OTTAWA -- Three people were killed when a small airplane crashed on Gabriola Island, Canada Tuesday night, CTV reported Wednesday.

The twin-engine Piper Aerostar plane, took off from Bishop Airport northeast of Fresno, U.S. state of California, and crashed in a fiery wreck while heading to the Nanaimo airport in Canada's British Columbia province. (Canada-Plane Crash-Death)

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JERUSALEM -- The Israeli parliament was dissolved on Wednesday night after its two main parties failed to form a government ahead of a midnight deadline, signalling an unprecedented third election within a year.

The election will be held in March 2020, local media reported. (Israel-Parliament-Election)

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BOGOTA -- Colombia's government is willing to resume peace talks with the country's National Liberation Army (ELN) guerrilla group, an official said on Wednesday.

Colombia's high commissioner for peace, Miguel Ceballos, told the Caracol news network that the rebel group needs to agree to the government's conditions for the talks to take place. (Colomdia-ELN-Talk)

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WELLINGTON -- Two more people died overnight in hospital following the volcanic eruption on White Island, New Zealand, bringing the death toll to eight, local police said in a statement Thursday morning.

"One was being treated at Middlemore Hospital and one at Waikato Hospital. Police remain focused on supporting families at this terrible time," said the statement. (New Zealand-Volcano-Eruption) Enditem

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