Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Holly McKenzie-Sutter
Publication Date: April 19, 2024 - 17:33
Evening Update: Jury selection complete in Trump criminal hush-money trial
April 19, 2024
Good evening, let’s start with today’s top stories:Jury selection was completed for Donald Trump’s historic criminal hush-money trial in New York, clearing the way for arguments to get under way, while a dramatic scene unfolded outside the courthouse when a man set himself on fire.Police said the man, in his 30s and identified as Maxwell Azzarello of St. Augustine, Fla., was taken to hospital. He was in critical condition as of this afternoon. The reason for the incident was not immediately known.
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The evacuation order covering four communities in Fort McMurray lifted Saturday, thanks to a streak of rain, cooler temperatures, and work by crews to build defensive structures against an approaching wildfire.Roughly 6,000 people were ordered to evacuate on May 14, although many more left because they wanted to avoid a do-over of the chaotic 2016 evacuation. The evacuation alert also ended for the rest of Fort McMurray and surrounding communities, such as Fort McMurray First Nation and Anzac.
May 18, 2024 - 13:53 | Carrie Tait | The Globe and Mail
Winnipeg fire officials say some 40 people were evacuated from a hotel on Fort Street early Saturday after a leak was discovered on the outside of the building.
May 18, 2024 - 13:31 | Arin Streeter | Global News - Canada
The Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo has lifted the evacuation order for the residents of several communities in Fort McMurray, Alta.
May 18, 2024 - 13:08 | Aaron Sousa | Global News - Canada
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