Sicily

• 1 dead, 6 missing after storm sinks luxury superyacht off Sicily

  A Canadian is among those missing, as well as two Americans and four Britons.

  World

  Aug 19
  
• Inside an Italian mob boss’s ‘regular life.’ What authorities discovered after arrest

  Investigators believe Messina Denaro was driven on Monday to Palermo's La Maddalena hospital from Campobello di Mazara to be treated for cancer.

  World

  Jan 17, 2023
  
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• Remains of fallen Canadian Armed Forces members, helicopter located: DND

  In a news release Wednesday, DND said they were located early Wednesday morning by the CAF and United States navy search and recovery team near the CH-148 Cyclone crash site.

  Canada

  May 27, 2020
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• Military helicopter recovery teams depart Greece for Sicily to continue search

  The CH-148 Cyclone helicopter crashed into the Ionian Sea on April 29 within sight of the Halifax-class frigate HMCS Fredericton while participating in a NATO training mission.

  Canada

  May 25, 2020
• Italian ship that rescued 151 migrants docks in Sicily

  Meanwhile, the Greek government's decision to transfer migrants from the overcrowded eastern Aegean islands to the mainland was met with some resistance.

  World

  Nov 3, 2019
• One dead after Stromboli volcano erupts on popular Italian tourist island

  The person, believed to be a tourist, was killed by falling stones during a walk, a rescue service official said.

  World

  Jul 3, 2019
• Young sperm whale found dead on beach in Sicily with stomach full of plastic

  According to a statement issued on Saturday by Greenpeace Italia, the whale found on the beach of Cefalu is believed to be around seven years old. 

  World

  May 20, 2019
• Disturbing video catches caregivers abusing elderly woman in Italy

  Italian police have arrested two caregivers in Sicily after they captured a video of them abusing a 75-year-old woman.

  World

  Mar 12, 2018
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• Italy’s Mount Etna erupts with fiery show of lava

  Bright lava lit up the night sky on the Italian island of Sicily on Monday as Mount Etna erupted for the first time this year.

  World

  Feb 28, 2017
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• ‘I only tried to pray’: Mediterranean shipwreck survivors haunted by cries of children

  It was the cries of children — and the moment they decided they must save themselves — that haunt the survivors of a shipwreck that claimed hundreds of lives.

  World

  May 30, 2016