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Peel Regional Police mourn retired dog Qaybre after life of crime solving
Qaybre retired from the force in 2021 at age 9

Author of the article:Jane Stevenson
Published Dec 05, 2025 • Last updated 1 day ago • 1 minute read

Retired Peel Regional Police Services Dog (PSD) Qaybre, affectionately called “Q,” alongside his partner, canine handler Sgt. Jennifer Dagg.
Retired Peel Regional Police Services Dog (PSD) Qaybre, affectionately called “Q,” alongside his partner, canine handler Sgt. Jennifer Dagg. PRP
Q is gone but not forgotten by the police force and communities that he faithfully served for nearly a decade.


Peel Regional Police announced the “unexpected” death of retired Police Services Dog (PSD) Qaybre, affectionately called “Q,” at age 13.


The canine served on the Peel police force for almost nine years alongside his partner, canine handler Sgt. Jennifer Dagg.

His call sign was K9-3.

Retired Peel Regional Police Services Dog (PSD) Qaybre, affectionately called “Q,” alongside his partner, canine handler Sgt. Jennifer Dagg.
Retired Peel Regional Police Services Dog (PSD) Qaybre, affectionately called “Q,” alongside his partner, canine handler Sgt. Jennifer Dagg. PRP
‘Always had his partner’s back’
During his time on the job, Qaybre assisted with thousands of calls, including break-and-enters, robberies, and missing-persons cases. K9-3 played a vital role in hundreds of arrests, the service noted.

“He took handler protection to heart and always had his partner’s back,” Peel Regional Police said in a statement of his relationship with Dagg.

Qaybre also successfully located numerous pieces of evidence during article searches, which have aided in criminal convictions.


Shortly before his retirement, one of Qaybre’s last calls was a search for a missing elderly man and after extensive tracking, the man’s life was saved when he was located by the police dog.

Retired Peel Regional Police Services Dog (PSD) Qaybre, affectionately called “Q.”
Retired Peel Regional Police Services Dog (PSD) Qaybre, affectionately called “Q.” PRP
Lived a happy retirement
When Qaybre retired in July 2021, the dog went on to enjoy his favourite hobbies including swimming, playing ball, and the occasional steak dinner.

He lived with his handler and family, enjoying retirement until his death.

“Although Qaybre’s retirement was cut short, his exemplary service and the significant contributions he made to protecting the region leave behind a legacy that will be remembered with deep respect and heartfelt gratitude,” said Peel Regional Police.

“Rest easy, Q.”

jstevenson@postmedia.com

Peel Regional Police mourn retired dog Qaybre after life of crime solving

The canine served on the Peel police force for almost nine years alongside his partner, canine handler Sgt. Jennifer Dagg.

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Rob Reiner, wife Michele reportedly found dead in Los Angeles home
Victims had lacerations consistent with stab wounds, TMZ reports, after bodies found in Brentwood residence

Author of the article:Jordan Ercit
Published Dec 14, 2025 • Last updated 3 hours ago • 2 minute read

Actor Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer at a movie premiere.
Actor Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer arrive at the premiere party for "The Wolf of Wall Street" at the Roseland Ballroom on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, in New York. Photo by Evan Agostini /Invision/AP
Oscar-nominated director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele have been found dead in their Los Angeles-area home, according to reports.


Multiple outlets were reporting that a 78-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman had been found dead in a Los Angeles-area home, which NBC Los Angeles had confirmed with “multiple law enforcement sources.”


TMZ reported that the deceased were Reiner and his wife Michele. Sources told TMZ the victims’ bodies had lacerations consistent with stab wounds.

Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to the city’s Brentwood neighbourhood west of Beverly Hills at about 3:30 p.m. PT, NBC reported.

Large police presence at home owned by Reiner
The outlet said police officers were then dispatched to the home “within a few minutes” to respond to reports of an “ambulance death investigation,” which is used by the Los Angeles Police Department for when firefighters notify them about a death, NBC reported.


Detectives from the department’s robbery and homicide division have been assigned to the case, NBC reported, adding that “several other LAPD officials said they were aware of the investigation but could not share any information.”

The Associated Press, however, reported that detectives were investigating an “apparent homicide.”

Neighbours told NBC that Reiner and his wife Michele lived at the home. The outlet also tracked down property records indicating the Reiners were the owners.


Actor-director nominated for Oscar in 1993
Reiner, 78, was nominated for an Oscar in 1993 for A Few Good Men and has been behind the camera for numerous other Hollywood hits including This is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally… and Misery.


He is also known for dozens of acting roles including his breakout in All in the Family as well as Sleepless in Seattle and The Wolf of Wall Street.

Messages to Reiner’s representatives were not immediately returned Sunday night, The Associated Press reported.

The son of comedy legend Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner had been married to photographer Michele Singer Reiner since 1989. The two met while he was directing When Harry Met Sally… and they have three children together.

Reiner was previously married to actor-director Penny Marshall from 1971 to 1981. He adopted her daughter Tracy Reiner. Carl Reiner died in 2020 at age 98 and Marshall died in 2018.

— With files from The Associated Press.

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Father and son gunmen kill at least 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach
One gunman was fatally shot by police and the second, who was arrested, was in critical condition, authorities said

Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Kristen Gelineau, Charlotte Graham-mclay And Rod Mcguirk
Published Dec 14, 2025 • Last updated 10 hours ago • 5 minute read

Belongings of members of the Jewish community are seen at the scene of a shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 15, 2025. Two gunmen who shot and killed 15 people at a Jewish celebration on Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach were a 50-year-old father and his 24-year-old son, Australian police said. Photo by DAVID GRAY /AFP via Getty Images
SYDNEY (AP) — Two gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi beach, killing 15 people, including a child, officials said Monday, in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an act of antisemitic terrorism that struck at the heart of the nation. The shooters were father and son, authorities said.


The massacre at one of Australia’s most popular beaches followed a wave of antisemitic attacks that have roiled the country over the past year, although the authorities didn’t suggest those and the shooting Sunday were connected. It was the deadliest shooting in almost three decades in a country with strict gun control laws.


One gunman, a 50-year-old man, was fatally shot by police. The other shooter, his 24-year-old son, was wounded and was being treated at a hospital, said Mal Lanyon, New South Wales police commissioner.

Police said one gunman was known to security services, but Lanyon said authorities had no indication of a planned attack.

Those killed were aged between 10- and 87-years-old, New South Wales Premier Chris Minns told reporters. At least 42 others were being treated at hospitals on Monday morning, several of them in a critical condition.


“What we saw yesterday was an act of pure evil, an act of antisemitism, an act of terrorism on our shores in an iconic Australian location, Bondi Beach, that is associated with joy, associated with families gathering, associated with celebrations,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday.

“It is forever tarnished by what has occurred.”

The shooting targeted a Jewish celebration
The violence erupted at the end of a summer day when thousands had flocked to Bondi Beach, an icon of Australia’s cultural life. They included hundreds gathered for the Chanukah by the Sea event celebrating the start of the eight-day Hanukkah festival.

The festivities included face painting and a petting zoo. Then mayhem erupted.


Chabad, an Orthodox Jewish movement that runs outreach worldwide and sponsors events during major Jewish holidays, identified one of the dead as Rabbi Eli Schlanger, assistant rabbi at Chabad of Bondi and an organizer of the event.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of an Israeli citizen, but gave no further details. French President Emmanuel Macron announced a French citizen, identified as Dan Elkayam, was among those killed.

None of the victims have been publicly named by Australian authorities. The gunmen haven’t been officially named either.

But stories of the victims began to emerge in local news outlets on Monday. Larisa Kleytman told reporters outside St Vincent’s Hospital that her husband, Alexander Kleytman was among the dead, according to The Australian newspaper.


The couple were both Holocaust survivors.

Police said emergency services were called at about 6:45 p.m., responding to reports of shots being fired. Video by onlookers showed people in bathing suits running from the water as shots rang out.

Separate footage showed two men in black shirts firing with long guns from a footbridge leading to the beach. One dramatic clip broadcast on Australian television showed a man appearing to tackle and disarm one gunman, before pointing the man’s weapon at him, then setting the gun on the ground.

Minns called the man, identified by relatives to Australian media as fruit shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed, a “genuine hero.”

Police enforce a cordon after a mass shooting at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. Photo by George Chan /Getty Images
Witnesses fled and hid as shots rang out
Arsen Ostrovsky, a lawyer attending the Hanukkah ceremony with his wife and daughters, was grazed in the head by a bullet. Ostrovsky said he moved from Israel to Australia two weeks ago to work for a Jewish advocacy group.


“What I saw today was pure evil, just an absolute bloodbath. Bodies strewn everywhere,” he told The Associated Press in an email from the hospital. “I never thought would be possible here in Australia.”

Lachlan Moran, 32, from Melbourne, told the AP he was waiting for his family when he heard shots.

“I sprinted as quickly as I could,” Moran said. He said he heard shooting off and on for about five minutes. “Everyone just dropped all their possessions and everything and were running and people were crying and it was just horrible.”

Antisemitic attacks have roiled Australia
Albanese vowed the violence would be met with “a moment of national unity where Australians across the board will embrace their fellow Australians of Jewish faith.” Some of his political opponents and Israel’s government accused him of not having done enough to prevent such a horror.


Australia, a country of 28 million people, is home to about 117,000 Jews, according to official figures. Antisemitic incidents, including assaults, vandalism, threats and intimidation, surged more than threefold in the country during the year after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel launched a war on Hamas in Gaza in response, the government’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Jillian Segal reported in July.

Last year, the country was rocked by antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Synagogues and cars were torched, businesses and homes graffitied and Jews attacked in those cities, where 85% of the nation’s Jewish population lives.

Albanese in August blamed Iran for two of the attacks and cut diplomatic ties to Tehran.


Israel urged Australia’s government to address crimes targeting Jews. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he warned Australia’s leaders months ago about the dangers of failing to take action against antisemitism. He claimed Australia’s decision — in line with scores of other countries — to recognize a Palestinian state “pours fuel on the antisemitic fire.”

“Your government did nothing to stop the spread of antisemitism in Australia … and the result is the horrific attacks on Jews we saw today,” Netanyahu said.

Police will investigate what happened

Authorities were not looking for anyone else in connection with the massacre, said Lanyon. Police pledged a “thorough” investigation, he added.

Further inquiries are likely to be announced.


Two improvised explosive devices were found at the scene. Bomb disposal experts rendered them safe.

Lanyon described them as “rudimentary” devices that would have been detonated by a wick rather than a phone or electronically.

Shooting deaths in Australia are rare
Minns said there would “almost certainly” be gun law changes after the massacre. The 50-year-old gunman who was shot dead was found to have six firearms when law enforcement raided the property where he’d been staying, police said.

Questions about how he was able to acquire them gathered pace on Monday, in part because mass shootings in Australia are extremely rare. A 1996 massacre in the Tasmanian town of Port Arthur, where a lone gunman killed 35 people, prompted the government to drastically tighten gun laws, making it much more difficult to acquire firearms.


Significant mass shootings this century included two murder-suicides with death tolls of five people in 2014 and seven in 2018, in which gunmen killed their own families and themselves.

In 2022, six people were killed in a shootout between police and Christian extremists at a rural property in Queensland state.

World leaders express shock and grief
After the massacre, messages flooded in from leaders around the world.

King Charles III said he and Queen Camilla were “appalled and saddened by the most dreadful antisemitic terrorist attack.” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on X he was horrified, and his “heart is with the Jewish community worldwide.”

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a post on X: “The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Australia targeting a Jewish celebration. Antisemitism has no place in this world.”

Father and son gunmen kill at least 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach

The massacre at one of Australia's most popular and iconic beaches followed a wave of antisemitic attacks that have roiled the country.

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French farmers spray manure, keep up road blocks over cow 'mass slaughter'
Many farmers in southern and southwest France have been incensed by the use of police force and the government's mass slaughter policy to contain the spread of nodular dermatitis, widely known as lumpy skin disease

Author of the article:AFP
AFP
by Karine Albertazzi with Germain Michelet in Carbonne
Published Dec 14, 2025 • Last updated 15 hours ago • 3 minute read

French farmers are unhappy with the government's management of an outbreak of lumpy skin disease.
French farmers are unhappy with the government's management of an outbreak of lumpy skin disease. Photo by Idriss Bigou-Gilles /AFP
Bordeaux (AFP) — Farmers sprayed manure on government offices and kept up roadblocks in southern France on Sunday in protest against a mass cull of cows as officials urged Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to urgently intervene.


Many farmers in southern and southwest France have been incensed by the use of police force and the government’s mass slaughter policy to contain the spread of nodular dermatitis, widely known as lumpy skin disease.


Farmers have blocked roads after veterinarians on Friday slaughtered a herd of more than 200 cows in a village near the Spanish border after discovering a single case of the disease. Police had used tear gas to clear away angry demonstrators protecting the cattle.

“New blockades are underway,” Bertrand Venteau, head of hard-line farmers’ union Coordination Rurale, told AFP. “It’s continuing and spreading.”

A tractor sprays liquid manure on the facade of a local government building during a protest in the southern French town of Millau. (Idriss Bigou-Gilles/AFP)
A tractor sprays liquid manure on the facade of a local government building during a protest in the southern French town of Millau. (Idriss Bigou-Gilles/AFP) Photo by Idriss Bigou-Gilles /AFP
While the leading FNSEA farming union supports the government’s strategy, Coordination Rurale and another union have called for protests, demanding a widespread vaccination campaign instead.


Critics say the current state approach is not effective, often destroying a farmer’s lifetime of work.

– ‘We are at war’ –

On the A64 motorway, which has been blocked since Friday evening by dozens of tractors, farmers set up Christmas trees.

“We’re here to spend the holidays,” said Cedric Baron, a cattle farmer.

A farmer drives a tractor during a protest in Saint-Jean-de-Luz. (Gaizka IROZ/AFP)
A farmer drives a tractor during a protest in Saint-Jean-de-Luz. (Gaizka IROZ/AFP) Photo by Gaizka IROZ /AFP
Around 50 farmers blocked the N88 highway near the southern town of Albi.

“We are at war,” said another protester, Cedric Nespoulos. “As long as the government does not give up on mass slaughter, we will be here.”

In the town of Millau, farmers sprayed liquid manure on the facade of a local government building as tractors and trucks dumped bales of hay, tires, and garbage in front of it.

Theo Alary, a sheep farmer, said the mass slaughter strategy was not working as the disease was spreading.


“Culling animals just like that, with a snap of the fingers, riot police everywhere, we’re kicking everyone out and killing everyone,” he said. “What is this?”

Carole Delga, head of the southern region of Occitanie, which has emerged as the epicentre of the outbreak, urged Lecornu to intervene to avoid an escalation.

“With each passing hour, indignation and anger are rising inexorably in the face of people’s despair,” she said in an open letter to the prime minister.

“It is time for you to intervene to ensure, as soon as possible, a frank and sincere dialogue with the farmers,” she added.

French veterinarians slaughtered a herd of cows due to an outbreak of lumpy skin disease after police dispersed angry farmers trying to protect them. (ROMAIN PERROCHEAU/AFP)
French veterinarians slaughtered a herd of cows due to an outbreak of lumpy skin disease after police dispersed angry farmers trying to protect them. (ROMAIN PERROCHEAU/AFP) Photo by ROMAIN PERROCHEAU /AFP
Delga said many French people were “shocked” by the images of animals being slaughtered.

“They do not understand the massive use of force by the police,” she said, referring to the culling of the entire herd in the village of Les Bordes-sur-Arize.


“We must do everything we can to avoid escalation and confrontation.”

– ‘Tragedy’ –
Government spokeswoman Maud Bregeon said the government opted for “the most effective health protocol” and added that law enforcement would intervene again if need be.

“Three thousand animals have been slaughtered since the outbreak of this disease, and we know that this is a tragedy,” she said.

“However, this represents 0.02 percent of the French livestock population and allows us to protect the rest.”

Lumpy skin disease, which cannot be passed to humans but can be fatal for cattle, first appeared in France in June.

A farmer, carrying a Christmas tree in his tractor, takes part in the blockade of the A64 motorway to protest the culling of cows. (Germain MICHELET/AFP)
A farmer, carrying a Christmas tree in his tractor, takes part in the blockade of the A64 motorway to protest the culling of cows. (Germain MICHELET/AFP) Photo by Germain MICHELET /AFP
The official strategy to stamp out what the authorities describe as a very contagious disease has been to slaughter all animals in affected herds, as well as the “emergency vaccination” of all cattle within a 50-kilometre (30-mile) radius.

Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard said on Saturday the government planned to vaccinate one million head of cattle in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine and Occitanie regions.

She was set to travel to Occitanie on Monday to oversee the start of the vaccination campaign in the region.

French farmers spray manure, keep up road blocks over cow 'mass slaughter'

Police had used tear gas to clear away angry demonstrators protecting the cattle.

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Father and son gunmen kill at least 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach
One gunman was fatally shot by police and the second, who was arrested, was in critical condition, authorities said

Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Kristen Gelineau, Charlotte Graham-mclay And Rod Mcguirk
Published Dec 14, 2025 • Last updated 10 hours ago • 5 minute read

Belongings of members of the Jewish community are seen at the scene of a shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney on December 15, 2025. Two gunmen who shot and killed 15 people at a Jewish celebration on Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach were a 50-year-old father and his 24-year-old son, Australian police said. Photo by DAVID GRAY /AFP via Getty Images
SYDNEY (AP) — Two gunmen opened fire during a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney’s Bondi beach, killing 15 people, including a child, officials said Monday, in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an act of antisemitic terrorism that struck at the heart of the nation. The shooters were father and son, authorities said.


The massacre at one of Australia’s most popular beaches followed a wave of antisemitic attacks that have roiled the country over the past year, although the authorities didn’t suggest those and the shooting Sunday were connected. It was the deadliest shooting in almost three decades in a country with strict gun control laws.


One gunman, a 50-year-old man, was fatally shot by police. The other shooter, his 24-year-old son, was wounded and was being treated at a hospital, said Mal Lanyon, New South Wales police commissioner.

Police said one gunman was known to security services, but Lanyon said authorities had no indication of a planned attack.

Those killed were aged between 10- and 87-years-old, New South Wales Premier Chris Minns told reporters. At least 42 others were being treated at hospitals on Monday morning, several of them in a critical condition.


“What we saw yesterday was an act of pure evil, an act of antisemitism, an act of terrorism on our shores in an iconic Australian location, Bondi Beach, that is associated with joy, associated with families gathering, associated with celebrations,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday.

“It is forever tarnished by what has occurred.”

The shooting targeted a Jewish celebration
The violence erupted at the end of a summer day when thousands had flocked to Bondi Beach, an icon of Australia’s cultural life. They included hundreds gathered for the Chanukah by the Sea event celebrating the start of the eight-day Hanukkah festival.

The festivities included face painting and a petting zoo. Then mayhem erupted.


Chabad, an Orthodox Jewish movement that runs outreach worldwide and sponsors events during major Jewish holidays, identified one of the dead as Rabbi Eli Schlanger, assistant rabbi at Chabad of Bondi and an organizer of the event.

Israel’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of an Israeli citizen, but gave no further details. French President Emmanuel Macron announced a French citizen, identified as Dan Elkayam, was among those killed.

None of the victims have been publicly named by Australian authorities. The gunmen haven’t been officially named either.

But stories of the victims began to emerge in local news outlets on Monday. Larisa Kleytman told reporters outside St Vincent’s Hospital that her husband, Alexander Kleytman was among the dead, according to The Australian newspaper.


The couple were both Holocaust survivors.

Police said emergency services were called at about 6:45 p.m., responding to reports of shots being fired. Video by onlookers showed people in bathing suits running from the water as shots rang out.

Separate footage showed two men in black shirts firing with long guns from a footbridge leading to the beach. One dramatic clip broadcast on Australian television showed a man appearing to tackle and disarm one gunman, before pointing the man’s weapon at him, then setting the gun on the ground.

Minns called the man, identified by relatives to Australian media as fruit shop owner Ahmed al Ahmed, a “genuine hero.”

Police enforce a cordon after a mass shooting at Bondi Beach on December 14, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. Photo by George Chan /Getty Images
Witnesses fled and hid as shots rang out
Arsen Ostrovsky, a lawyer attending the Hanukkah ceremony with his wife and daughters, was grazed in the head by a bullet. Ostrovsky said he moved from Israel to Australia two weeks ago to work for a Jewish advocacy group.


“What I saw today was pure evil, just an absolute bloodbath. Bodies strewn everywhere,” he told The Associated Press in an email from the hospital. “I never thought would be possible here in Australia.”

Lachlan Moran, 32, from Melbourne, told the AP he was waiting for his family when he heard shots.

“I sprinted as quickly as I could,” Moran said. He said he heard shooting off and on for about five minutes. “Everyone just dropped all their possessions and everything and were running and people were crying and it was just horrible.”

Antisemitic attacks have roiled Australia
Albanese vowed the violence would be met with “a moment of national unity where Australians across the board will embrace their fellow Australians of Jewish faith.” Some of his political opponents and Israel’s government accused him of not having done enough to prevent such a horror.


Australia, a country of 28 million people, is home to about 117,000 Jews, according to official figures. Antisemitic incidents, including assaults, vandalism, threats and intimidation, surged more than threefold in the country during the year after Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and Israel launched a war on Hamas in Gaza in response, the government’s Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Jillian Segal reported in July.

Last year, the country was rocked by antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Synagogues and cars were torched, businesses and homes graffitied and Jews attacked in those cities, where 85% of the nation’s Jewish population lives.

Albanese in August blamed Iran for two of the attacks and cut diplomatic ties to Tehran.


Israel urged Australia’s government to address crimes targeting Jews. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he warned Australia’s leaders months ago about the dangers of failing to take action against antisemitism. He claimed Australia’s decision — in line with scores of other countries — to recognize a Palestinian state “pours fuel on the antisemitic fire.”

“Your government did nothing to stop the spread of antisemitism in Australia … and the result is the horrific attacks on Jews we saw today,” Netanyahu said.

Police will investigate what happened

Authorities were not looking for anyone else in connection with the massacre, said Lanyon. Police pledged a “thorough” investigation, he added.

Further inquiries are likely to be announced.


Two improvised explosive devices were found at the scene. Bomb disposal experts rendered them safe.

Lanyon described them as “rudimentary” devices that would have been detonated by a wick rather than a phone or electronically.

Shooting deaths in Australia are rare
Minns said there would “almost certainly” be gun law changes after the massacre. The 50-year-old gunman who was shot dead was found to have six firearms when law enforcement raided the property where he’d been staying, police said.

Questions about how he was able to acquire them gathered pace on Monday, in part because mass shootings in Australia are extremely rare. A 1996 massacre in the Tasmanian town of Port Arthur, where a lone gunman killed 35 people, prompted the government to drastically tighten gun laws, making it much more difficult to acquire firearms.


Significant mass shootings this century included two murder-suicides with death tolls of five people in 2014 and seven in 2018, in which gunmen killed their own families and themselves.

In 2022, six people were killed in a shootout between police and Christian extremists at a rural property in Queensland state.

World leaders express shock and grief
After the massacre, messages flooded in from leaders around the world.

King Charles III said he and Queen Camilla were “appalled and saddened by the most dreadful antisemitic terrorist attack.” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on X he was horrified, and his “heart is with the Jewish community worldwide.”

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a post on X: “The United States strongly condemns the terrorist attack in Australia targeting a Jewish celebration. Antisemitism has no place in this world.”

Father and son gunmen kill at least 15 people at Sydney’s Bondi Beach

The massacre at one of Australia's most popular and iconic beaches followed a wave of antisemitic attacks that have roiled the country.

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why didnt the good samaritan kill the terrorist?

 

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High-speed passenger train kills 7 elephants crossing railway tracks in northeast India
Five train coaches and the engine derailed following the impact, but there were no human casualties

Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Wasbir Hussain
Published Dec 20, 2025 • 1 minute read

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A carcass of an Asiatic wild elephant being removed from a railway track after a speeding train hit a heard of wild elephant in the early morning in Changjurai village east of Guwahati, India, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. Photo by Anupam Nath /AP
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Seven wild Asiatic elephants were killed and a calf was injured when a high-speed passenger train collided with a herd crossing the tracks in India’s northeastern state of Assam early Saturday, local authorities said.


The train driver spotted the herd of about 100 elephants and used the emergency brakes, but the train still hit some of the animals, Indian Railways spokesman Kapinjal Kishore Sharma told The Associated Press.


Five train coaches and the engine derailed following the impact, but there were no human casualties, Sharma said.

Veterinarians carried out autopsies on the dead elephants, which were to be buried later in the day.

The accident site is a forested area around 125 kilometers (78 miles) southeast of Assam’s capital city of Guwahati. Railway tracks in the state are frequented by elephants, but Indian Railways said in a statement the accident location wasn’t a designated elephant corridor.

The Rajdhani Express train, traveling from Sairang in Mizoram state bordering Myanmar, was bound for the national capital of New Delhi with 650 passengers onboard when it hit with elephants.


“We delinked the coaches which were not derailed, and the train resumed its journey for New Delhi. Around 200 passengers who were in the five derailed coaches have been moved to Guwahati in a different train,” Sharma said.

Speeding trains hitting wild elephants is not rare in Assam, which is home to an estimated 7,000 wild Asiatic elephants, one of the highest concentrations of the pachyderm in India. Since 2020, at least a dozen elephants have been killed by speeding trains across the state.

Wild elephants often stray into human habitations this time of year, when rice fields are ready for harvesting.

High-speed passenger train kills 7 elephants crossing railway tracks in northeast India

Wild elephants often stray into human habitations this time of year, when rice fields are ready for harvesting.

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High-speed passenger train kills 7 elephants crossing railway tracks in northeast India
Five train coaches and the engine derailed following the impact, but there were no human casualties

Author of the article:Associated Press
Associated Press
Wasbir Hussain
Published Dec 20, 2025 • 1 minute read

122025-India-Elephants-Accident
A carcass of an Asiatic wild elephant being removed from a railway track after a speeding train hit a heard of wild elephant in the early morning in Changjurai village east of Guwahati, India, Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. Photo by Anupam Nath /AP
GUWAHATI, India (AP) — Seven wild Asiatic elephants were killed and a calf was injured when a high-speed passenger train collided with a herd crossing the tracks in India’s northeastern state of Assam early Saturday, local authorities said.


The train driver spotted the herd of about 100 elephants and used the emergency brakes, but the train still hit some of the animals, Indian Railways spokesman Kapinjal Kishore Sharma told The Associated Press.


Five train coaches and the engine derailed following the impact, but there were no human casualties, Sharma said.

Veterinarians carried out autopsies on the dead elephants, which were to be buried later in the day.

The accident site is a forested area around 125 kilometers (78 miles) southeast of Assam’s capital city of Guwahati. Railway tracks in the state are frequented by elephants, but Indian Railways said in a statement the accident location wasn’t a designated elephant corridor.

The Rajdhani Express train, traveling from Sairang in Mizoram state bordering Myanmar, was bound for the national capital of New Delhi with 650 passengers onboard when it hit with elephants.


“We delinked the coaches which were not derailed, and the train resumed its journey for New Delhi. Around 200 passengers who were in the five derailed coaches have been moved to Guwahati in a different train,” Sharma said.

Speeding trains hitting wild elephants is not rare in Assam, which is home to an estimated 7,000 wild Asiatic elephants, one of the highest concentrations of the pachyderm in India. Since 2020, at least a dozen elephants have been killed by speeding trains across the state.

Wild elephants often stray into human habitations this time of year, when rice fields are ready for harvesting.
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High-speed passenger train kills 7 elephants crossing railway tracks in northeast India

Wild elephants often stray into human habitations this time of year, when rice fields are ready for harvesting.

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Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK, dies at 35 after leukemia reveal
'She will always be in our hearts,' her family said in a statement

Author of the article:Ling Hui
Published Dec 31, 2025 • Last updated 19 hours ago • 2 minute read

Tatiana Schlossberg, daughter of Caroline Kennedy, ambassador of the United States to Australia, addresses the audience during the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award ceremony, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, in Boston.
Tatiana Schlossberg, daughter of Caroline Kennedy, ambassador of the United States to Australia, addresses the audience during the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award ceremony, Sunday, Oct. 29, 2023, at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, in Boston.
Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of late U.S. president John F. Kennedy, has died following a battle with terminal cancer at the age of 35.

Her family issued a statement posted on social media by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.


“Our beautiful Tatiana passed away (Tuesday) morning. She will always be in our hearts,” the statement read.



Schlossberg is the daughter of Kennedy’s daughter, Caroline Kennedy, and designer Edwin Schlossberg.

Public disclosure
In November, she revealed in a New Yorker essay that she was battling acute myeloid leukemia.

She said she was diagnosed in May 2024 at 34 when she was in the hospital for the birth of her second child. Her doctor had noticed her white blood cell count was high, which turned out to be a rare form of acute myeloid leukemia.

Schlossberg wrote she had undergone rounds of chemotherapy and two stem cell transplants and participated in clinical trials.

“During the latest clinical trial, my doctor told me that he could keep me alive for a year, maybe,” she wrote. “My first thought was that my kids, whose faces live permanently on the inside of my eyelids, wouldn’t remember me.”


Critical of cousin
Her essay also criticized her cousin Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the secretary of health and human services, for his opposition to government-funded medical research and vaccines.

Schlossberg was a reporter covering climate change and the environment for the Science section of The New York Times.

Maria Shriver, a niece of John F. Kennedy and a former award-winning TV journalist, remembered her as “valiant, strong, courageous” in a tribute posted on X.

“Tatiana was a great journalist, and she used her words to educate others about the earth and how to save it,” Shriver wrote.

She went on to add: “Tatiana was the light, the humour, the joy. She was smart, wicked smart, as they say, and sassy. She was fun, funny loving, caring, a perfect daughter, sister, mother, cousin, niece, friend, all of it…”

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JFK Library Foundation on Instagram: "Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts. George, Edwin and Josephine Moran Ed, Caroline, Jack, Rose and Rory"

86K likes, 4,637 comments - jfklibraryfdn on December 30, 2025: "Our beautiful Tatiana passed away this morning. She will always be in our hearts. George, Edwin and Josephine Moran Ed, Caroline, Jack, Rose and Rory".

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A Battle with My Blood

When I was diagnosed with leukemia, my first thought was that this couldn’t be happening to me, to my family.

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Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK, dies at 35 after leukemia reveal

Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of late U.S. president John F. Kennedy, has died following a battle with terminal cancer.

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Giraffe dies after being caught in opening habitat door at Toronto Zoo
Kiko panicked and sustained injuries that, due to the unique anatomy of his species, proved fatal

Author of the article:Canadian Press
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Published Jan 02, 2026 • Last updated 4 hours ago • 1 minute read

The Toronto-Zoo said Kiko, a 13-year-old male Masai giraffe, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026 after became caught in an opening door.
The Toronto-Zoo said Kiko, a 13-year-old male Masai giraffe, died Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026 after became caught in an opening door. Photo by Toronto Zoo /Facebook
TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo says a 13-year-old giraffe has died after getting caught in an opening door to his behind-the-scenes habitat.


A post on the zoo’s Facebook page says Kiko, the male Masai giraffe, was being given access to an additional area of his habitat on Thursday when he began exploring the space and became caught.


The zoo says staff immediately responded, but Kiko panicked and sustained injuries that, due to the unique anatomy of his species, proved fatal.

The statement says Masai giraffes have delicate heads and a six-foot neck “capable of moving forward, backward, up, down, and side-to-side, allowing their head position to shift quickly.”

The giraffe’s body has been sent to the University of Guelph for a full postmortem, and the zoo says its health and safety services team is investigating.

It says the number of Masai giraffes have dropped to just over 43,000 and in 2018 they were listed as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

“While this appears to be a very tragic and unfortunate incident, as an accredited zoo, we will share the findings once the full investigation has concluded,” the statement says.

“We are committed to learning from this tragedy and sharing any findings with our broader community, and we are determined to learn from this tragedy to prevent anything like it from occurring again.”

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The Toronto Zoo says a 13-year-old giraffe has died after getting caught in an opening door to his behind-the-scenes habitat.

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Brad Arnold, founder and lead singer of rock band 3 Doors Down, dies at 47
'The family is deeply grateful for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time'

Author of the article:Spiro Papuckoski
Published Feb 07, 2026 • Last updated 8 hours ago • 2 minute read

Brad Arnold, singer and founding member of 3 Doors Down, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 47.
Brad Arnold, singer and founding member of 3 Doors Down, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 47. Photo by Frank Micelotta / Files /Getty Images
Brad Arnold, the founder, lead singer and songwriter for American rock band 3 Doors Down, has died at the age of 47 after a battle with kidney cancer.

The group said Arnold died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday.


“With his beloved wife Jennifer and his family by his side, he passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep after his courageous battle with cancer,” the band said in a statement shared to Facebook.

Arnold helped form the band in 1996 in Escatawpa, Miss., and was the original drummer. He wrote and produced the hit “Kryptonite,” which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.



“Above all, he was a devout husband to Jennifer, and his kindness, humor, and generosity touched everyone fortunate enough to know him,” the band continued. “Those closest to him will remember not only his talent, but his warmth, humility, faith, and deep love for his family and friends.

“The family is deeply grateful for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time and kindly asks that their privacy be respected.”

In May 2025, Arnold revealed the cancer diagnosis in a video message to his fans.

“Got some not so good news for you today,” Arnold said. “So, I’d been sick a couple of weeks ago and then went to the hospital and got checked out, and actually got the diagnosis that I had a clear cell renal cell carcinoma that had metastasized into my lung. And it’s stage four, and that’s not real good.”

However, Arnold said his faith helped him face the disease head on and without fear.

“But you know what? We serve a mighty God, and he can overcome anything,” he said. “So I have no fear. I really sincerely am not scared of it at all. But it is gonna force us to cancel our tour this summer. And we’re sorry for that. And I’d love for you to lift me up in prayer every chance you get. And I think it is time for me to go listen to “It’s Not My Time” a little bit, right?”

The band said Arnold will be deeply missed.

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Brad Arnold, founder and lead singer of rock band 3 Doors Down, dies at 47
'The family is deeply grateful for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time'

Author of the article:Spiro Papuckoski
Published Feb 07, 2026 • Last updated 8 hours ago • 2 minute read

Brad Arnold, singer and founding member of 3 Doors Down, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 47.
Brad Arnold, singer and founding member of 3 Doors Down, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 47. Photo by Frank Micelotta / Files /Getty Images
Brad Arnold, the founder, lead singer and songwriter for American rock band 3 Doors Down, has died at the age of 47 after a battle with kidney cancer.

The group said Arnold died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday.


“With his beloved wife Jennifer and his family by his side, he passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, in his sleep after his courageous battle with cancer,” the band said in a statement shared to Facebook.

Arnold helped form the band in 1996 in Escatawpa, Miss., and was the original drummer. He wrote and produced the hit “Kryptonite,” which peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.



“Above all, he was a devout husband to Jennifer, and his kindness, humor, and generosity touched everyone fortunate enough to know him,” the band continued. “Those closest to him will remember not only his talent, but his warmth, humility, faith, and deep love for his family and friends.

“The family is deeply grateful for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time and kindly asks that their privacy be respected.”

In May 2025, Arnold revealed the cancer diagnosis in a video message to his fans.

“Got some not so good news for you today,” Arnold said. “So, I’d been sick a couple of weeks ago and then went to the hospital and got checked out, and actually got the diagnosis that I had a clear cell renal cell carcinoma that had metastasized into my lung. And it’s stage four, and that’s not real good.”

However, Arnold said his faith helped him face the disease head on and without fear.

“But you know what? We serve a mighty God, and he can overcome anything,” he said. “So I have no fear. I really sincerely am not scared of it at all. But it is gonna force us to cancel our tour this summer. And we’re sorry for that. And I’d love for you to lift me up in prayer every chance you get. And I think it is time for me to go listen to “It’s Not My Time” a little bit, right?”

The band said Arnold will be deeply missed.

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Brad Arnold, the founder, lead singer and songwriter for 3 Doors Down, has died at the age of 47 after a battle with cancer. Read more.

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Ex-FBI agent fears Savannah Guthrie's missing mother Nancy is dead
'You have to allow for the possibility that this was something more or something other than a kidnapping'


Author of the article:Brad Hunter
Published Feb 10, 2026 • Last updated 8 hours ago • 1 minute read

An image of Savannah Guthrie and her mother Nancy posted to the Today show host's Instagram.
An image of Savannah Guthrie and her mother Nancy posted to the Today show host's Instagram. Photo by Instagram
There is little evidence that the missing mother of Today Show star Savannah Guthrie is still alive.


Nancy Guthrie, 84, vanished from her million-dollar Tucson, Arizona home overnight on Jan. 31.


Since her disappearance, the investigation has been shrouded in mystery. A $6-million ransom has been asked, but that, too, is murky.

Former FBI assistant director Chris Swecker fears that Nancy Guthrie is dead and doubts she is being held by ruthless kidnappers.

“I’m very skeptical of this,” Swecker told Fox News. “Is this really a kidnapping? Does somebody really have her, and is she really alive?”

Savannah Guthrie case. TORONTO SUN GRAPHIC
Savannah Guthrie case. TORONTO SUN GRAPHIC
Savannah Guthrie and her two siblings took to social media to beg their mother’s abductor to return her safely. They also agreed to pay the ransom. Swecker remains skeptical.

“If this were a kidnapping, it would be a very simple matter to authenticate and provide proof of life,” Swecker said, adding that no evidence had been “credibly authenticated at this point.”

“You have to allow for the possibility that this was something more or something other than a kidnapping.”


The veteran fed was also puzzled by the escalating demands that have soared from $1 million to $6 million in just days.

Swecker added: “Remember now, it was 1 million not too long ago. All of a sudden, it’s 6 million. I really think there’s a third party here that’s just playing with them, opportunists who think they can exploit this situation.”

So far, there have been at least two purported ransom messages.

Savannah Guthrie, centre, holds her brother, Camron, and sister, Annie's hands as she speaks to their mother's possible captors in a video posted on Instagram.
Savannah Guthrie, centre, holds her brother, Camron, and sister, Annie’s hands as she speaks to their mother’s possible captors in a video posted on Instagram. Photo by Savannah Guthrie /Instagram
A second ransom deadline for Nancy Guthrie has come and gone, but federal authorities say they are “not aware” of any contact between the family and her alleged kidnappers.

Anyone with tips or leads is asked to call 1-800-CALL-FBI or the Pima County Sheriff’s Department at 520-351-4900.

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Catherine O'Hara's cause of death revealed
The 'Schitt’s Creek' alum died at the age of 71 last month


Author of the article:Mark Daniell
Published Feb 09, 2026 • Last updated 12 hours ago • 3 minute read

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Catherine O'Hara poses for photographers upon arrival at the UK premiere of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in London. Photo by Scott A Garfitt /Invision/AP
Catherine O’Hara’s cause of death has been revealed.


TMZ reported Monday that the Canadian comic legend died of a pulmonary embolism, which is a blood clot in the lungs, with rectal cancer listed as an underlying cause.


The Schitt’s Creek alum died at the age of 71 in Los Angeles last month after “a brief illness,” Variety and Deadline reported on Jan. 30.

According to her death certificate, which TMZ obtained, the two-time Emmy winner was cremated and her remains were given to her husband, Bo Welch.

O’Hara’s death shocked the entertainment world on Jan. 30 with a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Fire Department telling PEOPLE that they received a call at 4:48 a.m. and that the actress was transported to hospital “in serious condition” after suffering from “breathing difficulty.”

After getting her start as part of Second City in Toronto in the early 1970s, O’Hara went on to star in such films as Beetlejuice, After Hours and the first two Home Alone movies, in which she played the mother of Macaulay Culkin’s Kevin McAlister character.


She found renewed success playing Moira Rose alongside Eugene Levy (as her onscreen husband Johnny Rose), his son Dan (David Rose) and Annie Murphy (Alexis Rose) on Schitt’s Creek, which ran for six seasons between 2015 and 2020.

Most recently she played a discarded Hollywood exec in the Apple TV series The Studio, alongside Seth Rogen.

O’Hara ‘gaunt’ but ‘upbeat’ in final public appearance
Those who saw O’Hara in one of her final public appearances at the 2025 Angel Awards in Los Angeles last October couldn’t help but notice she looked noticeably frail, according to Daily Mail.

One guest told the outlet that the actress “looked very slender,” adding, “it was noticeable.” The source described her face as “almost gaunt,” but emphasized that she still looked beautiful. “She is a striking-looking woman — and she had a touch of glam going on. She hid her figure in a bulky green pinstriped suit.”

“She seemed to be in great spirits, however, and was very friendly and upbeat and lovely,” the insider added.


Rare genetic defect
During a 2020 interview on winemaker Kathryn Hall’s Virtual Happy Hour, O’Hara revealed that she suffered from situs inversus, a rare genetic condition in which which the organs in your chest and abdomen are positioned in reverse.

“I’m a freak,” she said, according to USA Today. “I don’t even know the name because I don’t want to know the name.”

O’Hara, who learned about the condition after getting an electrocardiography test and an x-ray exam, said she strove to know as little as possible about the abnormality.

“People are gonna think I’m so ignorant not to know this, but I kind of don’t want to know, because I didn’t know before,” she said.

O’Hara remembered as ‘a wonderful person‘
Following the news of her death, tributes poured in on social media for the comedy giant.

O’Hara’s Beetlejuice co-star Michael Keaton said “this one hurts.”

“She’s been my pretend wife, my pretend nemesis and my real life, true friend … Man am I gonna miss her,” he wrote on Instagram.


Beetlejuice director Tim Burton shared his own tribute calling O’Hara “a special part of my life and after life.”

Former prime minister Justin Trudeau called O’Hara “a beloved Canadian icon with a rare gift for comedy and heart.”

On Instagram, Dan Levy, who co-created Schitt’s Creek with his father, Eugene, said working with O’Hara was a “gift.”

CBC Television, which produced Schitt’s Creek, called O’Hara “a beloved Canadian icon whose brilliance lit up screens and stages around the world.”

In his own statement, shared with Variety and PEOPLE, Eugene said, “Words seem inadequate to express the loss I feel today.”

O’Hara is survived by her longtime husband Bo Welch and their two sons, Matthew, 31, and Luke, 29.

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‘Schitt’s Creek’ Cast Reacts to Catherine O’Hara’s Death: ‘It’s Hard to Imagine a World Without Her in It’

The cast of 'Schitt's Creek' including Eugene Levy are mourning Catherine O'Hara, who died Jan. 30 following a brief illness. She was 71.

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Dan Levy on Instagram: "What a gift to have gotten to dance in the warm glow of Catherine O’Hara’s brilliance for all those years. Having spent over fifty years collaborating with my Dad, Catherine was extended family before she ever played my fami

4M likes, 35K comments - instadanjlevy on January 30, 2026: "What a gift to have gotten to dance in the warm glow of Catherine O’Hara’s brilliance for all those years. Having spent over fifty years collaborating with my Dad, Catherine was extended family before she ever played my family. It’s...

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Michael Keaton on Instagram: "We go back before the first Beetlejuice. She’s been my pretend wife, my pretend nemesis and my real life, true friend. This one hurts. Man am I gonna miss her. Thinking about Beau as well."

543K likes, 3,051 comments - michaelkeatondouglas on January 30, 2026: "We go back before the first Beetlejuice. She’s been my pretend wife, my pretend nemesis and my real life, true friend. This one hurts. Man am I gonna miss her. Thinking about Beau as well.".

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Catherine O'Hara revealed she had rare genetic condition years ago

Catherine O'Hara, who died Jan. 30, previously opened up about a rare congenital condition called dextrocardia with situs inversus.

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PICTURED: Catherine O'Hara was 'super skinny' at last event

Her face was almost gaunt, but she still looked very pretty, she had a touch of glam going. She hid her figure in a bulky green pinstriped suit, said a fellow guest.

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Catherine O’Hara Dies: Beloved ‘Schitt’s Creek’, ‘SCTV’, ‘Home Alone’ Actor Was 71

Catherine O'Hara, the beloved, multi-award-winning actor, writer and comedian died January 30 at her home in Los Angeles following a brief illness. She was 71.

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Catherine O’Hara, ‘Schitt’s Creek’ and ‘Home Alone’ Star, Dies at 71

Catherine O'Hara, a legendary Hollywood actor known for her roles in 'Schitt's Creek' and 'Home Alone,' has died. She was 71.

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Catherine O'Hara Cause of Death Revealed

Catherine O'Hara passed away from a blood clot in the lungs ... TMZ has learned.

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Candle suspected in Windsor living room fire that left 8 cats dead
Author of the articleascal Hogue
Published Feb 09, 2026 • Last updated 1 day ago • 1 minute read

WINDSOR, ONT: FEBRUARY 9, 2026 -- A fire damaged home in the 11000 block of Tecumseh Road East in Windsor is shown on Monday, February 9, 2026. Four people were displaced and eight cats died due to a fire at the home on Sunday.
WINDSOR, ONT: FEBRUARY 9, 2026 -- A fire damaged home in the 11000 block of Tecumseh Road East in Windsor is shown on Monday, February 9, 2026. Four people were displaced and eight cats died due to a fire at the home on Sunday. Photo by Dan Janisse /The Windsor Star
A living room fire killed eight cats and displaced four people at a Windsor home in the 11000 block of Tecumseh Road East over the weekend, Windsor Fire & Rescue Services said.


The eight cats were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning, acting-chief fire prevention officer John Smith told the Star.


The female occupant of the unit was sent to the hospital for treatment of smoke inhalation shortly after 12:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon. She is expected to make a full recovery, Smith said Monday.

The occupant owned 14 cats, Smith said. He estimates six cats survived.

Investigators confirmed the fire originated in the living room. The fire was “smoldering” and was contained to the living room, Smith said. A candle is the suspected cause of the fire.



Smith said the unit had a working smoke alarm and a working carbon monoxide alarm.

Three people from adjoining units were displaced by the fire due to water damage.

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Candle suspected in Windsor living room fire that left 8 cats dead

A fire killed eight cats and displaced four people over the weekend, Windsor Fire and Rescue Services said.

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Ontario man pleads guilty in truck crash that killed Olympic figure skater
Sukhwinder Sidhu, 31, was charged with dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm in death of Alexandra Paul

Author of the article:Brian Towie
Published Feb 10, 2026 • Last updated 2 hours ago • 1 minute read

Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam at the 2014 Sochi Games (Postmedia file photo)
Alexandra Paul and Mitchell Islam at the 2014 Sochi Games (Postmedia file photo) Photo by Postmedia /Postmedia
An Angus, Ont., man charged with dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm in an August 2023 crash that killed Olympic figure skater Alexandra Paul has reportedly pleaded guilty before the trial was to begin.


CP24 reported that Sukhwinder Sidhu, 31, admitted to both counts Tuesday, accepting responsibility for the crash that killed the new mother in Melancthon Township, Ont. and injured several others, including her young son.


Toddler was involved in crash
Sidhu pleaded guilty two-and-a-half years after OPP said he was speeding in a transport truck in a construction zone on County Rd. 124 and crashed into the back of several vehicles, including Paul’s, who had her 10-month son in the back at the time of the deadly pileup, the outlet reported.

The court heard Paul’s vehicle was hit so hard it was sent crashing into a ditch, killing her. Paul’s son was taken to hospital with a broken leg along with three other men in other vehicles who suffered life-altering injuries.

Investigators say Sidhu entered the construction zone going nearly double the posted 60km/h speed limit before slamming into a lineup of six vehicles. Crown prosecutors say Sidhu ignored the signs to slow down.

Trucker worked 26 hours
The Crown said Sidhu had been working for 26 hours and the truck was recorded travelling near its 108 km/h top speed.

Skating star
Paul was a decorated figure at the Maripose School of Skating in Barrie with her ice dance partner and husband Mitch Islam. Seen here at the 2011 Canadian Nationals Short Dance, the pair represented Canada at the 2014 Sochi Olympics.

Sidhu Sentencing
Sidhu’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for mid-May, when it is expected he will hear victim impact statements.

Ont. man pleads guilty in 2023 transport truck crash that killed Olympian Alexandra Paul

An Angus, Ont., man charged with dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm in an August 2023 crash that killed Olympic figure skater Alexandra Paul has pleaded guilty ahead of trial.

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Ontario man pleads guilty in truck crash that killed Olympic figure skater

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Minnesota governor candidate cancels campaign after daughter slain
Police suspect husband in death of Jeff Johnson's daughter

Author of the article:Brian Towie
Published Feb 10, 2026 • 1 minute read

Hallie Tobler
Hallie Tobler Photo by Facebook /Facebook
Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Jeff Johnson announced Monday that he was suspending his campaign after his daughter was stabbed to death.


Hallie Marie Tobler, 22, was found dead with multiple stab wounds this past weekend in her St. Cloud, Minn. apartment, police say. Her husband, Dylan Tobler, 23, was found in the apartment with self-inflicted stab wounds. Police charged him with second-degree murder in connection with the slaying of his wife.


Tobler was hospitalized in stable condition and is now in police custody. Police said he was to be transferred to a jail upon release from the hospital.

Jeff Johnson, now former Minnesota gubernatorial candidate.
Jeff Johnson, now former Minnesota gubernatorial candidate.
Campaign cancelled
A former St. Cloud city council member, Johnson sought the Republican nomination for Minnesota governor in March. The Minnesota Republican Party said the campaign would be cancelled after the murder of Johnson’s daughter.

“There are no words that can adequately express the sorrow we feel for Jeff and his family,” the party said Monday. “The loss of a child is unimaginable, and our thoughts and prayers are with them as they grieve this devastating tragedy. We ask all Minnesotans to join us in lifting up the Johnson family during this incredibly painful time.”


Together for some time
Hallie and Dylan Tobler were engaged in 2021 after dating for five years, according to a Facebook post from Johnson’s wife. It’s reported that the couple married late that year.

Turbulent times in Minnesota
The murder comes in the midst of an immigration crackdown in Minnesota that has recently seen two protesters against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, killed in demonstrations and intensified civic unrest.

Gov. Tim Walz, the 2024 Democratic vice presidential candidate, recently dropped his bid for re-election amid the breakout of a scandal involving fraud at Somali-run child-care facilities.

Trump administration says it's halting federal child care payments to Minnesota after viral fraud claims

The Department of Health and Human Services move comes after a video purported to show Minnesota day care facilities that aren’t operational but were receiving government funds.

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Minnesota gubernatorial candidate suspends his campaign after his daughter is found fatally stabbed

Police allege Jeff Johnson's son-in-law is responsible for his 22-year-old daughter's killing.

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School shooting in B.C.'s Tumbler Ridge leaves at least nine dead
RCMP issued an alert after an active shooter situation at the local secondary school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

Author of the article:Brian Towie
Published Feb 10, 2026 • Last updated 5 hours ago • 3 minute read

In the alert, Tumbler Ridge RCMP asked the public to "stay inside and shelter in place." File photo
In the alert, Tumbler Ridge RCMP asked the public to "stay inside and shelter in place." File photo Photo by File photo /File photo
At least nine people were killed in various locations in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on Tuesday.


According to an RCMP release about the activities, an individual believed to be the shooter was also found deceased.


In the RCMP release, six individuals, not including the suspect, were found deceased inside Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. Another person died while being transported to a local hospital.

Two other victims have serious or life-threatening injuries, and about 25 others are being assessed at the local medical centre for non‑life‑threatening injuries.

Police also identified a secondary location believed to be connected to the incident, where two additional victims were located deceased in a residence.

An emergency text alert was issued Tuesday afternoon around 1:20 p.m. PT after RCMP confirmed there was an “active shooter incident” at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. The alert also described a suspect as a woman in a dress with brown hair.

In the alert, Tumbler Ridge RCMP asked the public to avoid the area of Tumbler Ridge and follow police directions.


Just after 5:30 p.m. PT, the shelter in place order was removed. Postmedia reported that Tumbler Ridge Elementary School has told parents they have received confirmation from RCMP they can release students. A local parent confirmed Tumbler Ridge Secondary School students are also exiting this school.

“This was a rapidly evolving and dynamic situation, and the swift cooperation from the school, first responders, and the community played a critical role in our response,” Superintendent Ken Floyd, B.C. RCMP North District Commander said in a media availability on Tuesday night.

“Our thoughts are with the families, loved ones, and all those impacted by this tragic incident. This has been an incredibly difficult and emotional day for our community, and we are grateful for the cooperation shown as officers continue their work to advance the investigation.”

Floyd said police had identified the shooter but were still working to determine a motive.


“For privacy reasons and obviously for the conduct of the investigation, we’re not releasing that information at this time,” said Floyd.

Floyd also did not share information on how the shooter was connected to the school or the home where the two other victims were found.

“We’re still working towards that. Again, it wouldn’t be fair to speculate,” he said. “We’re following all leads to try and determine the connection to the shooter.

“I think we will struggle to determine the why but we’re going to try and do our best to determine what transpired that day and what led up to this tragic event in Tumbler Ridge and across our communities.”

Community on edge, answers few
Trent Enrst, publisher of local news outlet Tumbler RidgeLines, told CBC all roads to the school were blocked off when he went to find out what was going on Tuesday afternoon.

“People are definitely worried,” he said.

He got emotional as he described the community as a quiet and safe place, adding that people feel like it’s a place where emergencies like this don’t happen.


“That’s been shattered,” he said.

MLA on way
Peace River South MLA Larry Neufeld told Postmedia he was on his way from Victoria to his riding “to be on the ground and available to support the community in any way needed.”

“I am aware of the active shooter situation currently unfolding in Tumbler Ridge, and my thoughts are with residents as this situation continues to develop,” said Neufeld in a statement.

“I have been in direct contact with the solicitor general to receive updates and to ensure all necessary provincial resources are being made available to support local law enforcement and emergency responders.”

Prime Minister Mark Carney has set aside his planned visits to Halifax and Munich this week “for the time being” as a result of the incidents.

Tumbler Ridge is a district municipality in the Peace River region in the B.C. northeast. The main townsite has about 2,400 residents as of the 2021 census.

— with files from Postmedia’s Stephanie Ip, Joe Ruttle, and Rob Brown

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