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More than one grizzly bear may have been involved in the fatal attack that killed Jenny Balcarras and her 20-year-old daughter, Selah Reed, on a nature trail near Bella Coola, British Columbia. The pair were reported missing on Sunday. Ms Balcarras, 48, was found dead on Monday afternoon, while a search by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and conservation officers located a second body on Tuesday. Conservation officer Insp Jeff Tyre said investigators had not established whether a single bear or multiple animals were responsible. Any bears captured in the area will be assessed as part of the investigation, he…

Scarlett Johansson has spoken for the first time about her undisclosed role in The Batman Part II, admitting that the character was difficult to understand and pushed her beyond her usual comfort zone. The 41-year-old Oscar-winning actress was reported nearly a year ago to be in final negotiations to join the sequel to 2022’s The Batman, which stars Robert Pattinson. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Johansson said the mystery role had caused her “a lot of existential angst” and proved unusually challenging to develop. “It was very hard to figure out. I don’t know why, whether it was just…

A woman is fighting for her life after being shot in the head inside a house in Philadelphia’s Bridesburg neighbourhood, police said. Officers were called to the 4700 block of Benner Street at about 8.45pm on Wednesday, where they found the woman critically injured. She was taken to hospital for treatment. Police have not released her identity or provided further details about her condition. Investigators believe she had only recently moved into the property. They said there was no evidence of forced entry at the scene. No description of the shooter was immediately available and no further details about the…

Six South Australian childcare centres are to close permanently after administrators failed to find a buyer for the services, leaving hundreds of families seeking alternative arrangements. The Edge Early Learning centres will provide their final day of care on Friday, November 6. The closures follow the collapse of a proposed acquisition by Goodstart Early Learning. The affected sites are two centres in Angle Vale, on Angle Vale Road and Saverio Boulevard, along with centres in Flagstaff Hill, Mount Barker, Port Augusta and Seacombe Heights. Administrators said Goodstart had signed a heads of agreement to acquire the centres but withdrew after…

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Democrats won control of the House of Representatives in the 2026 midterm elections after flipping more than two dozen Republican-held seats, including long-standing swing districts and constituencies once regarded as safely Republican. The gains stretched from the suburbs of the north-eastern United States to South Texas. Several races remained unprojected, but the early results showed Democrats making considerably more advances than Republicans under a series of newly redrawn congressional maps. The contests were shaped by an unusual mid-decade redistricting effort. Republicans in Texas moved several districts to the right at President Trump’s request, while Democrats in California redrew seats to…

Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been sentenced to ten years in prison on a national security charge of colluding with foreign forces. Wong became the global face of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement. The sentence was issued on 5 November 2026.

Anthony Ippolito joined AnnaSophia Robb and Stephan James on the red carpet for the New York premiere of I Play Rocky on Wednesday evening. The event was held at the SVA Theatre, where the film’s cast and director Peter Farrelly gathered ahead of its cinema release on 6 November. Matt Dillon, PJ Byrne, Toby Kebbell, Tracy Letts, Saul Stein and Scot Teller were also in attendance. I Play Rocky follows Sylvester Stallone’s fight to play Rocky Balboa The film tells the true story of an unknown actor who believed he was destined not only to write Rocky, but also to…

Republican attacks over alleged fraud in Minnesota failed to deliver the breakthrough the party had hoped for, as voters instead handed the Democrats sweeping victories in the state’s most closely watched races. Unofficial results from the 3 November election showed Amy Klobuchar defeating Republican Lisa Demuth in the governor’s race, while Peggy Flanagan beat Michele Tafoya for Minnesota’s open US Senate seat. The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party also regained control of both chambers of the state legislature, securing a governing trifecta in St Paul. Fraud attacks dominated Minnesota campaigns The issue featured heavily in Republican messaging throughout the campaign. In a televised…

The collapse of David Jones is giving rival Myer and its billionaire backer Solomon Lew more room to revive the department store chain, with Myer shares rising sharply as investors assess the potential gains from its troubled competitor’s retreat. Myer shares climbed as much as 9.8 per cent on Thursday and have risen by almost 50 per cent from their September low, when it became clear that David Jones’ former private equity owner, Anchorage Capital, was running out of options. Lew, 81, is Myer’s largest shareholder, with a stake of more than 25 per cent. The failure of Anchorage’s strategy…