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First responders were called to the scene of a “tragic incident” in Surrey, B.C., during a windstorm that swept through the South Coast Saturday. A woman died after being hit by a falling tree near 29th Avenue and 176 Street, according to the Surrey Police Service. Police say they were called in…

The Spider-Man spinoff “Kraven the Hunter” got off to a disastrous start in North American theatres this weekend. The movie starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson earned only US$11 million, according to studio estimates Sunday, making it one of the worst openings for a Marvel-adjacent property. Its box office take was even less than the film…

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry overwhelming the people with their ‘disappointments’ Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have reportedly made Netflix execs sigh from exhaustion over the Polo doc. News of this has come to light via some well-placed people. These sources explained the entire issue by noting that people in the decision-making chairs are ‘exhausted’ by…

It’s been a very long time since vendors sold the American chestnut on city sidewalks. It’s no longer the variety whose smell some people associate with Christmas time as it wafts from street carts. Because it’s virtually extinct. But memories of the American chestnut’s legacy keep resurfacing for the researchers who want to bring it…

A pensioner says his insurers have ‘done a complete u-turn’ after he complained when they refused a pay-out for Storm Darragh damage to his home – because the wind speed was 2mph ‘too slow’ to be a storm.

The Dragons breathed life into their Challenge Cup campaign, beating Newcastle 22-14 away from home

PM Shehbaz Sharif launches the last anti-polio campaign of 2024 by administering polio drops to children on December 15, 2024. — PID As the polio cases soared to 63 this year, the federal government is all set to begin its last vaccination drive of 2024 across 143 districts in the country from December 16 to…

Marilyn Wright says “a lot of people knew Lucy” Robinson, a mother of 10 who was her close friend.  So when Robinson passed away at age 81 earlier this year, she left many lives feeling a bit quieter. “Oh, she was a character,” Wright told CBC Hamilton. “She was tiny framed, but boy, could she go.”…

It wasn’t just a blip on the trade radar screen. The fact that Golden State reportedly acquired Brooklyn guard Dennis Schroder and a second-round pick on Saturday, sending back De’Anthony Melton and three second-round picks is something. Especially for the Bulls. It’s only mid-December and there’s movement between the haves and the have nots. The…