A raging wildfire that erupted 'like a bomb' has forced tens of thousands of Canadians to evacuate their homes.
Dozens of residents were rescued by aircraft while thousands of others took to traffic-jammed roads in an effort to escape the devastating Bald Range fire.
The blaze has ravaged at least 53 square miles across British Columbia since it erupted Friday.
The fire since doubled in size to engulf Summerland, Peachland and other areas of the province, according to the BC Wildfire Service.
Premier David Eby announced a state of emergency on Saturday as more than 100 other wildfires burned throughout the area.
He described the Bald Range blaze as 'like a bomb going off in the Summerland region' which tore across 2,000 acres in roughly an hour.
The fire created its own weather system sparking lightning strikes and sending flames up to 200 feet high.
Officials said the blaze began around 5.30pm on Friday but have yet to determine its cause.
A right-wing political commentator has criticised high school students planning to walk out of class to protest Pauline Hanson, arguing that they would be better off in school than out on the street.
The High School Anti-Capitalists Group - one of the organisers of the protests - released a video late last week urging Queensland students to walk out of school to demonstrate against One Nation.
'Students in Queensland are going to walk out on this Thursday to fight against Pauline Hanson,' an organiser said in a video.
'If you hate Pauline Hanson, you have to be there to learn how to fight her and her racism.'
Right-wing commentator GoWokeGoBroke questioned whether the teen should be taking time out of school to protest when there was a clear grammatical error in his statement.
'Kids who can't form simple sentences need to stay in school and not go to Pauline Hanson protests.
'This is exactly why they need to stay in school and not go to Pauline Hanson protests.
'Here's a quick lesson. You can say, "Students in Queensland are going to walk out this Thursday," or, "Students
A father and his young son who mysteriously disappeared after going for a walk have been found safe following a massive multi-state search.
Todd Sabatini, 36, and his toddler Theo left their home in McHenry, Illinois at around 12pm on Saturday.
Family described the outing as a 'normal activity' but became concerned when they failed to return by 4pm.
They contacted the McHenry Police Department, which began a frantic search and managed to locate Theo's abandoned stroller, before determining Sabatini had driven 65 miles to Wisconsin before vanishing again.
Just after 7pm on Sunday, police confirmed that the father and son had been found.
'We want to reiterate that both Todd & Theo have been found safely by our Detectives,' the department wrote on Facebook.
'We want to extend a BIG thank you to our community, local agencies, and Wisconsin agencies for assisting in the safe return of Todd & Theo.'
Authorities have not released any further details about the case, including where exactly they were located.
An Aussie has shared her devastation after using her super to fund botched surgery in Thailand that left her with no breasts and nipples moved higher on her chest.
Melbourne grandmother Lynda Lazaridis said she wanted to treat herself to a body makeover with a cosmetic surgeon in Bangkok for her 60th birthday in 2022, after losing 15kg and being left with back pain and excess skin.
She told 60 Minutes her surgeon suggested thigh lifts, liposuction, arm surgery and breast surgery to ease her discomfort.
'They recommended I have a butt lift, thigh lift inner and outer, liposuction, something called a reversed tummy tuck - I had no idea what that was - and arms,' she said.
Ms Lazaridis said she chose the company because the procedures would be significantly cheaper than in Australia, where it would have cost more than $200,000.
While discussing payment plans, she claimed the company told her to consider accessing her superannuation by pretending the surgery was 'treatment for a life threatening illness' even though it wasn't urgent.
Ms Lazaridis
A man accused of murdering his Bali-born ex-wife and dumping her body 90km away before trying to leave the country is seeking a deal to avoid a life jail sentence.
Indonesian mother-of-two Eva Lasrini, 53, from Dandenong in Melbourne's south-east, was reported missing on April 2 after failing to board her flight to Bali to visit her daughters.
Her body was found two days later near Little River Road and Princes Freeway in Little River, about 44km south-west of Melbourne CBD.
On Monday, Allen Keys, 67, appeared in Melbourne Magistrates' Court by video link from jail and the court heard he hopes to do a deal to avoid a possible life sentence.
Keys had been arrested at Melbourne Airport as he attempted to board a flight to Bali and was promptly charged with her murder.
The court heard Keys' Victorian Legal Aid lawyer had made an 'offer' to the Director of the Office of Public Prosecutions on July 31, which remained under review.
It remains unclear what kind of offer Keys has put forward but it would likely see him spend a significantly reduced period behind bars if accepted.
Alleged killers can
Donald Trump has admitted that 'rushing' renovations on the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool did result in a 'contractor error,' but insists the damage to the landmark was caused by a vandal.
In a post on his Truth Social platform Sunday night, Trump cited witness testimony from a National Park Service (NPS) worker who claimed to have seen former Olympic canoeist David Hearn damaging the pool.
Hearn was facing felony property destruction charges after being accused of reaching into the water and removing some of the structure's lining in June.
The charges were dropped by Trump's longtime ally Jeanine Pirro on Thursday after the Department of Justice determined that the damage was inflicted by contractors.
In his post, the president conceded that he had hurried through the $16 million renovation.
'As with many jobs, there was also some contractor error done by rushing the job for a July 4th opening, but it was a very small area of this massive Pool, and was relatively inconsequential,' Trump said.
He insisted the 'highly credible' career employee with the NPS, 'saw David Hearn (ActBlue) in broad daylight vandalize the Reflecting Pool by "violently" ripping and
A teacher who spent more than 40 years building a $500,000 retirement nest egg was left devastated days before her 65th birthday when she discovered her savings had vanished into the failed First Guardian investment scheme.
Tess Ogara was counting down to retirement and finally becoming mortgage-free when she received an email saying that her retirement funds had effectively disappeared, with liquidators investigating how much money, if any, could be recovered.
'Two days before my 65th birthday in April 2025, I received an email from FTI Consulting advising that Falcon Capital had gone into liquidation,' Ms Ogara told the Daily Mail.
'At first I wasn't sure what I was reading because I had no idea my money was invested in Falcon Capital.
'But after making a few enquiries, I realised more than $500,000 of my superannuation was tied up with them - and I no longer had access to it.
'To say I was in shock is an understatement.'
It was a particularly galling experience for Ms Ogara - one of about 6,000 investors caught up in the $1.2billion collapse of the First Guardian Master Fund and Shield Master in May 2024 -
Stephen Miller's conservative wife has voiced support for her nemesis Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez as the progressive congresswoman embarks on her fertility journey.
Katie Miller took to X to applaud the liberal lawmaker after Ocasio-Cortez announced on Sunday that she is freezing her eggs.
Katie is the wife of President Donald Trump's White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller and has long sided with her husband against Ocasio-Cortez.
But in a surprising turn of events, mom-of-four Miller took to social media to share the support.
'Good for her for wanting to be a mother and preserving her ability to do so,' the 34-year-old wrote on Sunday. 'If she inspires other women to want to become mothers, awesome. We need more babies.'
It comes after years of bad blood between Miller and the 36-year-old congresswoman, a feud which Katie has waded into several times.
Ocasio-Cortez currently maintains a signup page calling for Miller's resignation in which she brands him a 'white nationalist,' a term Miller has rejected.
The Democrat firebrand also previously traded barbs with Miller in October 2025 after she
F-16 fighter jets intercepted two general aviation aircraft flying above President Donald Trump's golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, on Sunday afternoon.
The airspace above Trump's New Jersey golf club had been temporarily restricted, as the venue hosts the LIV Golf New York tournament, which Trump is attending.
'NORAD F-16s intercepted multiple general aviation aircraft today that violated temporary flight restrictions over Bedminster, NJ,' North American Aerospace Defense Command shared in a Sunday post on X.
'All aircraft were safely escorted out of the area by NORAD aircraft,' the military division noted in a post on X.
Restricting airspace is a common practice for special events, including presidential movements, major sporting events, and gatherings of national security concerns.
Pilots were reminded to 'Check NOTAMs (Notices To Airmen) before EVERY flight!
The First Air Force Detachment previously shared on Thursday, 'Multiple TFRs will be in effect over the New Jersey area this weekend. U.S. Army ground-based air defense assets may also be visible.'
'Remember: Check NOTAMs before EVERY flight! Stay Safe, Fly Informed,' the division noted last week.
A man has been crushed to death after a tree fell onto his car at a popular Victorian ski resort.
He was travelling along Mount Buller Road with a female driver when a tree snapped and crashed onto the vehicle about 9.15am Monday.
The man, who is yet to be identified, died at the scene.
The driver was taken to Wangaratta Hospital in a serious condition with an upper body injury.
Emergency services, including Victoria Police and Advanced Life Support paramedics, attended the scene.
Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident are ongoing.
Mount Buller Road is closed in both directions, with significant delays expected.
The incident comes as Mount Buller experiences wintry conditions, with snow showers forecast throughout Monday.
A man has been crushed to death while the driver suffered serious injuries after a tree fell onto their car at a popular Victorian ski resort
An innocent father spent 16 hours in a police cell and four months unable to drive after a devastating clerical error wrongly branded him a disqualified driver.
IT consultant Andrew Lees, aged 47, feared he could go to jail after being arrested while driving his wife's Kia Sportage near their home - when police checks incorrectly showed he had been banned from the roads.
But the driving offences that triggered the disqualification did not belong to him and had been mistakenly copied onto his DVLA record.
Before his arrest, Mr Lees had repeatedly tried to resolve the issue himself, contacting the Single Justice Service after discovering the error via a DVLA letter in November 2025.
The letter told him he was banned from driving at Carlisle Magistrates' Court after receiving 19 penalty points.
The ban had been imposed under the controversial Single Justice Procedure which sees magistrates convict drivers for minor motoring offences behind closed doors in fast-track hearings without them being represented.
The case was heard in Carlisle because it is a centre for handling Single Justice Procedure cases but the offences are understood to have been committed by another
Police have mistaken a sex doll dumped in remote NSW bushland for decomposed human remains, sparking a murder probe.
Two men stumbled across what was originally described as a suitcase while on a scenic weekend drive along Wolgon Road in Oallen, about 60 kilometres south of Goulburn, at 12.50pm on Sunday.
The discovery initially sparked fears the suitcase contained human remains, believed to be those of a woman.
However, police made a stunning admission at a press conference on Monday morning that the contents were not human remains.
'Following forensic examinations, this morning, police confirmed the item located in the bag was a life like doll, wearing clothing, with hair and a nose piercing,' a police statement later read.
'The item also had markings that resembled bruises and grazes.'
The dramatic development came after officers established a crime scene and seized the suitcase for forensic examination.
Detectives had even set up a strike force with assistance from the State Crime Command's Homicide Squad and spent much of Sunday night examining the scene in bad weather.
