US border officials were told to stop Iran-born travellers officer says
US border officers working at Canadian border crossings were directed to stop travelers of Iranian descent for questioning following the killing of Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, an unnamed Customs and Border Patrol officer alleged in an email to an immigration attorney. (CNN)
Community mourns 3 Wisconsin girl scouts, 1 adult killed while picking up roadside trash in hit and run
LAKE HALLIE - As a western Wisconsin community grieved the deaths of three Girl Scouts and a parent who were struck by a pickup truck, authorities still had not released the names of the victims or a fourth girl who was critically injured but survived. (Wisconsin State Journal)Driver admits he was 'huffing' when he struck and killed four
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Northbound migrant group doubles in size
AGUA CALIENTE, Guatemala - Up to 3,000 migrants crossed from Honduras into Guatemala on Monday on a trek northward, after a standoff with police in riot gear and warnings from Washington that migrants should not try to enter the United States illegally. (Yahoo News)
Trudeau bars entry into Canada to non-citizens
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau updated Canadians on the federal government’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic on Monday afternoon. (True North)
Pakistan International Airlines flight crashes in Karachi
At least 11 people have been killed after a Pakistan International Airlines flight crashed Friday in the Pakistani city of Karachi, a hospital official said. (CNN)
One person arrested after explosion in Surrey
Surrey RCMP have not released many details, but say the person was "emotionally elevated" at the time of arrest. (The Province)
Dorian devastates Bahamas, at least one dead
Today the hurricane is pounding at the northern Bahamas in a slow, relentless advance, leaving wrecked homes, shredded roofs, tumbled cars and toppled power poles in its wake. This morning the hurricane was crawling westward at just 1mph, giving no respite to the Bahamas as it continues to lash the islands with destructive winds. (Daily Mail)
Bodies of 11 infants found in ceiling of closed funeral home
DETROIT - In a disturbing discovery, the bodies of 11 deceased infants were found in the ceiling of a shuttered funeral home in Detroit on Friday. (WTOP)Detroit former funeral home owner reveals where 11 infant bodies found
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Elderly couple sucked out of their house by tornado and hurled 600 ft. to their death
An elderly couple were hurled 600ft from their home and another woman died in her mobile home when tornadoes ripped through Missouri, causing devastation throughout the state. The Midwest storms killed another two people in Missouri earlier this week, as well as one death in Oklahoma and another in Iowa. (Daily Mail)
Worst riot in decades engulfs Paris
PARIS - France's most violent urban riot in a decade engulfed central Paris on Saturday as "yellow vest" activists torched cars, smashed windows, looted stores and tagged the Arc de Triomphe with multi-colored graffiti. (CBC News)
