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A six-year dispute over the development of two high-rise apartments in downtown Kingston has ended in a victory for the developer. Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson said in a tweet Friday that Ontario’s ...

UBC researchers have developed a new structural system that helps high-rise buildings withstand major earthquakes—keeping both the building and its occupants safe. Led by Dr. Tony Yang, a structural ...

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HONG KONG — The inferno that tore through a high-rise housing estate in Hong Kong has killed at least 128 people, authorities said Friday, with some 200 people still missing and eight more arrested.

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Firefighting, rescue and search operations at seven high-rise buildings in Hong Kong were halted on Friday (November 28, 2025), the third day after a massive blaze broke out, as the death toll climbed ...