Canada's new house speaker elected, asks for "a little grace period"

Global News has the story.

Canadian members of Parliament elected Liberal MP Francis Scarpaleggia as the House of Commons Speaker as their first order of business following the return of Parliament Monday.

 

Scarpaleggia was dragged to the front of the House of Commons by Prime Minister Mark Carney and interim Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer as part of the tradition when a new Speaker is named.

 

Scarpaleggia was up against five other Liberal colleagues, after Conservative MPs John Nater and Chris d’Entremont, the latter who served as former deputy Speaker in the last Parliament, withdrew their names from consideration.

 

“I would remind members that we are at the beginning of a mandate in the selfish hope that you will afford me a little grace period,” Scarpaleggia, an MP from the Montreal area, said. “I have few words because well, we all have things we want to accomplish and we’ve been away.”

Horror at Liverpool victory parade as car smashes through packed crowds

BBC News has the story.

Dozens of people have been injured after a car ploughed at high speed through packed crowds in Liverpool, where thousands had gathered to celebrate Liverpool football clubs’s parade through the city following their victory in the Premier League. 

Merseyside Police have arrested a 53-year-old white British man, believed to be the driver of the vehicle.    They have said that they are not treating it as a terror attack and are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. 

Several people were trapped under the vehicle including a child. 27 people were taken to hospital.  Two of them, including a child, are in a serious condition. 

The Prime Minister Keir Starmer described the scenes as “appalling” and has thanked the emergency services for their swift response. 

Jane Hill presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Judith Moritz, Ed Thomas, Daniel Sandford, Katie Gornall and Damian Grammaticas.

King Charles, Queen Camilla arrive in Canada to ceremonial welcome

Global News has the story.

King Charles III arrived in Canada's capital on Monday on his first visit to the country since becoming the British monarch. Joined by Queen Camilla, the royals were greeted with a ceremonial welcome.

On Tuesday, the King will deliver the throne speech — a task normally carried out by Canada's governor general on behalf of the monarch. This speech will lay out the government’s agenda and priorities.

Charles' mother, the late Queen Elizabeth, only gave the throne speech twice during her 70-year reign, the last time in 1977.

USA: San Diego: Plane Crash Explained - Cessna 550 Business Jet Crash

AiTelly on Youtube has the story.

In the early hours of May 22nd , 2025,

A private Cessna 5 50 jet crashed into a residential neighborhood in San Diego, specifically in the Murphy Canyon area.

This Happened while the Jet was attempting to land at Montgomery-Gibbs Executive Airport.

All six people on board the aircraft were tragically lost.

USA: San Diego: 4 plane crash victims identified (6 killed)

A plane crashed in San Diego, killing six. So far, four of the six people killed have been identified.

On May 22, 2025, a Cessna Citation II crashed in the Murphy Canyon neighborhood of San Diego, California, United States, killing all six people aboard the aircraft and injuring at least eight others on the ground. Ten homes were damaged in the crash, one of which was completely destroyed.

See more here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_San_Diego_Cessna_Citation_II_crash

USA: Simi Valley: Pilot killed, homes burned by airplane crash

KTLA 5 has the story.

A small plane crashed into a Ventura County neighborhood on Saturday afternoon, killing the pilot and spreading fire and destruction to nearby homes. KTLA's Chris Wolfe reports live on May 3, 2025.

Canada: Airplane Crash: Pilot rescued after crash into Lake Ontario

CP24 has the story.

A pilot is now resting at home after being rescued from Lake Ontario on Friday afternoon when his small plane lost engine power and crashed off the shore of Tommy Thompson Park in the city’s east end.