Ninety surviving false killer whales stranded on a remote beach in Tasmania will be euthanized, authorities confirmed on Feb. 19. More than 150 of these oceanic dolphins were found on the northwest coast near Arthur River, approximately 400 km from Hobart.

Despite rescue efforts, adverse weather and the isolated location hindered the successful re-floating of the animals. The cause of the stranding remains unclear.

This marks the first large-scale stranding of false killer whales in the region in nearly 50 years. False killer whales are an endangered species, known to grow up to 20 feet in length and weigh as much as 3,000 lbs.

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Saskatchewan RCMP will provide an update on the investigation of the killings of four people in a home on Saskatchewan First Nation.

RCMP had released the names of the four homicide victims on Carry the Kettle Nakoda Nation on Feb. 4. The families of the deceased provided photos to share with the media.

“The investigation continues, which includes investigators speaking with individuals who may have relevant information to share, as well as evidence analysis,” RCMP had said in a release.

On Feb. 4, RCMP were called to a firearm incident that took place on Zagime Anishinabek. Later that night, Regina police arrested 29-year-old Keagan Panipekeesick at a residence on Mathieu Crescent in Regina.

Panipekeesick is charged with one count of pointing a firearm and one count of possession of a firearm contrary to order.

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is removing her government’s deputy health minister but bucking calls for a public inquiry into allegations of government interference in lucrative medical contracts.

Smith says Andre Tremblay is being replaced in the ministry but will continue as head of Alberta Health Services, the province’s front-line health agency.

The former head of AHS, Athana Mentzelopoulos, alleges in a lawsuit that she was wrongfully dismissed for looking into questionable contracts pushed by government officials as high up as the premier’s office.

The statement of claim alleges Mentzelopoulos was pressured by government officials to sign off on contracts with surgical facilities at unjustified, inflated prices.

The allegations have not been tested in court and a statement of defence has not been filed.

The premier says the government is working to hire an independent third party to help with an internal review is and setting up a “legal conflicts wall” to separate ongoing work of those implicated from the investigation.

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A woman was rescued from an underground storm drainage system in San Bernardino, Calif., on Tuesday, by local firefighters. The San Bernardino County Fire Department made contact and guided her out of the tight space but the length of time she had been trapped remains unclear. #rescue #california

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Not only are residents of Godstone, England, in shock after a sinkhole began to form on one of the village’s main roads, but some have even been evacuated as the gaping hole begins to expand. “An SES guy just told me that there's caves underneath here,” said local Sophie Amos who has lived next to the spot where the sinkhole formed for more than six years. “I actually don't know how stable it is,” she added, referring to her home. #Godstone #England #NaturalDisasters

A woman was rescued in dramatic fashion from a burning vehicle by an unidentified policeman and an off-duty fireman in Arizona, on Monday, according to video footage released by the Chandler Police Department. The policeman broke the car window with a baton, enabling the fireman to pull the woman to safety.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Wednesday dismissed the claims about his approval ratings being at 4% as Russian disinformation and said attempts to replace him during the war against Russia would not work.

The Ukrainian president added President Trump helped "Putin to come out of years of isolation," adding that the U.S. leader lives in the "disinformation space."

Trump said on Tuesday he might meet Russian President Vladimir Putin this month and dismissed Ukraine's concern about being left out of U.S.-Russian talks in Saudi Arabia on ending the Ukraine war.

Meanwhile, President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday praised the outcome of Russia-U.S. talks in Saudi Arabia and said that Ukraine would not be excluded from negotiations to end the war. "Nobody is excluding Ukraine from this process. So, there are no reasons for such a reaction to the Russia-U.S. meeting," he said.

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Another day of delays and cancellations at Toronto Pearson International Airport as the investigation continues into what happened with Delta Airlines Flight 4819 when it crash-landed on Monday. The flipped plane remains on the airport's tarmac, resulting in two runways closed.

The delays come after an already huge backlog of cancellations from two back-to-back major snowstorms in Toronto.

Meghan King reports.

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After top diplomats from the U.S. and Russia met Tuesday to discuss national relations and negotiations regarding peace in Ukraine, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned the fact that Kyiv officials were not included in those talks, saying it “puts at risk” Ukraine’s future and global democracies.

“Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine,” the Liberal leader said Wednesday.

Though Trudeau did not directly respond to a question from a reporter about U.S. President Donald Trump’s “damaging” suggestion that Ukraine started the war with Russia in 2022, he reiterated Canada’s unwavering support for Ukraine.

“Canada and our allies are unequivocal on standing up against [Russian President] Vladimir Putin's illegal, immoral, unjust violation of the international order,” Trudeau said. “I'm looking forward to sitting down with my European partners to talk about how we will continue to stand unequivocally in defence of Ukraine, but also in defence of the rules that keep us all safe,” he added.

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A Los Angeles jury found American rapper A$AP Rocky not guilty of two felony counts of assault with a semi-automatic weapon in a 2021 altercation with another hip-hop artist in Hollywood. Rocky celebrated the verdict by diving into the arms of Rihanna in the packed courtroom.

"We want to thank God first," Rocky told reporters outside the courthouse as he stood between Rihanna and his attorney. "This is crazy right now. I'm thankful and blessed to be here right now, to be a free man talking to y'all," he said.

"We said from day one he was innocent. He turned down a plea for almost no jail time because he was innocent. And I've always said this was an extortion. The extortion played out live in colour in court," Joe Tacopina, the lawyer for A$AP Rocky, stated.

A$AP Rocky was accused of pointing a handgun at a former friend, Terell Ephron, during a heated argument, then firing twice in Ephron's direction during a second confrontation. Both encounters occurred on November 6, 2021.

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