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A rare trial against Elon Musk’s car company began Monday in Miami, where a jury will decide if it is partly to blame for the death of a university student after a runaway Tesla sent her flying nearly 23 metres through the air.  A woman was killed in 2019 after …

Flames roared through an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing nine people and trapping residents inside, including some who leaned out of windows and screamed for help, authorities said Monday. At least 30 people were hurt.  Some occupants were hanging out of windows screaming for help, authorities say. Survivor of Massachusetts …

More heavy rains in Texas on Sunday temporarily paused a weeklong search for victims of catastrophic flooding along the Guadalupe River and led to high-water rescues elsewhere as officials warned that the downpours could again cause waterways to surge. Latest downpour caused waterways to surge again, damaging dozens of homes. …

Rooftop with clear line of sight to Trump at Pennsylvania rally was left unguarded Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally on July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press)  In many ways, the assassination attempt against Donald Trump at …

Two women died on Sunday at a Kentucky church in a shooting spree that began when a state trooper was wounded after making a traffic stop, police said. The suspect in both shootings was also killed. Shooter fled to the church after wounding state trooper in traffic stop, officials say. …

Two more communities in Manitoba’s Island Lake region are preparing to evacuate vulnerable residents away from wildfires spreading out of control around them. St. Theresa Point and Wasagamack prepare to evacuate vulnerable residents starting Monday. Two more communities in Manitoba’s Island Lake region are preparing to evacuate vulnerable residents away …

U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday announced he’s levying tariffs of 30 per cent against the European Union and Mexico starting on Aug. 1, a move that could cause massive upheaval between the United States and two of its biggest trading partners. Mexico’s president confident ‘better terms’ can be reached, …

Coal generation fell to a record low during June 2025, and experts say that the EU’s power system is changing. The picture is very different in Canada, where solar is still a small share of total electricity generation.  Picture remains very different in Canada, where solar is still a small …

A California farm worker died on Friday after U.S. immigration agents raided a cannabis nursery and arrested hundreds of workers, a worker advocacy group said, while a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to temporarily halt some of its most aggressive tactics in rounding up undocumented immigrants.  Farm worker died …

When Christopher Landry was making his annual trip to New Brunswick from New Hampshire, he didn’t think he would run into any problems. But on his way home crossing the border to the U.S. in Houlton, Maine, he found out he wasn’t allowed back.  Green card holder Christopher Landry is …