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Dozens of wildfires torch forests in Chile, claiming at least 23 lives
Trees burn as flames and smoke engulf an area near Puren, Chile, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023. Wildfires are spreading in southern and central Chile, triggering evacuations and the declaration of a state of emergency in some regions. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
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Iran reports drone attack on defence facility
This is a locator map for Iran with its capital, Tehran. (AP Photo)
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Haiti police block roads, burn tires in protest
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Ottawa says ‘no willing partners’ to bring fire codes onto First Nations – including AFN
Assembly of First Nations National Chief, RoseAnne Archibald, speaks during her closing address at the Assembly of First Nations Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022. The federal Liberal government says it is without a willing partner to find a way to introduce fire codes onto reserves. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
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Having EMS, fire and police in same room could help response, former Calgary chief says
Police surround an ambulance in Calgary on May 28, 2008. Alberta Health Services says it is investigating why it took 30 minutes for an ambulance to respond after dogs attacked an 86-year-old woman in Calgary. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal
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About 500 people are evacuated from fire in South Korea shanty town
Smoke rises from a fire at Guryong village, the last slum in the glitzy Gangnam district, in Seoul, South Korea, January 20, 2023. Yonhap via REUTERS
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Vancouver tenants ordered to pay $500,000 after unit in ‘near-hoarding state’ catches fire
Two Vancouver tenants have been ordered to pay more than $500,000 following a November 2017 fire that broke out in their apartment and spread to other parts of the building. Media wait outside B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday June 2, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
canada
This First Nation elder created a healing centre in her backyard
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Worker dies after St. Catharines industrial fire
Niagara police say the lone worker hospitalized in a fire at a hazardous waste facility in St. Catharines, Ont., has died. Police block off a bridge on the Welland Canal following the early morning explosion and fire in St. Catharines, Ont., on Thursday, January 12, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alex Lupul
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Three employees remain missing after explosion at Quebec propane business near Montreal
Saint-Roch-de-L’Achigan Mayor Sebastien Marcil, left, and other officials prepare for a press conference after an explosion at a propane company, Thursday, January 12, 2023 in Saint Roch-de-L’Achigan, Que. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
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Friends remember children killed in Hamilton house fire
The residence at 14 Derby Street, Unit 4, is shown in Hamilton, Ont. on Friday, December 30, 2022.  Officials are set to provide an update this afternoon on a fatal fire in Hamilton that killed four people, including two children, last week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
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Two die in house fire at Comox, B.C.; cause of blaze under investigation
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Two children and mother who died in Hamilton house fire identified by school
Tim Beckett, Deputy Fire Marshall for the Province of Ontario, looks into the front entry of the residence at 14 Derby Street, Unit 4, in Hamilton, Ont. on Friday, December 30, 2022. A Hamilton school says two students and their mother were among the four people who died in a house fire in the city last week.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
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Two of three deaths following fire in New Tecumseth now considered homicides, OPP say
An Ontario Provincial Police logo is shown during a press conference in Barrie, Ont., on April 3, 2019. Provincial police remain on the scene today in an Ontario town where hundreds of modified cars descended this weekend for stunt driving, racing and other alleged dangerous driving behaviours. OPP Sgt. Jason Folz says the "car takeover" in Wasaga Beach, Ont. began Friday and continued early Sunday.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Notre Dame’s restoration enters a new phase as architects envision a new mix of the ancient and modern
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Winnipeg man faces second-degree murder charges after Christmas apartment fire
A Winnipeg Police Service shoulder badge is shown on an officer in Winnipeg on Nov. 5, 2019. A Winnipeg man is facing second-degree murder charges after two people died in an apartment fire on Christmas morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/John Woods
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No working smoke alarms in Hamilton house where fire killed four: Fire Marshal
The residence at 14 Derby Street, Unit 4, is shown in Hamilton, Ont. on Friday, December 30, 2022.  Officials are set to provide an update this afternoon on a fatal fire in Hamilton that killed four people, including two children, last week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
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Rescuers search for bodies in ruins of Cambodia casino fire
Rescue teams search for victims in a burned out part of the Grand Diamond City hotel-casino following a major fire at the complex in Poipet on December 30, 2022. - Rescuers scoured the charred ruins of a Cambodian hotel and casino complex on December 30 as the death toll from a fire that forced people to jump from windows rose to 25. (Photo by Tang Chhin Sothy and TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP) (Photo by TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP via Getty Images)
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Four dead, including two kids, after Hamilton house fire sends six people to hospital
Hamilton Fire Chief Dave Cunliffe speaks to the media near the residence at 14 Derby Street, Unit 4, in Hamilton, Ont. on Friday, December 30, 2022. Hamilton Police and the Office of the Ontario Fire Marshall are investigating the fatal fire that claimed the lives of two adults and two children. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Peter Power
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Massive fire at Cambodia hotel casino kills at least 19 people
A man points next to a destroyed part of the Grand Diamond City hotel-casino following a major fire in Poipet on December 29, 2022. - About 10 people are dead and more than a dozen on life support after a fire at a Cambodian border casino, with photos from the scene showing people desperately huddled on ledges and perched on windowsills in a bid to escape the flames. (Photo by Lillian SUWANRUMPHA / AFP) (Photo by LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA/AFP via Getty Images)
alberta
Ugly winter weather rocks Alberta and Saskatchewan, producing snow and freezing rain
Emergency responders attend the scene of a multi-vehicle accident and fire near Crossfield, Alta., Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022. The area was experiencing fog and freezing rain. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Two dead after Winnipeg apartment fire on Christmas morning
A Winnipeg Police Service shoulder badge is seen on September 2, 2021 at the Public Information Office in Winnipeg. Winnipeg police have confirmed that two people have died after a fire in the Central Park neighbourhood early on Christmas morning. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski
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One dead, nine injured in multi-vehicle crash near Calgary
The RCMP logo is seen outside Royal Canadian Mounted Police "E" Division Headquarters, in Surrey, B.C., on Friday, April 13, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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Winter weekends at the cabin are where we reconnect as a family
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Lufthansa flight lands at Chicago’s O’Hare after laptop fire
A passenger walks with luggage past holiday decorations at O'Hare International Airport on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)
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Passenger laptop fire forces plane evacuation at JFK Airport
FILE - Travelers make their way near a JetBlue sign ahead of the Fourth of July holiday weekend at John F. Kennedy International Airport on June 28, 2022. in New York. Emergency responders evacuated a JetBlue flight at JFK International Airport in New York City as a result of a laptop emitting smoke on a plane Saturday evening, Dec. 24, officials said. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, File)
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Five people killed in multiple fires in Quebec amid winter storm, police say
A Hydro Quebec truck is shown in an area without power in Montreal, Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022, following a winter storm in the region. Hydro-Québec is urging people without power to be careful after two deadly fires in the province, both of which are under investigation by provincial police. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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Firefighters in northern Alberta municipalities honoured for a job well done
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Staten Island Ferry engine fire prompts passenger evacuation
A New York City Fire Department (FDNY) fireboat sprays during the start of the New York City Marathon in New York City, U.S., November 6, 2022. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
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Major fire hits Chilean port, Codelco operations unaffected
FILE PHOTO: El logo de Codelco en su sede en Santiago, Chile. Marzo, 2018. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo
arts
Toronto recording studio linked to prominent Canadian musicians damaged in fire
Fire damage at Number 9 Audio Group is shown in Toronto on Monday Dec. 19, 2022. The recording space caught fire on Saturday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
arts
Part of haul from 2019 Dresden Green Vault museum jewelry heist recovered
FILE - Visitors stand in the Jewel Room during the reopening of the Green Vault Museum in Dresden's Royal Palace of the Dresden State Art Collections (SKD) in Dresden, Germany, May 30, 2020. German authorities said Saturday Dec. 17, 2022, that they have recovered a significant part of the 18th-century treasures stolen from Dresden's Green Vault museum in a spectacular break-in more than three years ago. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, file)
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At least 10 people dead after fire at apartment building in France
Policemen form the CRS antiriot unit stand guard outside a seven-storey apartment building where five children including a three-year-old were among 10 people killed when a fire broke out in the Mas-Du-Taureau neighbourhood of Vaulx-en-Velin, in the northern outskirts of Lyon, on December 16, 2022. - Fourteen people were injured, including four who required emergency treatment, after the fire erupted, the local authorities said. The fire was one of the deadliest such tragedies in a residential building in recent years, although the country has seen a sequence of similar incidents. (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER CHASSIGNOLE/AFP via Getty Images)
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One person dead, two suffer life-threatening injuries after early morning fire in Toronto
Red lights of a fire engine. Night time. Fire engine. Extinguishing the fire. Close-up of the red lights on top of a fire engine.
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Israeli military acknowledges troops fatally shot Palestinian girl during operation in West Bank
Mourners react as they attend the funeral of Palestinian Jana Zakarna in Jenin, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, December 12, 2022. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman
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Six killed, including two officers, in Australian ambush, siege
This picture taken on August 30, 2018 shows Australian police Senior Constable Stephan Pursell watching traffic approaching from South Australia at the remote Queensland border outside Birdsville. - In this isolated, arid, ferrous-red-and-orange moonscape fringing the Simpson Desert, dust, pesky flies, feral camels, wild dogs and deadly snakes are your main companions. (Photo by Saeed KHAN / AFP) / To go with Australia-police-rural-Birdsville-offbeat-lifestyle, Feature by Glenda KwekSAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images