Overpass Collapse Kills One in Laval Highway Crash
A concrete section of a Laval Laval overpass under construction collapsed onto a six lane highway injuring two and killing a man in his 40s. Witnesses described drivers braking hard as debris fell. The two survivors, men about 50 and 48, were stable with leg hip and chest back injuries. Investigation opened into cause. More than 150000 vehicles use Highway 15 daily during the incident.
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Laval
Quebec
Maurice St-Pierre
Claude Scherrer
Urgences-Sante Ambulance Service
Scherrer
Montreal
Two Killed In F-14 Crash At Willow Grove Air Show
A U S military F-14 Tomcat crashed in woods during the Willow Grove Sounds of Freedom show near Philadelphia. Both crew members aboard were killed. identities withheld until next of kin notification. No civilians injured. three responders treated at the scene.
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Willow Grove
U.S
Willow Grove Naval Air Station
Philadelphia
Oceana Naval Air Station
Virginia Beach
Ancient caste killings spark private militia violence in Bihar
Light drizzle dampens funeral pyres as Ranvir Sena militiamen, funded by upper caste landlords, claim responsibility for massacres in Minpur village Aurangabad district. Police raid hideouts in Bihar and arrest 11. Statement targets state Labour Minister Yadavi and police head Mandal claiming vengeance for government discrimination. Police report 18 killed, 19 wounded, including women and children. Rabri Devi noted as lower caste leader.
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Miapur
India
Satendrapaswan
Bihar
Ranvir Sena
Press Trust of India
Neelmani
Labour
Raj Ballav Yadavi
BLK
Mandal
People’s War Group
Maoist Communist Centre
Minpur
Aurangabad
M.V. Rao
90 Beauty Contest Celebrates Georgia Seniors
In Telisi Georgia contestants over 90 showcased talents from lifting weights to saxophone riffs. Savane the senior citizens group hosted the event in a rugged mountain region. Seven men and seven women competed with Pavle Abuladze, a centenarian strongman, lifting two 12 kilogram weights ten times. He credited steady meals and a daily glass of red wine for his fitness.
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Telisi
Georgia
Savane
Pavle Abuladze
Campaign tensions loom as Canadian Alliance race nears verdict
Medicine Hat MP Monte Solberg notes a tense last push in the Canadian Alliance leadership contest with vote buying and sabotage allegations. Candidates scramble to submit memberships for a one member one vote system, while Quebec reports spark controversy over 2,800 Long-backed memberships purchased at ten dollars. Polls show Manning leading support, Day and Long trailing, as final counts await in Calgary and next month’s potential runoff.
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Medicine Hat
Canadian Alliance
Medicine Hat Alliance
Monte Solberg
National Council
Solberg
Reform Party
Preston Manning
Calgary
Canadian Alliance Party
House of Commons
Levis
Que
Perreault
Conservative Party
Long
Stockwell Day
Quebec
John Layton
Cathy Smith
Smith
Angus Reid
Globe and Mail
CTV
Manning
Day
Keith Martin
Preston
Kayaker's Atlantic bid ends in rescue off St John’s
English kayaker Peter Bray abandoned his eight metre craft for a life raft after a leaking valve forced a 4800 kilometre crossing into an inflatable raft. He spent 31 hours afloat before a Canadian coast guard vessel and air crew found him about 55 kilometres from shore. Bray called himself gutted but thanked responders.
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ST. John's
Peter Bray
North Atlantic
St. John’s
Canada
Bray
Atlantic
Anthony Patterson
Coast Guard
Patterson
Perry Stares
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