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CBC
17 hours ago
- General
- CBC
Surrey, B.C., cat eludes rescuers' net atop 25-metre tree
Ben Arcand had to use equipment to scale a particularly tall tree in Surrey, B.C., on Monday after concerned residents noticed a cat had climbed it. He described the back-and-forth with officials and his eventual attempt to get it into a net, following which it wriggled free and climbed down of its own accord.


Washington Post
a day ago
- Climate
- Washington Post
Sicily's Mount Etna erupts in a fiery show of smoke and ash miles high
MILAN — Sicily's Mount Etna put on a fiery show Monday, sending a cloud of smoke and ash several kilometers (miles) into the air, but officials said the activity posed no danger to the population. The level of alert due to the volcanic activity was raised at the Catania airport, but no immediate interruptions were reported. An official update declared the ash cloud emission had ended by the afternoon.


Washington Post
a day ago
- General
- Washington Post
Suspect in Colorado attack on Israeli hostage event charged with hate crime
Officials filed a federal hate crime charge Monday against the man accused of attacking an event organized by a Jewish group — just before he was set to appear in court in Boulder, Colorado. Authorities said they are investigating the incident, in which eight people were injured, as a targeted act of terrorism.


CTV News
a day ago
- General
- CTV News
Alberta government mandates boat inspections
Calgary Watch All boats coming into Alberta, from the east and south, must be inspected for invasive species, officials say.


Bloomberg
2 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
ECB Set for Last Easy Rate Cut as Trade Fuels Inflation Discord
The European Central Bank is about to lower interest rates for the final time before an increasingly complicated inflation outlook risks bringing internal divisions to the fore. As price risks recede, officials have cut seven times in the last year with little friction on the 26-strong Governing Council. An eighth move is expected Thursday, bringing the deposit rate to 2%.