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Hundreds of wildfires burning across BC; international, national support...
KAMLOOPS (NEWS 1130) – There are currently more than 450 wildfires burning across British Columbia. According to the BC Wildfire Service, more than a dozen are considered wildfires of note, however the...
View ArticleNew Zealand woman dies as group jumps from bridge in Sicamous
SICAMOUS, B.C. – A 23-year-old New Zealand woman has died after she and three friends jumped from a bridge in Sicamous. RCMP say it happened at around 2 a.m. Wednesday when all four people leaped from...
View ArticleStrong but deep quake rattles New Zealand’s North Island
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A strong but deep earthquake has struck New Zealand’s North Island, causing the nation’s parliament to be briefly suspended as a precaution. There were no immediate reports of...
View ArticleMourners pay tribute to New Zealand victims, await burials
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Thousands of people paid tribute Sunday at makeshift memorials to the 50 people slain by a gunman at two mosques in Christchurch, while dozens of Muslims stood by to...
View ArticleStories of the victims of the New Zealand mosque attack
Fifty people were killed in a terror attack at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday. Some information on the victims who were lost: HUSNA AHMED Farid Ahmed refuses to turn his back on...
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Defiant vigil starts healing in New Zealand after massacre
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — They came together as one, more than 1,000 students from rival Christchurch schools and different religions, joining voices to honour the 50 lives lost in a massacre that...
View ArticleDutch prosecutors consider terror motive in tram shooting
UTRECHT, Netherlands — Dutch prosecutors said Tuesday they are taking very seriously the possibility that the deadly shooting on a tram in the central city of Utrecht was an act of terror. The nature...
View ArticleWhat to say (and not to say) in the wake of tragedy
“Thoughts and prayers” is basically a joke by now—especially when accompanied by nothing else. Generic statements are roundly criticized. Specific ones are picked apart. But still, when something...
View ArticleFather, son buried as New Zealand mosque funerals begin
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — A father and son who fled the civil war in Syria for “the safest country in the world” were buried before hundreds of mourners Wednesday, the first funerals for victims of...
View ArticleNew Zealanders in Vancouver gathering to mourn lives lost in mosque shooting
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Locals in Vancouver with a connection to New Zealand are gathering Wednesday evening to reflect on the lives lost when a white supremacist gunned down worshipers at two mosques....
View ArticleAfter mosque attacks, New Zealand banning ‘military-style’ guns
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced an immediate ban Thursday on sales of “military-style” semi-automatic and automatic weapons like the ones used in the attacks on...
View ArticleA closer look at New Zealand’s new weapons ban
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Only a week after attacks on two mosques in New Zealand killed 50 worshippers, the country has banned sales of “military-style” semi-automatic weapons and high-capacity...
View ArticleVancouver Island communities show solidarity with New Zealand
VANCOUVER ISLAND (NEWS 1130) – People across Vancouver Island came together on March 22 to make people from different faiths feel welcome in the wake of the mosque shootings in New Zealand that stunned...
View ArticleAustralian Parliament to make platforms curb livestreaming
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Parliament will pass legislation on Thursday that could imprison social media executives if their platforms stream violent images such as the New Zealand mosque...
View ArticleAccused Christchurch terrorist now charged with 50 counts of murder
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The man arrested in the New Zealand Christchurch terror attacks has now been charged with 50 counts of murder and 39 charges of attempted murder, according to New Zealand...
View ArticleNew Zealand mosque suspect to undergo mental health check
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AP) — A New Zealand judge on Friday ordered that the man accused of killing 50 people at two Christchurch mosques undergo two mental health assessments to determine if he’s...
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Sri Lanka minister: Easter bombings a response to NZ attacks
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A top Sri Lanka official said Tuesday the Easter bombings that killed 321 people were carried out by a Islamic fundamentalists in apparent retaliation for the New Zealand mosque...
View ArticleAccused New Zealand mosque shooter charged with terrorism
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand police on Tuesday filed a terrorism charge against the man accused of killing 51 people at two Christchurch mosques. Australian Brenton Harrison Tarrant, 28, was...
View ArticleSharer of New Zealand mosque shooting video gets 21 months
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A Christchurch businessman who shared a video of worshippers being slaughtered at a New Zealand mosque was sentenced on Tuesday to 21 months in prison. Philip Arps had...
View ArticleCanadian woman ‘shocked’, ‘distressed’ after random attack leaves Australian...
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A Canadian woman is “shocked and distressed” after she and her fiancé were randomly attacked while sleeping in their campervan in New Zealand on Friday, leaving the Australian...
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