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Bride and groom get stuck on mountain with disabled gondola

Canadian newlyweds Jaclyn and Brennen McConnell were taking their wedding photographs when a gondola failed and stranded them with hundreds of other visitors on Sulphur Mountain, in Banff National Park.

They were forced to stay on the mountain overnight, but said the experience was "not that bad" as they were warm and safe and "had each other".

9 August 2023

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Northern lights illuminate the night sky.

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Massive dinosaur skull unearthed in Northern Alberta

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The Red Arrows display team with coloured streams from their jets as they are captured flying over Niagara Falls from above

Red Arrows take dramatic flight over Niagara Falls

The boat on the left is throwing a rope to the humpback whale to draw it closer to the boat.

Entangled whale freed from nets after four-day rescue

Lightning flash and rainbow over Minnesota

Lightning strikes and a rainbow forms during Minnesota storm

Several cars are parked on a street in between burned down houses.

Drone footage shows fire-ravaged Jasper National Park

Cell phone video showing fire aftermath in Jasper

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A woman stands in front of a raging fire and a huge plume of black smoke rising above yellow school buses

Wildfires rage in Pacific Northwest US and western Canada

Flooding in Drake's house

Drake's Toronto home 'The Embassy' hit by floods

Children play at splash pad in New York City

East Coast residents fight to keep cool in heat wave

A trampoline blowing away in the wind, with torrential rain

US storm: 'There goes the trampoline, goodbye'

Golf ball-sized hail

Texas towns hit by lightning, golf ball-sized hail

Wildfire on horizon

Canada wildfires force thousands to evacuate

Fallen tree lies on house in Texas

Video shows destruction after deadly Texas storms

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US kayaker who faked own death thought to have fled to Europe

US police appeal for a missing man to come back home for Christmas with his family.

Composite image of Donald Trump and Elon Musk alongside the Starship taking off

Trump joins Musk to watch Starship test launch

The president-elect visited the launch site in Texas to watch the spacecraft's sixth test flight.

Firefighters helping people stuck on ride.

Riders stuck midair for hours on California park ride

The spinning ride left 22 people stranded after it encountered technical difficulties.

Three men are next to each other.

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Police officer smashing sunroof of vehicle submerged in pool

Police bodycam shows man being rescued from submerged car

The man told officers he "accidentally stepped on the gas too hard" driving the vehicle into a pool.

Sumi Somaskanda stands on the left and Trump stands on the right.

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Donald Trump and Joe Biden in Oval Office

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Biden is on the left and Trump is on the right.

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split screen of building damage and a man

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Firefighter crew drives down street with burning trees

Crews battle deadly Jennings Creek wildfire

A teenage park ranger was killed while battling the blaze over the weekend.

A large burst of fire is seen breaking out over a street with several cars

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Woman taking picture of a helicopter and wildfire smoke filling the sky

Smoke towers over homes as wildfire spreads near Los Angeles

The fast-moving fire has burned homes and engulfed more than 14,000 acres in Ventura County, according to officials.

Joe Biden wearing a suit holding up a fist

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The president addressed Americans from the White House for the first time since Donald Trump's election victory.

A California firefighter battles deep red flames with a hose

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