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The shooting was the latest in a string of attacks on houses of worship and comes amid rising threats and hate crimes targeting the Muslim and Jewish communities.

Just days after the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting, at least two online platforms say they have deleted accounts and content believed to be those of the shooter.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Swathes of New Zealand were pummeled by dangerous winds for the second time in a week on Thursday, with howling gales canceling hundreds of flights, causing electricity blackouts and forcing school closures.

Benjamin Moffitt was on a flight on Jan. 3 from Vancouver to Toronto when, in mid-take-off, a cat came running down the aisle, surprising everyone.

Mittens made the 7.5-hour flight between New Zealand and Australia three times in 24 hours.

Police said there were also multiple injuries during the incident, which took place near the hotel where Team Norway has been staying ahead of the FIFA Women's World Cup.

At vigils across the Lower Mainland this weekend, Muslims joined with people of all faiths to express their sorrow and resolve.

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand police have arrested a former Catholic brother and convicted pedophile after Australian authorities filed 252 new charges against him.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - New Zealand's credit rating has been downgraded by two of the three major ratings agencies amid increased global concern over high debt burdens in developed nations.

TORONTO - Canadian flanker Adam Kleeberger, whose bushy beard attracted worldwide attention at the Rugby World Cup, is going to shave for charity.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand - The Rugby World Cup is destined to start with a loud, angry and physical confrontation, even before kickoff when New Zealand opens against Tonga.

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - New Zealand winger Zac Guildford publicly admitted on Monday to excessive drinking, and the All Blacks denied that's the reason why he hasn't appeared in the World Cup so far.

"We need to confront the rise of hate and violent extremism," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a tweet on Tuesday as he announced the $1.9 million in funding.

Ten people are dead after a shooter opened fire in a supermarket in a predominantly black Buffalo community. The attack is being investigated as racially motivated extremism.

A white man suspected of fatally shooting 10 people in Buffalo, New York, appears to be the latest in a line of 'copycat' gunmen carrying out deadlier mass shootings.

A strong earthquake killed at least 65 people in New Zealand's second-biggest city of Christchurch on Tuesday, with more casualties expected as rescuers worked into the night to find scores of people trapped inside collapsed buildings.

The earthquake sounded like a truck as it roared Tuesday through the shuddering home of a Toronto couple who live in the now-devastated New Zealand city of Christchurch.

Hundreds of foreign rescuers will join exhausted New Zealand teams on Thursday in an increasingly desperate search of quake-shattered buildings in central Christchurch as time runs out to find survivors buried under rubble.

Many countries around the world have been rocked by tremors. Global News takes a look at some of history's deadliest earthquakes.