15 killed as bus carrying seniors collides with semitrailer
A semitrailer collided with a bus carrying seniors to a casino in what authorities in Manitoba called a “mass casualty situation.”
Day: June 16, 2023
UW researchers, engineers, postdocs reach tentative agreements
UW research scientists, engineers and postdocs, who have been on strike for over a week, reached a tentative agreement with the university Wednesday evening.
At least 15 killed in Canada highway crash after truck hits bus in Manitoba
By David Ljunggren
OTTAWA (Reuters) -At least 15 people were killed in the Canadian prairie province of Manitoba on Thursday after a semi-trailer truck hit a small bus that was carrying a group of mainly elderly people, police said.
The crash is one o…
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US Blocks Arms Sale To Hungary For Stalling Sweden’s Bid To Join NATO
GOP senator blocks arms sale to Hungary for stalling Sweden’s NATO bid © Julia Nikhinson/Reuters
Washington Post: GOP senator blocks arms sale to Hungary for stalling Sweden’s NATO bid Sen. James E. Risch, the top Republican on the Foreign …
Ukraine’s counteroffensive has been underwhelming so far — but it’s low key for a reason
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