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Aircraft wreckage was found in the mountains of Nepal; 21 bodies recovered

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Kathmandu, Nepal – Rescue crews searching a mountain in Nepal on Monday recovered the bodies of 21 of the 22 people on board a plane that crashed a day earlier, authorities said. The search for the remaining person continued, said Kathmandu airport spokesman Tek Nath Sitaula. Recovery efforts were delayed because some bodies were trapped …

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The “exciting” video captures the GO train almost hitting 3 young people in Toronto

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Metrolinx has released a video of three young people avoiding being hit by a GO train to reinforce the dangers of walking on the railroad tracks. The surveillance video, filmed from the front of a GO train, shows one person standing on adjacent tracks while two others are running in front of the train. One …

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A province-by-province view of the excess deaths in Canada during the pandemic

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Questions and answers May 30, 2022 | Contact Erik Rolfsen for more information Pretend that the COVID-19 pandemic has never happened. People would still have died across Canada and the death toll would have been somewhat predictable from previous years. Dr. Kimberlyn McGrail Dr. Kimberlyn McGrail, a professor at the UBC School of Public Health, …

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The report says that iOS 16 could offer the always-active lock screen to future iPhones

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Apple is expected to showcase iOS 16 at its annual WWDC developer gathering starting Friday. New features coming to the next version of Apple’s mobile operating system include significant improvements to the iPhone’s lock screen, according to a Bloomberg report on Sunday. iOS 16 will include an always-on lock screen mode, though this feature may …

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Indigenous communities “expect more” from the Pope’s visit, says Gov. Mary Simon

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WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Indigenous communities “expect more” from Pope Francis when he visits Canada in July, says Governor General Mary Simon, but said she is not sure if she will. He Pope apologizes for “deplorable abuses” in residential schools when indigenous delegations visited Rome in April, but the pontiff received criticism for …

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Why Jason Spezza was created for the front office role with the Maple Leafs: “It’s a perpetuity”

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It seemed inevitable that Jason Spezza’s hockey trip would not end the day he decided to retire from the NHL. This was a guy his teammates once christened “Bob McKenzie” because of his obsession with everything that fell into the league: every last goal, every transaction (big or small), every last player and prospect. No …

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