A week after an earthquake in Taiwan killed 13 people and injured more than 1,000, a Canadian couple are nursing their injuries and recounting their own tale of survival. Pair from Montreal and Edmonton walked to safety despite serious injuries from falling rocks A Canadian couple's near-death experience in Taiwan …
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Baltimore bridge site a tangled, ever-changing mess of debris following collapse
It's been difficult to untangle the twisted metal and boat, both above the water and below, caused by a collision from a large cargo ship into a bridge in the Patapsco River near Baltimore. Col Estee Pinchasin says crews are constantly assessing and reassessing the wreckage after each shift As …
Read More »Canadian embassy in Syria damaged in Israeli strike on Iranian embassy next door
Canadian officials are saying little publicly about the state of the Canadian Embassy in Damascus, Syria, a week after an Israeli bomb or missile demolished an Iranian Embassy annex directly next door. Canadian embassy ceased operations in 2012 as Syrian civil war worsened Canadian officials are saying little publicly about …
Read More »Michigan parents of teen school shooter sentenced to at least 10 years for manslaughter
The mother and father of a Michigan teen who shot and killed four classmates were each sentenced to 10 to 15 years in prison on Tuesday after a jury convicted them of manslaughter in a rare case of parents being held responsible in a school shooting. School shooter Ethan Crumbley's …
Read More »Advocates blast Vatican’s new position on gender-affirming surgery as ‘dangerously ignorant’
Transgender activists and allies on Monday decried the Vatican's new doctrine against gender-affirming surgery as "hurtful" and devoid of the voices and experiences of trans, non-binary and gender-diverse people, especially in its distinction between transgender and intersex people. Doctrine says gender-affirming surgery and surrogacy reject God's plan for human life …
Read More »More than 90 dead in Mozambique after unlicensed ferry boat capsizes
At least 94 people died, including children, and 26 are missing after a ferry boat capsized off the northern coast of Mozambique, an official from the country's Maritime Transport Institute said. Vessel was an overloaded fishing boat, not licensed to transport people At least 94 people died, including children, and …
Read More »Kremlin accuses Kyiv of attacking Russian-held nuclear power plant in southeastern Ukraine
Russia's nuclear power corporation, Rosatom, accused Ukraine's military on Sunday of launching a series of attacks on the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, and the UN's nuclear watchdog called for such incidents to cease immediately. Ukraine denies involvement; UN watchdog calls for such incidents to stop Russia's nuclear power corporation, …
Read More »From bear chops to borscht, how menus helped shape world politics
The "A World of Menus" exhibit that opened last week in Rome at the Garum Library and Museum of Cuisine lays out some 400 historic menus. They offer a glimpse into defining moments of diplomatic aspirations, displays of wealth and power, creative acts of defiance and calm before catastrophe. New …
Read More »The ‘subliminal messaging’ as King Charles steps out
When King Charles greeted members of the public on Easter Sunday, the handshakes and smiles were more than friendly greetings for a monarch making his first significant public outing since word spread of his cancer diagnosis in early February. Easter church service marks monarch's 1st public appearance since cancer diagnosis …
Read More »Here’s why Ecuador raided the Mexican Embassy, sparking a diplomatic row
Mexico abruptly suspended bilateral relations with Ecuador in an escalating diplomatic dispute, after Ecuador's police forced their way into the Mexican Embassy in the capital Quito to arrest a former vice-president on graft charges. Mexico suspends bilateral relations after ex-Ecuador VP seeking asylum is arrested Mexico abruptly suspended bilateral relations …
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