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Gaza hospitals are overwhelmed with patients and desperately low on supplies as invasion looms
October 15, 2023 - 4:30 PM

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Medics in Gaza warned Sunday that thousands could die as hospitals packed with wounded people ran desperately low on fuel and basic supplies. Palestinians in the besieged coastal enclave struggled to find food, water and safety ahead of an expected Israeli ground offensive in the war sparked by Hamas' deadly attack.
Live updates | Day 9 of the latest Israel-Hamas war
October 15, 2023 - 11:30 AM

Hundreds of thousands of Gaza residents sought to heed Israel’s order to evacuate roughly the northern half of the territory, while others huddled at hospitals in the north on Sunday. Gaza’s 2.3 million civilians faced a deepening struggle for food, water and safety, and braced for a looming invasion more than a week after Hamas militants launched a deadly assault on Israel.
Northern businesses using local ingredients with a focus on food sustainability
May 22, 2023 - 2:30 PM

YELLOWKNIFE - From rosehip ketchup to wild boar lardo, food businesses across Northern Canada are finding unique ways to use local ingredients.
Ottawa tight-lipped on details as Canada, U.S. call out China over balloon
February 03, 2023 - 9:00 PM

OTTAWA - Canada announced that it had called China's ambassador onto the carpet — but otherwise remained tight-lipped — as Ottawa and Washington expressed their disapproval about a high-altitude surveillance balloon found floating over the United States.
Black entrepreneurs outnumbered in cannabis sector that poses structural challenges
February 22, 2022 - 10:00 PM
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TORONTO - When cannabis was headed toward legalization in Canada, Edmonton entrepreneur Keenan Pascal noticed people from every walk of life entering the industry.
Cyberattack on US pipeline is linked to criminal gang
May 09, 2021 - 9:00 PM

NEW YORK - The cyberextortion attempt that has forced the shutdown of a vital U.S. pipeline was carried out by a criminal gang known as DarkSide that cultivates a Robin Hood image of stealing from corporations and giving a cut to charity, a person close to the investigation said Sunday.
The Latest: UK talk show host quits show over Meghan remarks
March 09, 2021 - 11:07 AM

LONDON - The latest on Oprah Winfrey's interview with Meghan and Harry, their first since stepping away from royal life, and Buckingham Palace's statement saying racism accusations were “concerning."
Seize on COVID-19 to further North American border reform, Canada, U.S. urged
April 14, 2020 - 2:07 PM

WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States should seize the opportunity presented by the global COVID-19 crisis to develop and modernize the way they operate their shared frontier, experts suggested Tuesday as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau warned that the novel coronavirus would likely keep travel restrictions in place for at least the next few weeks.
Felicity Huffman starts serving prison time in college scam
October 15, 2019 - 4:30 PM

SAN FRANCISCO - "Desperate Housewives" star Felicity Huffman — aka prisoner No. 77806-112 — reported Tuesday to a federal prison in California to serve a two-week sentence in a college admissions scandal that ensnared dozens of wealthy mothers and fathers trying to get their children into elite schools.
Team addresses thorny ethical issues raised by genomic sequencing
October 07, 2018 - 11:30 AM

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Genome sequencing offers patients the potential of speedier, more effective diagnoses and medications. But building a safe and secure system to store people's unique genomic profiles is not a simple task.
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JONESIE: Why Reid Hamer-Jackson can't fight city hall
OPINION I don’t live in Kamloops. Mayor Reid Hamer-Jackson’s antics have no effect on me personally, so allow me to be a bit more philosophical about it. I want to like the guy, more for what he could represent than wh

Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

Penticton business set to launch cannabis consumption patio on 4/20
A Penticton cannabis retailer will be opening its consumption patio this weekend and the owner says it'll be the perfect spot for customers to safely enjoy a toke. Cannabis Cottage is hosting a launch party for its all-new designat

Thousands of short-term rentals in B.C. go back to long-term May 1
LANGLEY, B.C. - British Columbia Premier David Eby is warning real estate investors and speculators that his government is tilting the rules towards families seeking homes as it tightens the rules on short-term rentals. Eby said Thursday th

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