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  • 15 people killed in a truck and van collision in Canada

    15 people killed in a truck and van collision in Canada

    A horrific collision involving a lorry and a van has claimed the lives of at least 15 people.

    Images from the Trans-Canada Highway near Manitoba, Canada, near the US, show a truck between Highways 1 and 5.

    At least three bodies are reportedly visible at the scene at 2 p.m. local time, shrouded in white sheets, according to The Winnipeg Free Press.

    Eight ambulances or more were seen en route to Brandon.

    The Royal Canadian Mounted Police confirmed they were at the scene of a ‘very serious collision’.

    They tweeted: ‘RCMP on scene of a very serious collision on #MBHwy1 at #MBHwy5. Please yield to #rcmpmb & emergency vehicles en route. Highway closures in effect – avoid the area.’

    Caroline Bleackley, a truck driver, said she saw thick black smoke spewing from a vehicle in a ditch.

    She said: ‘I could see there were people laying on the ground and people trying to attend to the bodies on the ground. I have seen collisions before, but not like this, not this magnitude.

    ‘It was a significant impact based on what I saw. There was a lot of damage. It was pretty sad to see.’

    Bystanders reportedly tried to help before paramedics arrived.

    STARS spokesman Blake Robert told local media: ‘STAR-7 (helicopter) has been deployed from Winnipeg and STAR-9 (helicopter) has been deployed from Regina.

    ‘We have also deployed additional STARS crew to the area on two fixed wing aircraft, for a total of 14 STARS critical care crew responding in addition to area EMS and other first responders.’

    Health and Prairie Mountain Health: ‘Response teams are at the scene and transporting patients and emergency department, surgical and critical care teams at HSC and Brandon Regional Health Centre are prepared to support the care needs of incoming patients.’

  • Three people stabbed in a high school incident in Nova Scotia

    Three people stabbed in a high school incident in Nova Scotia

    Three people were stabbed, according to Halifax, Nova Scotia police, in a Monday morning altercation at a high school.

    Three people were hurt, according to a statement from Halifax Regional Police, and they were all taken to a hospital for treatment.
    Unknown is the degree of their wounds.

    At around 9:31 a.m., police detained one person—a young person who attends the school.

    Officers in Bedford, Nova Scotia, a suburb of Halifax, are still searching the school.

    The school has been closed for the remainder of the day. Police and school board officials are working with school administration to safely release students and staff from the property.

    The incident comes nearly three years after a mass shooting that killed 22 people, unfolding over the course of 12 hours between April 18 and 19.

    Of the 22 people killed, 13 were shot and nine died in house fires, Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.

  • Canada presents Noble, a seven-year-old horse, to King Charles

    Canada presents Noble, a seven-year-old horse, to King Charles

    The Royal Canadian Mounted Police have gifted the King Charles a horse.

    Seven-year-old black mare Noble is settling nicely at Windsor’s Royal Mews, according to a statement from the Palace.

    The 16.2 hands tall horse went on tour in 2022 with the “Mounties” Musical Ride, taking part in 90 open performances at 50 different Canadian venues.

    Bred and trained in the country, she received her name through the Mounties’ annual Name The Foal contest.

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    King Charles III pictured meeting Noble for the first time (Picture: PA)

    Charles was said to be ‘pleased’ to meet Noble at the Royal Mews earlier this week.

    The move follows a long tradition of the Mounties gifting horses to the royal family.

    The relationship between the royals and the force dates back to 1904 when King Edward VII bestowed the title of Royal on the North-West Mounted Police, making it the Royal North-West Mounted Police.

    Eight horses were gifted by the Mountie to Charles’ mother the Queen throughout her reign, starting with Burmese in 1969.

    The late monarch rode Burmese at Trooping the Colour for 18 years.

    She was a keen horse-rider, and continued to ride despite health advice as she grew older.

  • EOCO retrieves 37 stolen luxury vehicles imported from US and Canada

    The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has retrieved thirty-seven vehicles suspected to have been stolen from the United States of America (USA) and Canada.

    The exercise which was carried out in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), was based on an intelligence-led operation.

    In a press statement, EOCO said these vehicles were retrieved from some garages in Ghana, on December 9, 2022 and the suspects have since been questioned and granted bail.

    “The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), carried out an intelligence-led operation for the retrieval of various specifications of luxury vehicles suspected to have been stolen from the United States of America (USA) and Canada.

    “On Friday December 9, 2022, thirty-seven (37) of such vehicles were retrieved from some garages in Accra during which ten (10) persons were arrested. The suspects have since been questioned and granted enquiry bail,” the statement further added.

    EOCO’s statement comes following allegations by some importers of used vehicles that the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) and National Security unlawfully raided their garages and seized their cars.

    The importers claimed that over three hundred vehicles belonging to their members were taken from them to an unknown location by EOCO.

    The union had given a three-day ultimatum for government to put on hold the exercise or risk forceful retrieval of their cars even if they are auctioned.

    “Even if it has been alleged that the cars have been stolen, to us we know we are not selling such cars. The cars that we are selling were completely bought. We ship them from America and Canada. We clear them here in Ghana, we have all the necessary documents to support whatever we are saying.

    “We are only sending a signal to government that what they are doing does not help us as business people,” General Secretary of the Union, Clifford Ansu said, as quoted by myjoyonline.com

    Source: Ghanaweb

  • EOCO retrieves stolen US, Canada cars in Ghana

    The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has retrieved thirty-seven vehicles suspected to have been stolen from the United States of America (USA) and Canada.

    The exercise which was carried out in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), was based on an intelligence-led operation.

    In a press statement, EOCO said these vehicles were retrieved from some garages in Ghana, on December 9, 2022 and the suspects have since been questioned and granted bail.

    “The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has, in collaboration with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), carried out an intelligence-led operation for the retrieval of various specifications of luxury vehicles suspected to have been stolen from the United States of America (USA) and Canada.

    “On Friday December 9 2022, thirty-seven (37) of such vehicles were retrieved from some garages in Accra during which ten (10) persons were arrested. The suspects have since been questioned and granted enquiry bail,” the statement further added.

    EOCO’s statement comes following allegations by some importers of used vehicles that the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) and National Security unlawfully raided their garages and seized their cars.

    The importers claimed that over three hundred vehicles belonging to their members were taken from them to an unknown location by EOCO.

    The union had given a three-day ultimatum for government to put on hold the exercise or risk forceful retrieval of their cars even if they are auctioned.

    “Even if it has been alleged that the cars have been stolen, to us we know we are not selling such cars. The cars that we are selling were completely bought. We ship them from America and Canada. We clear them here in Ghana, we have all the necessary documents to support whatever we are saying.

    “We are only sending a signal to government that what they are doing does not help us as business people,” General Secretary of the Union, Clifford Ansu said, as quoted by myjoyonline.