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Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei set on fire, severely burned weeks after Paris Games

Warning: This story contains details of gender-based violence and murder. A Ugandan Olympic athlete living in Kenya was attacked and…

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Canada

Hundreds of thousands of Samsung electric ranges recalled in Canada over fire hazard

Samsung has recalled hundreds of thousands of electric ranges used for stovetops in Canada because they’re a fire hazard. In a recall…

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Sports

Olympics: Ugandan athlete set on fire by boyfriend

NAIROBI, Kenya – A Ugandan athlete living in Kenya was set ablaze by her boyfriend and is currently receiving treatment…

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Nova Scotia

Stanley Airport fly-in underway 2 weeks after fire destroys planes, infrastructure

Aviation lovers are gathering this weekend for the 53rd annual Labour Day fly-in at the Stanley Airport in Hants County,…

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Tech

Brazil is on fire, and both crime and climate change are to blame

As It Happens6:32Brazil is on fire, and both crime and climate change are to blame As Cristiane Mazzetti flew over…

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Nova Scotia

Halifax firefighters outline challenges, lessons learned in Upper Tantallon fire

Halifax firefighters walked city councillors through their analysis of last year’s devastating wildfire in Upper Tantallon and Hammonds Plains on Tuesday.  The fire that…

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Nova Scotia

Lack of oversight for N.S. fire school symptom of ‘Wild West’ reality: fire expert

Growing safety concerns at the Nova Scotia Firefighters School have prompted questions about oversight, and some say highlight larger issues…

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Nova Scotia

1 person dead after house fire in Porters Lake, N.S.

Nova Scotia·New Nova Scotia RMCP say one person is dead after a fire destroyed a home on Myra Road in…

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Nova Scotia

2 planes, 2 hangars destroyed in fire at Stanley Airport

A fire at a small airport in Hants County has destroyed two aircraft and two hangars, says the facility’s general manager.…

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Entertainment

Great White singer Jack Russell, who survived nightclub fire that killed 100 people, dead at 63

Great White singer Jack Russell, whose band’s long climb to commercial success was overshadowed by a pyrotechnics display at a…

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