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At least 9 people are dead and over 700 others are injured after Taiwan’s worst earthquake in a quarter century. UBC Civil Engineering professor Trevor Carey talks about lessons B.C. can learn from the quake.

At least 9 people are dead and over 700 others are injured after Taiwan’s worst earthquake in a quarter century. Resident Stanly talks about the quake.

In the aftermath of Taiwan’s biggest earthquake in 25 years, rescue efforts continue as hundreds remain stranded and the death toll has risen to 13. Nivrita Ganguly has more.

A major earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 struck Taiwan on Wednesday, killing at least nine people and injuring more than 800 on the island, according to the authorities.

Crews in Taiwan are searching for people trapped by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake, the strongest one to hit the island since 1999. Neetu Garcha reports on the destruction, a Canadian caught in the chaos, and what prevented the disaster from being worse.

On Thursday, workers in Taiwan began demolishing buildings damaged in a 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck on Wednesday. The quake, which was the strongest in 25 years, claimed at least nine lives and left dozens missing.

Rescuers in Taiwan are still searching for 18 people who went missing after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake hit the island’s east coast earlier this week. Hualien Mayor Hsu Chen-wei said four foreigners — two Australian-Singaporean dual nationals, one Indian, and one Canadian—are among the missing.

Residents and visitors of New York state are still talking about a rare 4.8 magnitude earthquake that hit parts of New Jersey and New York City on Friday. While the tremors shook residences and businesses, taking locals by complete surprise, it left very little damage. Some even mistook the rumblings for underground subway trains.

A flurry of mini earthquake off the coast of Vancouver Island has caught the attention of ocean scientists. Kate Moran, President and C.E.O. of Ocean Networks Canada, talks about what this event might signal.

On Friday morning, April 5, an earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale hit near New York City, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Mayor Eric Adams of New York City stated that there were no reports of injuries.

A massive blast destroyed a restaurant in China’s northern Hebei province on Wednesday, killing at least 2 people and injuring 26, according to state media and authorities.

Thousands of Taiwanese immigrants call Calgary home and are coming together in the wake of a massive earthquake back home. Many are still waiting to hear from family and friends impacted by the disaster. Sarah Offin has more on how the local community is reacting.

Calgary police charge two men with first-degree murder in relation to a missing woman. A Calgary dog owner is facing 18 charges after a fatal dog attack last month in Auburn Bay. Thousands of Taiwanese immigrants call Calgary home and are coming together in the wake of a massive earthquake back home.

Crews in Taiwan are searching for people trapped by a 7.4-magnitude earthquake, the strongest one to hit the island since 1999. The destruction, a Canadian caught in the chaos, and what prevented the disaster from being worse. Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole told the foreign interference inquiry he is convinced meddling from the Chinese government...

Tiegan Hobbs with the Geological Survey of Canada discusses the importance of earthquake risk modelling as a way to predict how vulnerable we may be when an earthquake strikes.

Earthquake Canada registered a light earthquake off the northern tip of Vancouver Island on Monday afternoon.

The Japanese government has approved 4.74 billion yen ($33 million) in spending from fiscal reserves to support recovery efforts following the deadly earthquake that hit the Noto peninsula on Jan. 1st. At least 180 people lost their lives in the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that rocked the Ishikawa prefecture on Japan’s west coast. The funds will...

Global News Morning speaks with Natural Resources Canada Seismologist Honn Kao about the deadly earthquakes in Japan, and B.C.’s own earthquake preparedness.

An elderly woman was rescued from her collapsed home in Japan’s Wajima city on Thursday as rescue workers raced to find survivors of the New Year’s Day earthquake, despite a three-day survival window closing. The woman, in her 80s, was conscious while trapped under the collapsed first floor of her home, the Osaka Fire Department...

A century-old workshop, renowned worldwide for its traditional lacquerware, lay in smouldering ruins following a devastating earthquake and fire. Kohei Kirimoto, 31, an eighth-generation lacquer artist, walked through rubble on Thursday, concerned only for his beloved cats.