Oklahoma residents return to area devastated by huge tornado
Rescue workers raced to complete the search for survivors and the dead in the Oklahoma City suburb where a mammoth tornado destroyed countless homes, cleared lots down to bare red earth and claimed 24 lives, including those of nine children. Continue reading
Trial ordered for captain in Costa Concordia shipwreck
A judge in Italy has ordered the captain of the Costa Concordia to stand trial in the shipwreck of the cruise liner, which struck a reef off Tuscany last year, killing 32 people. Continue reading
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Vatican releases 1st report of financial watchdog
The Vatican has taken another step in trying to show greater financial transparency by publishing a first annual report from its new financial watchdog agency. Continue reading
“…Harper is pursuing the wrong policy in Latin America.”Jen Moore, MiningWatch Canada Harper test-drives new focus for aid in Peru →
RCMP families say more help needed for PTSD
As lawsuits emerge and claims for PTSD-related disability pensions climb, spouses of current and former Mounties are asking the RCMP to play a larger role in preventing and treating post-traumatic stress disorder. Continue reading
“And if the limit of age 80 is at the summit of Mt. Everest, the highest place on earth, one can never be happier,”Yuichiro Miura Veteran climbers aged 80, 81 race to break older Everest climber record →
6 kids among 7 injured in south China attack
Authorities in southern China say a mentally ill man stabbed six primary school students and an adult in the latest of several attacks on Chinese schoolchildren. Continue reading
Public memorial service to be held today for Tim Bosma
A memorial service is planned today for Tim Bosma, the Hamilton, Ont., man found dead after he took two men on a test drive. Continue reading
‘Voices’ heard in search for Canadian
As the frantic search for a missing Canadian bushwalker continues in Australia’s Snowy Mountains region, there are reports of “voices” being heard in the area. Continue reading