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Champs-Élysées car ramming attack

A car loaded with guns and explosives was rammed into a convoy of Gendarmerie vehicles on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, France. The driver, identified as Djaziri Adam Lotfi, was killed as a detonation clouded the car in orange smoke. The attacker had been on terrorism watchlists for Islamic extremism since 2014.

Finsbury Park attack

The Finsbury Park attack was a vehicle-ramming attack in Finsbury Park, London, England. A van was driven into pedestrians in Finsbury Park, London, by Darren Osborne, causing one death and injuring at least nine people. The incident was investigated by counter-terrorism police as a terrorist attack.

Alberta floods

Alberta experienced heavy rainfall that triggered catastrophic flooding described by the provincial government as the worst in Alberta's history. Areas along the Bow, Elbow, Highwood, Red Deer, Sheep, Little Bow, and South Saskatchewan rivers and their tributaries were particularly affected.

Hillcrest mine disaster

The Hillcrest mine disaster, the worst coal mining disaster in Canadian history, occurred at Hillcrest, Alberta, in the Crowsnest Pass region of western Canada. At the time it was the world's third worst mine disaster. A total of 189 workers died, about half of the mine’s total workforce.