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The Kelowna Fire Department is thanking the public for reporting two homeless encampment fires on Saturday morning. The first fire happened near the 2600 block of Enterprise Way, with multiple callers contacting the regional dispatch centre around 6:30 a.m.When crews arrived on scene, they found a brush fire at a homeless camp near the creek along the rail trail, with the blaze measuring 30 feet by 30 feet.The fire department said the blaze consumed the encampment and that all occupants had fled the scene. The fire is deemed suspicious.“Crews quickly extinguished the blaze, with Enterprise Way being shut down for…

Nate Burleson thinks Tom Brady made a mistake coming back. Burleson joined his former cohorts on NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football” on Friday morning after the Buccaneers lost to the Ravens to fall to 3-5. “Tom should’ve retired,” the former wide receiver said. “Am I the only one thinking it? Here’s the thing: we’ve been praising Tom Brady for 20 years and said that he’s the GOAT, the greatest quarterback that ever played, put him in the conversation with the greats across all of sports. It’s okay to have some criticism.” The elephant in the room is that Brady, 45,…

If you thought “ghostbusters” were just a Hollywood invention — think again.New England Paranormal Investigators (PI-NE) are a team of nine people, headquartered in Vermont, who will come out and investigate if you call them with concerns about a resident ghost, spirit or apparition.In one instance, a woman in Vermont lived alone in her home but was experiencing sounds, events (such as a toy being thrown at her feet) and even appearances of apparitions, including a slim person suddenly standing in her hallway. (SEE THE VIDEO at the top of this article for this particular case.) The homeowner installed cameras to…

CNN  —  Saifullah Paracha, a former detainee at the Guatanamo Bay detention facility, has been repatriated to Pakistan, according to a statement from the Department of Defense. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin previously notified Congress in September of his intent to repatriate Paracha, who had been held in US detention since 2003 for alleged ties to al Qaeda. The Defense Department statement said that “the United States appreciates the willingness of Pakistan and other partners to support ongoing U.S. efforts focused on responsibly reducing the detainee population and ultimately closing the Guantanamo Bay facility.” A statement from Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign…

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The oldest prisoner at the Guantanamo Bay detention center was released and “reunited with his family” in Pakistan, the country’s foreign ministry said in a statement Saturday. Saifullah Paracha, 75, had been held on suspicion of ties to Al Qaeda since 2003, but he was never charged with a crime during the more than 17 years he was detained at the U.S. base in Cuba, according to Reprieve, a legal charity that represents him and has campaigned for his release. “We are glad that a Pakistani citizen detained abroad is finally reunited with his family,” the statement said.…

SEOUL, South Korea — At least 149 people were killed and 78 others were injured in a stampede during Halloween festivities in Seoul, officials said of one of the biggest disasters in South Korea that will likely raise serious questions about public safety standards.The massive death toll is being tallied after people were crushed by a large crowd pushing forward on a narrow alley in Seoul’s Itaewon neighborhoods, a major leisure and nightlife district in the capital.Choi Seong-beom, chief of Seoul’s Yongsan fire department, said most of the victims in the stampede Saturday night were people in their late teens…

A group of Indiana apartment residents beat up a would-be robber and kept him in custody using their own firearms until authorities could arrest him, police said. Kokomo police reported that Marrell Tyler, 18, received multiple facial injuries when he broke into the Annex of Kokomo apartments on Thursday at 3:25 a.m.Police responded quickly but arrived to find Tyler beat up and held at gunpoint, thanks to the actions of three men who had been inside the first apartment he had entered. NYC SUSPECTS ASSAULT ELDERLY MAN WHO ASKED THEM TO TURN DOWN VOLUME ON SUBWAY TRAIN: POLICEThe men told police that…

Follow the Premier League live Football match between Fulham and Everton with Eurosport. The match starts at 5:30 PM on October 29th, 2022.Catch the latest Fulham and Everton news and find up to date Premier League standings, results, top scorers and previous winners.Football fans can read breaking Football news headlines, interviews, expert commentary and watch replays. Keep up with what’s happening in the Premier League, Champions League and other competitions.Make Eurosport your go-to source for sports online from football to tennis, cycling, snooker and more. Enjoy the best of this season’s top sports competitions. Source: Euro Sports

The Northern District of San Francisco — where House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelsoi, was attacked on Friday morning in their Pacific Heights home — has seen a nearly 30% increase in assaults so far this year compared to the same time period last year.David DePape assaulted Pelosi, 82, with a hammer just before 2:30 a.m. Friday at the couple’s multimillion-dollar San Francisco estate, according to officials. Nancy Pelosi was not present in the home at the time. The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) has recorded 254 assaults in the Northern District so far this year compared to 197 at…

SEOUL: At least 149 people were killed in a crush when a huge crowd celebrating Halloween surged into an alley in a nightlife area of the South Korean capital Seoul on Saturday (Oct 29) night, emergency officials said. A further 150 people were injured in the melee in Seoul’s Itaewon district, Choi Sung-beom, head of the Yongsan Fire Station, said in a briefing at the scene. Many of the injured were in serious condition and receiving emergency treatment, the officials said. It was the first Halloween event in Seoul in three years after the country lifted COVID-19 restrictions and social…