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Multiple people died Tuesday and at least a dozen were injured when a powerful tornado tore through a small Iowa town, carving a bleak landscape of destroyed homes and businesses, shredded trees, smashed cars, and widely strewn debris.  Twister in the small town of Greenfield destroyed homes, shredded trees and …

Retailer London Drugs has confirmed Tuesday that cybercriminals have demanded a ransom for data that was taken in a cyberattack that took its stores offline for a week.  Retailer says it’s unwilling to pay ransom after cybercriminals stole files from its corporate head office. Retailer London Drugs confirmed on Tuesday …

Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen is calling on the House of Commons to close a loophole that allowed MPs travelling to political party conventions to expense hundreds of thousands of dollars in travel costs in the past year. Taxpayers’ money should not be used to attend partisan events, says Gerretsen. Liberal …

Some economists say recent government subsidies — which have ranged from $1.7 million for a Brampton, Ont., pasta plant, to billions in subsidies for EV plants — make little economic sense. Feds and Ontario also doling out $5B for 1,000 EV plant-related jobs, or $5M per job. When the federal …

The B.C. government is asking universities to implement more drug safety measures after a coroner’s inquest was called into the overdose death of an 18-year-old University of Victoria (UVic) student, after her parents accused campus security and a 911 operator of failing to respond to help save her life.  Parents …

A resident of a home on a lake north of Kingston., Ont., where three people died in a boat crash is shaken after he and his brother were among the first to respond to the collision.  Crash happened on Bobs Lake after 9:30 p.m. Saturday. A resident of a home …

Low pay is one of the reasons some of Alberta’s wildland firefighters are not returning to their seasonal jobs, resulting in fewer experienced firefighters and potential safety risks to personnel and the public. Poor compensation is making it hard to keep seasonal firefighters on the job, union says. It was …

Andrea Brillantes gamely addressed misconception about her being a “bad girl.” In an interview with L’Officiel Philippines, the actress made clear that although not perfect, she is far from being bad. “Masiyado bang conceited to say na hindi masama ‘yung ugali ko? I think I’m a good person. Parang pwede …

Convicted B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton is in critical condition and undergoing surgery after he was assaulted by another inmate in a Quebec prison on Sunday. The Correctional Service Canada (CSC) confirmed in a statement Tuesday that Pickton was the victim of a “major assault” at the maximum-security Port-Cartier Institution. …

Florence Bisera endured challenging bounces off the tee with a near-impeccable short game, pounding out a gutsy two-under 70 to wrest a one-stroke lead over Seoyun Kim at the start of the ICTSI Ladies Philippine Masters at the Villamor Golf Club on Wednesday, May 22. Florence Bisera with father-caddie Reynaldo.  …