1 killed when small plane crashes on Texas highway. People leave vehicles to help

A business jet with six people on board crashed on a highway in Laredo, Texas, and caught fire Tuesday night, authorities said, killing one person and causing chaos as people left their vehicles to frantically try to smash the cockpit window and free those inside.
Police in Quebec municipalities issued thousands of fines for insulting officers

Quebec City police have largely driven the numbers, issuing 11,092 fines in six years. Now Montreal is mulling a bylaw of its own regulating interactions between police and citizens, but advocates say it could exacerbate tensions and police misconduct.
Winnipeg-born Canadian released from U.S. immigration detention after 7 months in 'hellhole'

After nearly 250 days in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention, Winnipeg-born Clayton Herman walked free on Monday.
Inside Ukraine’s kill zone

The last stretch of road to the frontlines in the Russia-Ukraine war is often called the kill zone. It’s swarming with drones, littered with burnt-out vehicles, and populated by residents continuing to live their daily lives.
Lionel Messi ties men's World Cup goals record with a hat trick as Argentina tops Algeria

With a brilliant hat trick in a 3-0 win over Les Fennecs, Argentina's Lionel Messi moved into a tie with Germany's Miroslav Klose for the career scoring record at the men's World Cup.
World-first burn treatment helps Western University student recover from injuries suffered in fire

A Hamilton hospital says it has become the first in the world to use an experimental exosome treatment on a burn patient, helping a Western University student recover from severe injuries suffered in a London fraternity house fire.
Rare antique N.S. pharmacy signs auctioned off for $32,500

Six pieces of signs advertising for a pharmacy in southwest Nova Scotia were sold at an auction for over $30,000. Auctioneer said the techniques, design and the history they carry made them hot commdity.


