In the news today, Jan. 8
Five stories in the news for Monday, Jan. 8
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AT LEAST TWO CHILDREN AMONG FOUR DEAD IN NOVA SCOTIA HOUSE FIRE
The close knit fishing village of Pubnico Head, Nova Scotia has been shaken to its core by a house fire that killed four people early Sunday, including at least two children. Four children lived in the gutted home, and a Red Cross official says their father is being treated in hospital, where his common-law wife is at his side. Local residents identified the father as a lobster fisherman whose family has lived in the house for generations. The tragedy has sparked an outpouring of grief on social media, with users extending their support and prayers to the relatives of those who died and the emergency workers who attended the terrible scene.