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2 Dead As Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express Catches Fire
KOLKATA: A fire broke out in the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express near Siliguri in West Bengal on Friday killing two passengers, who jumped out of the moving train in panic, a fire official said. The incident happened on the Dibrugarh-bound…
Narendra Modi’s Way To PM’s Post A Cakewalk, Says Shiv Sena
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena's mouthpiece "Saamana" on Friday said that NCP chief Sharad Pawar and BSP supremo Mayawati, the "two probable PM candidates", deciding not to contest the Lok Sabha polls is a signal that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's way…
Cyclone Idai deaths could exceed 1,000 as need for aid grows
BEIRA, Mozambique — As flood waters began to recede in parts of Mozambique on Friday, fears rose that the death toll could soar as bodies are revealed. The number of deaths could be beyond the 1,000 predicted by the country's…
Broken-hearted but not broken: New Zealand prays together
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — New Zealanders observed the Muslim call to prayer Friday in reflecting on the moment one week ago when 50 worshippers at two Christchurch mosques were slain — an act that an imam told the crowd of…
B.C. researcher says device mimics parent’s touch to help babies cope with pain
VANCOUVER — Researchers in British Columbia have designed a "robot" that helps reduce pain for premature babies by simulating skin-to-skin contact with a parent who may not be available during around-the-clock procedures in a…
Truck driver in fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash to be sentenced
MELFORT, Sask. — A truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos crash is to be sentenced in a Saskatchewan courtroom today. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu of Calgary pleaded guilty earlier this year to 29 counts of dangerous driving. Sidhu …
‘The right thing was done:’ Manitoba family gets guardianship of seized baby
WINNIPEG — The mother of a newborn who was seen in a social media video being taken away by authorities in hospital says she is relieved a judge has given guardianship to the family. But she says her daughter shouldn't have been…
B.C. legislation targets Trans Mountain, say proponent and Alberta government
VANCOUVER — Environmental legislation proposed by British Columbia is specifically targeting the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion and would significantly impact it, the project's proponent and the Alberta government argued Thursday. The…
In Liberal, Tory battle over deficits, both messages click, poll suggests
OTTAWA — With a federal election looming this fall, the Liberals and Conservatives are bracing for an ideological battle that pits the merits of balancing the books against spending on consumer confidence — and many Canadians may…
The hard life of a wild Sable Island horse:’Eeking out a living on this sandbar’
HALIFAX — Researchers studying the carcasses of Sable Island's fabled wild horses have discovered many had unusual levels of parasites and sand, suggesting they are tougher than most horses, even as many died of starvation. A team…