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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.

New Zealand's trailblazing former prime minister Jacinda Ardern made a final address to parliament Wednesday following her surprise resignation in January.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Beloved New Zealand children's author Margaret Mahy, who wrote more than 120 books and earned acclaim at home and abroad, has died at the age of 76.

<p> Earthquake rattles quake-ravaged New Zealand city of Christchurch; no serious damage reported <p>WELLINGTON, New Zealand - An aftershock has rattled the earthquake-ravaged city of Christchurch, New Zealand, but no serious damage or injuries were reported.</p> <p>The U.S. Geological Survey s</p>

<p> Will and Kate to visit fire-damaged town of Slave Lake in northern Alberta YELLOWKNIFE - Royal officials say Prince William and Kate will visit the northern Alberta town of Slave Lake that was heavily damaged by a wildfire in May. More than 400 homes and businesses were destroyed in the blaze and the town</p>

A cathedral made from cardboard. The idea may sound flimsy, particularly given that cathedrals tend to be known for their solid presence: the flying buttresses, the soaring domes, the Gothic grandeur. But in the earthquake-devastated city of Christchurch, Anglican leaders believe it will deliver both a temporary solution and a statement about the city's recovery. <br /><br />

Residents of the “most vulnerable city in Canada” aren’t prepared for earthquakes the size of those that have hit Japan and New Zealand recently, Vancouver city council said Tuesday.

Members of the Feuerkrieg Division reportedly didn't know their leader was a 13-year-old keyboard warrior living with his parents.

Patrick Crusius, 21, has been charged with 90 counts under federal hate crime and firearms laws for his role in the Aug. 3 shooting that authorities said was aimed at scaring Hispanics into leaving the United States, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.

“We found evidence of explicit violence endorsing groups and communities, engaging in content which might be illegal hate speech."

New Zealand's prime minister and MPs did it, Mike Smyth writes. But what of Trudeau and other federal MPs in Canada?

The Liberal government outlawed a wide range of firearms last Friday, saying the guns were designed for the battlefield, not hunting or sport shooting.

A powerful magnitude-5.6 earthquake Tuesday jolted awake many residents near the New Zealand city of Christchurch, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.

Twenty-nine-year-old Brenton Harrison Tarrant pleaded guilty to 51 counts of murder, 40 counts of attempted murder and one count of terrorism.

He says he doesn’t want to keep working at the kebab shop he ran with a business partner at the time of the attack and is now trying to sell his stake.

Southwestern B.C. dodged a bullet with last night's earthquake off the coast of Vancouver Island, but the warning is clear.

Blindy the little blue penguin was born without functioning eyes and developed the unusual habit of swimming in tight circles.

A ferocious tsunami unleashed by Japan's biggest recorded earthquake slammed into its eastern coast Friday, killing hundreds of people as it carried away ships, cars and homes, and triggered widespread fires that burned out of control.