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After multiple pedestrians plowed down on Toronto sidewalk, driver gets out holding what appears to be a gun. Police arrest him. No shots fired. pic.twitter.com/xWHeylS1d8

— Michel Boyer (@BoyerMichel) April 23, 2018

Van horror

Nine people have been reported dead, and 16 critically injured in Toronto after a driver drove a van along a crowded sidewalk in what appeared to be a deliberate act. Police have yet to say if it was an act of terror or what the casualties are but eyewitnesses said the white van drove jumped onto the sidewalk and drove at high speed along it, running down numerous people without slowing down.

“He was just hitting people one by one, he hit every single person to the sidewalk, holy God I never seen anything like this in my life.”

Eyewitness

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Federal Minister for Health Greg Hunt speaks to the media during a press conference outside Parliament House in Melbourne, Tuesday, April 17, 2018. Mr Hunt has spoken out against a Greens push to legalise cannabis use, arguing it is a gateway drug to others. (AAP Image/Alex Murray) NO ARCHIVING

Costs shift

The number of public hospital emergency services being billed to private insurers has soared over the past 10 years, pinpointing the epicentre of the controversial $1 billion cost-shifting that is blamed for pushing up health ­premiums.

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TOPSHOT - Britain's Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (L) and Britain's Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge show their newly-born son, their third child, to the media outside the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in central London, on April 23, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Isabel INFANTES

New prince

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have welcomed a new prince into the world. Their second son, after Prince George, was born at 11.01am UK time and weighed in at 3.8 kilograms after his mother spent five hours in labour.

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23/04/2018: AMP head of advice compliance, Sarah Britt, appears before the Banking Royal Commission in Melbourne. Stuart McEvoy for The Australian.

AMP smashed

An already reeling AMP was yesterday smashed again in a day of horror in which the venerable ­financial services company’s share price tumbled for a sixth day running, three class actions against it were announced, it apologised for its misconduct for a third time and the royal commission into the banks heard further damning ­evidence about its advice business.

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Manly Sea Eagles Chairman Scott Penn and Manly coach Trent Barrett entering Scott's North Sydney office. Picture: Brett Costello

Strip fees

Manly’s ill-fated trip to Gladstone is set to claim more scalps as the club prepares to issue fines to as many as six players accused of disobeying team orders and attending a strip club after their loss to the Gold Coast.

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Clement’s view

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