ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – At least 57 people were killed and others were missing after avalanches in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir over the last 24 hours, senior government officials said on Tuesday. In neighboring India, at least 10 people were killed after several avalanches hit the northern-part of Indian-administered Kashmir. Two Pakistani officials said many villagers were still […]

The two people who fatally shot a police officer then killed three people at a kosher grocery in Jersey City planned an assault for some time and were equipped to cause greater destruction, authorities said Monday. State and federal law enforcement officials revealed details about the months leading up to the shootings by David Anderson […]

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Tuesday it was too early to be pessimistic about stalled denuclearization dialog between the United States and North Korea, adding that Pyongyang has not yet shut the door to more talks. Moon said U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was a […]

As Jacob Schlinker was getting into the grey van outside the Alpha House shelter with his partner on Monday, the phone was already ringing. “DOAP team, how can we help you?” his partner answered. The Downtown Outreach Addiction Partnership, or DOAP team, is often busy with calls. But since temperatures plummeted across Alberta over the […]

There is “no doubt” that climate change is increasing the risk of wild fires around the world, researchers said on Tuesday, as Australia’s government faces criticism for denying devastating bush fires are definitively linked to global warming. The government insists there is no direct link between climate change and the fires that have killed at […]

Kingston police have arrested a man who allegedly caused a disturbance by waving a machete and a hacksaw midtown on city streets Sunday evening. According to Kingston police, a Frontenac Paramedic superintendent was driving down Sir A. MacDonald Boulevard near Van Order Drive when he saw two men in a heated argument, one of whom […]

Crime in Central Park shot up last year, including an uptick in robberies believed to have been committed by teens, police said. Total major crimes in the green space rose from 52 in 2018 to 69 in 2019 — a 33-percent increase, NYPD data shows. Robberies were up from 15 to 21 in the same […]

Brandon police say a man twice-convicted of leading officers on high-speed chases was arrested this weekend following another high-speed chase involving a stolen vehicle. The force says around 3 a.m. Sunday, an officer on patrol noticed a truck with no licence plate and a towel covering a broken rear window in the 300 block of […]

Canadian tennis pro Vasek Pospisil has entered a Challenger tournament in Calgary. The 29-year-old from Vancouver is in the field Feb. 24 to March 1 for the Calgary National Bank Challenger, organizers announced Monday. The world No. 146 missed the first half of the 2019 season after undergoing back surgery. However, upon his return Pospisil helped Canada finish […]

‘Why should Canadian taxpayers foot the bill?’: Furious Canadians lash out over Harry and Meghan’s potential $1.7 million security costs to live there and threaten to ‘riot’ The Queen on Monday agreed to allow Harry and Meghan to split their time between Canada and the UK after their shock resignation Concerns were raised about the […]