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Vancouver festival ramming is latest attack to use vehicles as deadly weapons
MONTREAL - A car-ramming at a Filipino community festival in Vancouver that killed at least nine people marks Canada's fourth attack in seven years in which vehicles have been used as deadly weapons. ...
Apr 27, 2025
'A most agonizing time': The world responds to Vancouver's deadly vehicle attack
News of a deadly vehicle attack in Vancouver has drawn dismay and sorrow among leaders across Canada and the world. Many are sharing condolences with victims and families after police say a driver ram...
Apr 27, 2025
Pakistani troops kill 54 militants attempting to sneak into Pakistan from Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistani security forces overnight killed 54 militants who attempted to cross into the country from Afghanistan, the military said Sunday, marking one of the deadliest such killings ...
Apr 27, 2025
Vancouver wakes to tragedy of nine dead in ramming attack on Filipino street festival
VANCOUVER - Vancouver is waking to the tragic aftermath of a deadly ramming attack on a Filipino community street festival that killed at least nine people, with survivors describing horrifying scenes...
Apr 27, 2025
South Korea’s main opposition party taps former party chief as presidential candidate
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea's main liberal opposition party tapped Sunday its former leader Lee Jae-myung as presidential candidate in the upcoming June 3 vote. The Democratic Party said Lee...
Apr 27, 2025
A look at some recent deadly attacks involving vehicle rammings
VANCOUVER - A car-ramming at a Vancouver street festival being staged by the city's Filipino community is the latest in a spate of horrific incidents where vehicles were used as weapons. Here is a loo...
Apr 27, 2025
NHL playoffs: Lightning beat Panthers 5-1 to cut series deficit to 2-1
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) - Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 33 shots and the Tampa Bay Lightning came back to beat the Florida Panthers 5-1 Saturday to cut their deficit in the NHL's first-round, best-of-seven pl...
Apr 26, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Multiple dead at Vancouver street festival, driver arrested say VPD
VANCOUVER - Vancouver Police say multiple people are dead after a person drove his car through a street festival in the city's Eastside. Police say in a social media post that the driver has been take...
Apr 26, 2025
Focused Leafs look forward to finishing series, Senators in Toronto on Tuesday
OTTAWA - The Toronto Maple Leafs failed to wrap up their first-round playoff series Saturday night, but they still feel confident returning home for Game 5 on Tuesday. Down 3-0 in the best-of-seven se...
Apr 26, 2025
Streaking Journalism is 3-1 morning-line favorite for 151st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Red-hot Journalism is the 3-1 morning-line favorite for the 151st Kentucky Derby with a favorable No. 8 post position that has tied for the second-most victories in horse racing...
Apr 26, 2025