B.C. teen who died in Australia eulogized as 'curious, bold and alive to world'

sootoday - VICTORIA — The family and friends of Canadian teenager Piper James who died in Australia last month remembered her as "curious, bold and alive to the world" during a celebration of life held Saturday in Campbell River, B.C. on Vancouver Island.

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Neil Sedaka, the singer-songwriter behind dozens of hits of the 1960s and ’70s, dies at age 86

News Staff / citynews - NEW YORK (AP) — Neil Sedaka, the hit-making singer-songwriter whose boyish soprano and bright melodies made him a top act in the early years of rock ‘n’ roll and led to a second run of success in the 1970s, has died. Sedaka, whose hits included “Breaking …

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Classes cancelled at Alberta high school after junior hockey players killed in crash

theglobeandmail - Two members of Jasper U18 Bearcats hockey team killed after a pickup truck and a semi collided on a slippery highway east of Jasper

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Martin Short's daughter, Katherine, dies at 42

theglobeandmail - Katherine Short, the daughter of Canadian comedian Martin Short, has died at age 42. Martin Short said in a Facebook statement that his family is devastated by the loss and is asking for privacy as they 'grieve this unimaginable heartbreak.'

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Former Toronto city councillor, Ontario MPP Giorgio Mammoliti dead at 64

sootoday - TORONTO — Giorgio Mammoliti, a former Toronto city councillor and member of the Ontario legislature, has died at 64. His son Chris Mammoliti confirmed the news to The Canadian Press this afternoon.

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Montrealers mark four years since Russian invasion of Ukraine with rally of solidarity

Lola Kalder / citynews - Montrealers gathered at Phillips Square Saturday to mark four years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, honouring those killed and renewing calls for continued global support. The rally brought together members of the city’s Ukrainian community and suppor…

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Kamloops First Nation finds no confirmed grave sites in latest survey

Jackson Loy / westernstandard - A press release from the office of the Chief of the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., has stated that the most recent investigation at the Kamloops Residential School site shows "signatures that resemble burials" but no confirmed grav…

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U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84: ‘A giant has gone home’

Eddie Chau / torontosun - Jackson's daughter, Sanita Jackson, confirmed that her father died at home in Chicago, surrounded by family

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One year later, Toronto’s Pearson airport crash still haunts passengers

Sharif Hassan and Kathryn Mannie / theglobeandmail - All 76 passengers and four crew members survived when Delta Air Lines Flight 4819 from Minneapolis crashed on Feb. 17, 2025

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Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and ‘Godfather’ mainstay, dead at 95

Denio Lourenco / citynews - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two “Godfather” movies and the over-the-hill country music singer in “Tender Mercies,” has…

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Four people killed in four separate snowmobile accidents across Quebec

The Canadian Press / montrealgazette - The incidents occurred within roughly nine hours on Saturday, the Sûreté du Québec said.

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‘Slowly work together’: How students in La Loche returned after mass shooting

News Staff / citynews - A northern Saskatchewan high school that was the site of a deadly shooting a decade ago closed for weeks before students returned to class. Jason Young with the Northern Lights School Division says time was needed after the tragedy at Dene High School in …

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Montreal shooting survivor shares how she regained sense of safety

Alessia Simona Maratta / globalnews - Nathalie Provost was shot in the leg, foot and forehead by a gunman who killed 14 women and injured more than a dozen people in 1989, including six of her classmates.

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Brad Arnold, founder and lead singer of rock band 3 Doors Down, dies at 47

Spiro Papuckoski / torontosun - 'The family is deeply grateful for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time'

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Parents of B.C.'s Piper James grieve on Australian beach where she died

sootoday - BRISBANE — The parents of Canadian teenager Piper James have walked in the surf and taken part in a traditional Aboriginal ceremony on an Australian beach where their daughter was found dead last month, surrounded by a pack of dingoes.

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‘Schitt’s Creek’ cast pay tribute to Catherine O’Hara: ‘Hard to imagine a world without her in it’

Mark Daniell / torontosun - 'Catherine was extended family before she ever played my family,' Dan Levy said on Instagram

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