British Columbia Coroner spokeswoman Barb McLintock told the AP in an email: “Multiple but we don’t yet have a firm number. Still a very fluid situation so we really are not sure yet.”
UPDATED- 1:08 PM EST (Oct 26)
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At least five people have died after a whale watching tour boat sank off the Canadian coast.
Multiple local media reports indicate that 27 people were on the vessel when it sank off the coast of Tofino, British Columbia.
Tofino is a small community located on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Three dead and 15 unaccounted for after whale-watching boat sinks off Canada’s west coast, paramedics say https://t.co/DonkErSl5b
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) October 26, 2015
The Associated Press is reporting that local authorities are scrambling to get a handle on the death toll as the situation is still developing.
CTV News reports that “The tour boat belongs to Jamie’s Whaling Station and Adventure Centres, a company that offers whale watching tours out of Tofino”.
Matt Lee, a reporter for local radio station CKNW says that the ship did have life jackets aboard.
Name of #Tofino whale watching boat that sank is MV Leviathan 2. Did have lifejackets aboard.
— Matt Lee (@mattlee980) October 26, 2015
The CBC reached out to Jamie’s Whaling Station and a spokesperson for the company told the CBC News that it was busy with efforts to assist its passengers and crew.
“I hope you can respect all our effort is on the passengers and crew right now,” the spokesperson told the CBC, adding they will have more details soon.
#Breaking: Multiple fatalities reported after tour boat carrying 27 people sinks off Tofino. https://t.co/GLUH3KtvOE
— CTV Vancouver (@CTVVancouver) October 26, 2015
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Fred Thompson, Law And Order Actor And Former US Senator Dies At 73
Fred Thompson, a former United States Senator and well known actor died at the age of 73 after a battle with leukemia.
The Thompson family broke the news to the media in a statement.
“It is with a heavy heart and a deep sense of grief that we share the passing of our brother, husband, father, and grandfather who died peacefully in Nashville surrounded by his family,” the statement read according to the Tennessean. “Fred was the same man on the floor of the Senate, the movie studio, or the town square of Lawrenceburg, his home,” the statement read in part.
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“As an attorney, he helped lead to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. As a politician, he served the state of Tennessee for eight years as a conservative Republican in the U.S. Senate and briefly as a possible GOP presidential nominee. As an actor, he stared in some of the most prominent films and television series of his time.
At 6’5″ with a booming voice, Mr. Thompson and his larger-than-life persona played a role in several key moments that shaped the U.S. and Tennessee political landscape.”
Thompson was best known for his campaign for president in 2008 and for his role as the Manhattan District Attorney Arthur Branch in Law And Order. Thompson won 11 delegates in his 2008 race for the GOP nomination for the highest office in the land and dropped out after competing in 5 states.
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Sad news from Tennessee: Fred Thompson died today in Nashville. A recurrence of lymphoma, per a statement. Quite a life.
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) November 1, 2015
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Students Walk Out Of Miami Northwestern High To Draw Attention To Gun Violence
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-The entire student body at Miami Northwestern High School in Liberty City walked out of class Tuesday morning to protest gun violence in their community.
-Students said that they walked out in order to bring the world’s attention to the deaths of young people in Miami’s inner city.
-Kimson Green, a student at the school, was shot dead over the weekend during an outbreak of violence.
-The students say that they want the world to give as much attention to violence in inner cities as it has to what happened in Parkland.
-The walkout was spontaneous, and occurred after the school organized a ceremony to honor Green.
-Student leaders say that they plan on walking out again tomorrow.
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5 Students Stabbed At University of California Merced, Suspect Killed By Police
Updated: 1:11 PM EST
5 students were stabbed at the University of California Merced and the suspect was killed by shot dead by police.The news came via Twitter from the university.
Update: 5 students stabbed; 2 sent out via medical helicopter; 3 treated on campus. All conscious.
— UC Merced (@ucmerced) November 4, 2015
According to CNN, two of the people stabbed were airlifted by helicopter to a nearby hospital and the other three were treated on campus.
All five of the victims are conscious.
Classes are cancelled and the campus remains closed at this hour.
The AP reports that the attack occurred just before 8 AM PST.
The incident occurred in front of the Classroom and Office Building.
Police advise people to avoid coming to campus for the rest of the day.
A statement by the university asks students who are seeking counseling to call 209-228-4266 to schedule an appointment or to talk with a counselor over the phone.
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