Two people died when a single-engine airplane crashed amid moderate snow conditions in a California mountain town just north of Lake Tahoe, authorities said.
The Socata TBM9 with two people aboard crashed around 6:40 p.m. Saturday while on approach to Truckee Tahoe Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday.
The Truckee Police Department confirmed two people died, but did not provide further information about the victims.
No homes were damaged, but railroad tracks at the crash site required repairs, KCRA-TV reported.
The FAA and the National Transportation Safety Board will investigate the cause of the crash.
Moderate snow was falling at the time of the crash with visibility of a half-mile (0.8 kilometres), though winds were light, the news station reported.
Truckee is about 30 miles (52 kilometres) southwest of Reno, Nevada.
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will be tabling yet another omnibus bill to pass a sweeping range of measures promised in her April 16 federal budget, though left out of the legislation will be the government's proposed capital gains tax change.
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Indonesia's Mount Ruang volcano erupted Tuesday for a second time in two weeks, spewing ash almost two kilometres into the sky, closing an airport and peppering nearby villages with debris.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli leaders on Wednesday in his push for a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, saying 'the time is now' for an agreement that would free hostages and bring a pause in the nearly seven months of war in Gaza.
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A police officer on Montreal's South Shore anonymously donated a kidney that wound up drastically changing the life of a schoolteacher living on dialysis.
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From 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., southbound Ouellette will have lane restrictions between Eugenie Street east and Tecumseh Road for fibre installation work on the west side of the Ouellette overpass.
A 19-year-old University of Windsor student is being remembered as an energetic and charismatic soul following a fatal two-vehicle collision over the weekend.
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The rail line from Lethbridge to Coutts is used solely for freight trains, but a new feasibility study done by Integrated Travel Research and Development looks at the potential of adding a passenger train.
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Thousands of people dressed as dinosaurs descended on Drumheller, Alta., on Saturday.
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Tributes continue to pour in for Bob Cole as his family has confirmed a funeral will be held for the legendary broadcaster Friday in St. John's, N.L.
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