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One person has died and five others were injured following a two-vehicle crash in Delta on Saturday afternoon, according to police. Delta police said officers were called to the intersection of 118th Street and 75A Avenue at about 3 p.m. Staff Sgt. Mike Whiteley said in a police release that the driver of one of the vehicles was pronounced dead at the scene. BC Emergency Health Services said two people were transported to hospital in critical condition, while three others were listed in serious but stable condition. The injuries were confirmed in a statement from the agency. Images from the sc

Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee has lost the Bhabanipur assembly seat in West Bengal, according to early election results. Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Suvendu Adhikari defeated Banerjee by a margin of about 15,000 votes. The result marks the second time Banerjee has lost to Adhikari in a direct contest. In the 2021 state election, she was defeated by him in the Nandigram constituency, although her party went on to form the government with a statewide majority. According to preliminary trends from the Election Commission, the BJP has secured 184 of the 294 assembly seats, crossin

A man is in custody after a reported security breach at Vancouver International Airport early Monday, according to police. Richmond RCMP said the incident occurred at about 4 a.m., when a suspect allegedly gained unauthorized access to a parked aircraft. Police have not confirmed how the individual entered the restricted area or what their intent was. According to an RCMP statement, the man was arrested at the scene and remains in custody as the investigation continues. His identity has not been released. A spokesperson for the Vancouver Airport Authority said the incident did not disrupt airp

Prime Minister Mark Carney has concluded his first official visit to Armenia, where he attended the 8th European Political Community summit in Yerevan, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office. The release says Carney was the first non-European leader invited to participate in the summit, which brought together heads of government and institutional leaders from across Europe. During the visit, he held bilateral meetings with representatives from Armenia, France, Italy, Poland, Spain and Ukraine, as well as leaders from the European Council and European Parliament. According

Two children are in hospital with serious injuries after a collision involving a vehicle in Burnaby on Saturday, according to police.Burnaby RCMP said officers responded around 12:45 p.m. to a report of a crash involving two pedestrians, identified as an 11-year-old boy and a nine-year-old girl. The incident occurred along Hastings Street, just east of Delta Avenue. Police said the driver of a grey Mercedes sedan remained at the scene. The detachment’s criminal collision investigation team has taken over the file, indicating the seriousness of the incident. In a statement, Cpl. Mike Kalanj s