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Vancouver unveils Canada’s first electric fire truck in its pledge to cut emissions
A demo of the first electric fire truck in Canada is performed during an unveiling event at the Vancouver Fire and Rescue Services Training Centre in Vancouver, B.C, Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
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Former Toronto mayor John Tory joins Pope Francis at the Vatican for Ukraine war doc screening
Hollywood film director Evgeny Afineesky, left, with Pope Francis at the Vatican for the Vatican launch of Freedom on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom on Nov. 21, 2023. Eric Reguly/The Globe and Mail
u.s. business
U.S. regulators open probe into recalls issued by Hyundai, Kia over fire risks
FILE - The Hyundai company logo is displayed Sept. 12, 2021, in Littleton, Colo. Hyundai has joined Honda and Toyota in raising factory worker wages after the United Auto Workers union reached new contract agreements with Detroit automakers. Hyundai said Monday, Nov. 13, 2023 that it will raise factory worker pay 25% by 2028. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
books
Writing Fire Weather took a toll on author John Vaillant: ‘It turned my hair grey, for one thing’
Author John Vaillant is among the contenders for a prestigious nonfiction prize. Vaillant is seen in an undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Penguin Random House, Ian Hinkle, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Israeli forces kill three Palestinian gunmen who killed soldier
Israeli security personnel secure an area in the aftermath of a violent incident at a checkpoint between Bethlehem and Jerusalem, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad REFILE – CORRECTING LOCATION FROM "JERUSALEM" TO "A CHECKPOINT BETWEEN BETHLEHEM AND JERUSALEM, IN THE ISRAELI-OCCUPIED WEST BANK\
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Fire at coal mining company building in northern China kills 26, injures dozens
China’s flag flies in Shanghai.
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B.C. man ordered to pay $450,000 over 2019 wildfire triggered by debris burn
opinion
Is the cost of saving for financial independence and early retirement worth it?
Alexandra Horwood
canada
In a restored Lancaster bomber, Canada’s wartime history takes flight again
alberta
Boy unaccounted for after deadly house fire northwest of Edmonton
RCMP police car.
world
Virginia’s governor declares a state of emergency as firefighters battle wildfires
This photo provided by Virginia Department of Forestry shows the fire breached a spot in the containment lines and is slowly expanding into Shenandoah National Park and The Rapidan Tract of the Rapidan Wildlife Management Area on Nov. 5, 2023. The state Department of Forestry said a wildfire near Madison County has led officials to encourage some residents to evacuate as crews work to stop the blaze from spreading. That fire had burned nearly 2,500 acres (1,012 hectares) on Sunday, but no structures have been affected and firefighters were installing additional fire lines to maintain that, the agency said. (Virginia Department of Forestry via AP)
politics
Two Nigerian workers killed in generator explosion at Canada’s high commission in Abuja
<div>Nigerian officials say there have been deaths after a fire at Canada's high commission in Abuja. Cars drive past the National Assembly building in Abuja, Nigeria, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Chinedu Asadu</div>
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Five injured, arts museum damaged in Russian strikes on Odesa, Ukraine says
canada
Vaughan fire destroys 40 townhouse units under construction, no injuries reported
An early morning fire has left around 40 units of a townhouse complex under construction in Vaughan destroyed. A York Regional Police patch is shown Dec, 19, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
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Elementary school in Surrey, B.C., set to reopen after fire
report on business
Ottawa outlines eligibility for companies seeking $1.5B in critical minerals infrastructure funding
Two mining exploration camps are pictured in the proposed Ring of Fire development area, approximately 500 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario.
world
Evacuation order issued for thousands in southern California as Santa Ana winds fuel wildfire
A structure is engulfed in flames as a wildfire called the Highland Fire burns in Aguanga, Calif., Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. A wildfire fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds ripped through rural land southeast of Los Angeles on Monday, forcing thousands of people from their homes, fire authorities said. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
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Ukrainian officials say Russian shelling killed 91-year-old woman in ‘terrifying night’
A youth, at right, casts a long shadow as he pushes his bicycle through the gate into his familyÕs destroyed compound in Posad-Pokrovske, in UkraineÕs Kherson region on Sept. 19, 2023. Residents who have returned to the former frontline village say that the town original population was roughly 4,000 and approximately 800 have resettled. (David Guttenfelder/The New York Times)
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Kazakhstan coal mine fire death toll rises to 42, with 4 still missing
A woman is assisted at the Kostenko coal mine operated by ArcelorMittal Temirtau, as relatives of miners gather during a rescue operation following a mine fire, in Karaganda, Kazakhstan October 28, 2023. REUTERS/Stringer
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Kazakhstan confirms nationalization of ArcelorMittal subsidiary after mine fire kills at least 32
In this photo released by Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Office, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, third right, expresses condolences to the families and friends of the miners who died in the fire in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, Saturday, Oct. 28, 2023. A coal mine fire in central Kazakhstan has killed at least 21 workers while another 25 remained unaccounted for, the operating company ArcelorMittal Temirtau said in a statement. ArcelorMittal Temirtau is the local representative for Luxembourg-based multinational ArcelorMittal, the world's second-largest steel producer. (Kazakhstan's Presidential Press Office via AP)