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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Parents and children in Montreal’s Saint Leonard borough were left shaken after their fully loaded bus violently slammed into a frozen snowbank Wednesday morning. The scene of the bus flying through the air and quickly slamming to the ground was captured by a security camera.While parents and witnesses watched on helplessly, none of the children were injured.Many on board the bus walked away smiling, describing the incident as “fun” and a “joy ride.” Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered…

Hostages freed after a day-long ordeal following an attack by militants on a train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province described crouching on the floor for hours before their release, as the bodies of 25 people killed arrived in Quetta.The separatist Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s attack on the Jaffar Express, during which they blew up train tracks and held passengers hostage in a day-long standoff with security services in a remote mountain pass.Pakistan’s military said it had killed 33 attackers and that the siege had ended, but the claim was refuted by the BLA, which said in a Thursday…

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the worldWall Street stocks sank and gold hit a fresh record high on Thursday as Donald Trump’s tariffs and investor doubts about a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine weighed on risky assets.The blue-chip S&P 500 fell 1.5 per cent by early afternoon in New York, erasing Wednesday’s small gains and taking its losses this year to 5.6 per cent. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slipped 2.2 per cent.Investors piled into gold at the same time, pushing prices of the haven metal…

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Jes Staley’s legal team complained on Thursday that the banker had been subjected to “public humiliation” during a London court case over his ties with Jeffrey Epstein that the ex-Barclays boss said had put his marriage at risk.The American banker insisted he was “not here to mislead anybody” in a legal challenge he has brought to overturn a ban and fine that UK authorities imposed on him for allegedly allowing Barclays to mislead the regulator about his relationship with the late sex…

Pamela Bach Hasselhoff was remembered as her daughter’s “forever angel” a week after the actress died by suicide.Taylor Hasselhoff-Fiore, one of two daughters Pamela shared with David Hasselhoff, shared a slideshow of photos featuring Pamela that was originally posted in 2024 on Mother’s Day.”I’d do anything in the world to hug you again, my forever angel,” Taylor wrote on Instagram. “You are my best friend, my whole heart, my everything. I promise to make you proud & celebrate you every day.””London will know all about how incredible you are & I promise I will protect Hayley forever,” she continued, referencing…

Mercedes-Benz said on Thursday that the latest version of its least expensive sedan would be available first as an all-electric car and then as a hybrid. And the company will no longer sell a gasoline-only version of the car.That’s a big break from how Mercedes and other established carmakers have typically operated. Until recently, most automakers adapted vehicles designed for fossil fuels to be powered by batteries. The Mercedes sedan, the CLA, which the company unveiled in Rome with the rapper will.i.am, is an example of how at least some established carmakers are developing electric cars first, then adapting them…

Spirit Airlines is out of bankruptcy, hitting its target to emerge in the first quarter, after a crippling few years. CEO Ted Christie says the carrier is leaner and ready to take on competitors, including rival Southwest Airlines.Earlier this week, Southwest shocked customers by announcing it will start charging for checked bags for the first time in its half-century of flying, a huge strategy move for the largest domestic U.S. carrier. (There are some exceptions to Southwest’s new bag rules, which take effect in late May.)”I think it’s going to be painful for a little bit as they find their…

In the weeks after President Emmanuel Macron called a snap election last summer that resulted in a deeply divided French Parliament, if his name came up it was often to call for his resignation.The unpopular president, long derided by critics as aloof, all-controlling and arrogant, looked certain to ride out the final three years of his term as a lame duck atop an unstable government of his own creation, with a rotating cast of prime ministers, and little to show for it.But President Trump has changed that. The American leader has abruptly reversed 80 years of friendly policy toward Europe,…

NYPD holds news conference on Trump Tower demonstration NYPD holds news conference on Trump Tower demonstration 02:11 Nearly 100 people were arrested Thursday after staging a sit-in at Trump Tower in New York City Thursday, the NYPD said. It started at around 11:30 a.m. Thursday, police said.According to police, roughly 150 people dressed in civilian clothes entered Trump Tower just before noon. Once inside, they removed their shirts to reveal red t-shirts with pro-Palestinian slogans on it and staged a sit-in. Video from inside the building shows a group went to the public area inside the building and then began chanting “Free Mahmoud,”…

NY Attorney General Letitia James speaks during a press conference at the offices of the Attorney General on January 08, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty ImagesNew York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday announced a bill to protect the state’s consumers and small businesses from scams and deceptive practices from lenders, debt collectors and health care firms.James said in a release that the legislation would bolster the state’s existing consumer protection law —which dates from 1970 and is more limited in scope — at a time when the Trump administration has hobbled the federal agency charged…