV reporters stroking out...brought to you by Pfizer” (here). In a Jan. 8 segment, CTV News Edmonton reporter Jessica Robb can be heard telling anchor Nahreman Issa: “Sorry Nahreman. CTV Edmonton tweeted about Robb’s health on Jan. 9, stating that she “is feeling better and is now resting” (here). The Canadian broadcaster also released a statement on Twitter on Robb’s behalf, where the reporter dismissed claims linking the incident to COVID-19 vaccines. A statement from CTV on Jessica Robb’s behalf said the incident was not related to the COVID-19 vaccine.

☆ Eight teen girls charged with murder of 59-year-old man in downtown Toronto
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Kanishka Singh | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Dec 20 (Reuters) - Eight teenaged girls were charged with murder after a 59-year-old man was stabbed to death in downtown Toronto over the weekend, police said on Tuesday. The man, who was not identified, was pronounced dead at a hospital early on Sunday, Toronto Police Service said in a statement. Three 13-year-old girls, three 14-year-old girls and two 16-year-old girls have been charged with second-degree murder, police added. The attack began when one of the girls tried to take alcohol from the man, witnesses told CTV News. Canada's crime rate is relatively low compared with that of the United States, but the violent crime rate rose by 5% in 2021 from a year earlier, a trend found in many North American cities, according to data released in August.

☆ 'Harry Potter' star slams Air Canada, saying the airline tore up his ticket and kicked him out of first class because the flight was full
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-30 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Matthew Lewis, aka Harry Potter's Neville Longbottom, revealed his bad experience flying with Air Canada. The actor said the airline moved him out of first class when he was at the gate and tore up his ticket. And that's saying something," Lewis, known for his role as Neville Longbottom in the "Harry Potter" film franchise, tweeted on Friday. He said staff tore his ticket up without giving him an explanation other than that the flight was full. Passengers had to bid for the ticket and he got $4,500 in credit to take the next flight.

☆ В Канаду решили не пускать непривитых иностранных туристов
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-09 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +1 min

Премьер-министр Канады Джастин Трюдо заявил, что иностранным туристам, не прошедшим вакцинацию от COVID-19, не будет позволено прибывать в страну в обозримом будущем. "Вы хотели узнать, когда невакцинированные туристы смогут начать прибывать в Канаду - я могу прямо сейчас сказать вам, что этого не произойдет в течение некоторого времени", - заявил Трюдо в четверг, отвечая на вопросы журналистов в ходе пресс-брифинга, кадры которого показал канал CTV News. Ранее сообщалось, что Канада освободит с 5 июля от прохождения карантина по прибытии в страну полностью вакцинированных от коронавируса граждан страны и имеющих постоянный вид на жительство иностранцев. В Канаде на данный момент одобрены вакцины от коронавируса компаний Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca и Johnson & Johnson. По данным Минздрава Канады, в стране выявлено более 1,4 миллиона случаев заражения коронавирусом, скончались свыше 26 тысяч человек.

Persons: Johnson, Джастин Трюдо, Трюдо Organizations: CTV News, Pfizer, AstraZeneca Johnson, Минздрав Locations: Moderna, Канада

☆ Casa de 20 de milioane de dolari a fondatorului unui site pentru adulți, distrusă în urma unui incendiu (FOTO)
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-28 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Un incendiu despre care poliția spune că ar fi putut fi pus intenționat a mistuit complet casa de lux a fondatorului și executivului PornHub, Feras Antoon, scrie portalul de știri CTV News, citat de libertatea.ro. Incendiul a deteriorat aproape complet casa care era în construcție. Cotată la 20 de milioane de dolari, locuința de lux este deținută de cofondatorul MindGeek, Feras Antoon, iar poliția din Montreal suspectează incendiul a fost pus intenționat. Construcția casei a provocat controverse în cartier, după ce au fost tăiați aproximativ 200 de copaci pentru a-i face loc. O casă din apropiere a fost evacuată duminică seara ca măsură de precauție, în timp ce pompierii au încercat să stingă focul, potrivit poliției.

Persons: Bourdon, Antoine, Joseph Montanaro Locations: Montreal

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