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Mon, 4 Jul 2022 13:42:03 EDTPerson of interest arrested in Fourth of July parade shooting near Chicago, police say
A person of interest in the deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago is in custody after brief chase, police say.​​​​​​​
Sat, 12 Feb 2022 11:04:48 ESTPutin declares victory in battle for Eastern Ukraine region of Luhansk
Mon, 4 Jul 2022 06:31:25 EDTStorms slow search for missing hikers after Italy glacier collapse that killed at least 7
Thunderstorms hampered the search for more than a dozen hikers who remained unaccounted for on Monday, a day after a huge chunk of an Alpine glacier in Italy broke off, sending an avalanche of ice, sn...
Mon, 4 Jul 2022 16:34:10 EDTPaul Haggis released from hotel detention in Italy, lawyer says
A judge in southern Italy on Monday ordered Canadian-born film director Paul Haggis released from detention at his hotel while prosecutors decide whether or not to pursue allegations he had sex with a...
Mon, 4 Jul 2022 11:03:41 EDTAs Russia declares victory in Luhansk, Ukraine captures tanks and regains territory in neighbouring region
Even as Russia completes the capture of Lysychansk, Ukrainian soldiers say their own army is making modest gains elsewhere. A CBC crew visited the front near the Russian-held city of Izyum.
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Mon, 4 Jul 2022 03:38:42 EDTDeadly Denmark mall attack likely not terror-related, police say
Danish police believe a shopping mall shooting that left three people dead and four others seriously wounded was not terror-related, and said Monday that the gunman acted alone and appears to have sel...
Mon, 4 Jul 2022 12:03:27 EDTRising temperatures making glaciers more unstable, scientists say
Scientists are warning that glaciers in Europe's Alps are becoming more unstable due to climate change, after a massive chunk of ice collapsed from a glacier and killed at least seven people in northe...
Sun, 3 Jul 2022 17:16:28 EDTOhio officers fired dozens of times, killing unarmed Jayland Walker following chase, police video shows
Authorities say footage appears to show Jayland Walker, a Black man, shooting at police from his car during a vehicle pursuit, but he was unarmed when he was fatally shot by officers in Akron, Ohio, l...
Sun, 3 Jul 2022 08:46:21 EDTMoscow claims capture of pivotal East Ukraine region; Turkey detains Russian-flagged grain ship
Russia said it had taken full control of the Eastern Ukrainian region of Luhansk on Sunday after capturing the final Ukrainian bastion of Lysychansk, the city where Kyiv said it had withdrawn to save ...
Sun, 3 Jul 2022 13:20:03 EDTSri Lankans face daily power cuts, ongoing school closures as fuel crisis grows
Cash-strapped Sri Lanka will extend school closures for another week and switch off power nationwide for up to three hours a day, as it faces an increasingly critical shortage of fuel.
Sun, 3 Jul 2022 13:28:59 EDTPolice say 3 killed, 3 others in critical condition after Denmark mall shooting
A gunman opened fire inside a busy shopping mall in the Danish capital Sunday, killing three people and critically wounding three others, police said.
Sat, 2 Jul 2022 17:10:50 EDTUvalde, Texas, school police chief resigns from city council amid backlash over shooting response
The Uvalde, Texas, school district's police chief has stepped down from his position in the City Council just weeks after being sworn in following allegations that he erred in his response to the mass...
Sat, 2 Jul 2022 10:44:31 EDTDramatic video shows crew member's rescue from sinking ship near Hong Kong
An industrial support ship operating in the South China Sea has sunk in a storm with the possible loss of more than two dozen crew members, rescue services in Hong Kong said Saturday.Â
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Sun, 3 Jul 2022 12:32:50 EDTAt least 6 dead after Italian glacier collapses, sends debris into hikers on popular trail
A large chunk of Alpine glacier broke loose Sunday afternoon and slid down a mountainside in Italy, sending ice, snow and rock slamming into hikers on a popular trail on the peak killing at least sixÂ...
Sat, 2 Jul 2022 15:45:52 EDTGoogle says it will erase U.S. user data about trips to abortion clinics
Google will automatically purge information about users who visit abortion clinics or other places that could trigger legal problems now that the U.S. Supreme Court has opened the door for states to b...
Sat, 2 Jul 2022 08:58:10 EDTUN condemns storming of Libya's parliament
A senior United Nations official for Libya on Saturday condemned the storming of the country's parliamentary headquarters by angry demonstrators as part of protests in several cities against the poli...
Sat, 2 Jul 2022 08:30:27 EDTBelarus leader accuses Ukraine of attempted missile attack
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday Ukraine had tried to strike military facilities on Belarusian territory three days ago, but all its missiles had been intercepted, the state-...
Fri, 1 Jul 2022 15:02:34 EDTEnvironmental groups press world leaders on last day of UN ocean conference
Environmental groups on Friday urged world leaders to keep promises they made at the UN Ocean Conference in Lisbon this week, to do everything in their power to save the world's seas.
Fri, 1 Jul 2022 05:31:16 EDTUkraine says Russian strike kills at least 21 in Odesa as U.S. pledges $820M more military aid
Russian missile attacks on residential areas in a coastal town near the port city of Odesa early Friday killed at least 21 people, Ukrainian authorities reported on Saturday.
Fri, 1 Jul 2022 11:34:34 EDTCOVID-19 cases up in Britain by more than 30 per cent in last week, data shows
The number of new coronavirus cases across Britain has surged by more than 30 per cent in the last week, with cases likely driven by Omicron subvariants.