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New UN report paints a picture of the devastation of the collapsing Palestinian economy
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A new U.N. report paints a stark picture of the devastation…
In growing tide, civilians flee north Gaza or shelter at hospital as Israel, Hamas battle in city
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Crowds of Palestinian families stretching as far as the…
Election offices are sent envelopes with fentanyl or other substances. Authorities are investigating
WASHINGTON (AP) — Authorities were hunting Thursday for whoever sent suspicious letters — including some…
B.C. shifts ambulance staffing for rural communities in bid to boost emergency care
VICTORIA – British Columbia is shifting its ambulance paramedics staffing model for 60 rural and…
Former top prosecutor for Baltimore convicted in perjury case tied to purchase of Florida homes
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A former top prosecutor for the city of Baltimore was convicted…
Israel agrees to 4-hour daily pauses in Gaza fighting to allow civilians to flee, White House says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Israel has agreed to put in place four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in…
Justice Department asks to join lawsuits over abortion travel
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Thursday said Alabama cannot use…
Top US accident investigator says close calls between planes show that aviation is under stress
The nation’s top accident investigator said Thursday that a surge in close calls between planes…
Liberals hope Gaza humanitarian pauses mean more evacuees, freeing of hostages
OTTAWA – The Gaza Strip has become the hardest place to live on Earth, Foreign…
Former New York comptroller Alan Hevesi, tarnished by public scandals, dies at 83
NEW YORK (AP) — Alan Hevesi, a longtime elected official from New York City who…
BC Greens fire deputy for liking ‘hateful’ social media post about Bonnie Henry
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s Green Leader Sonia Furstenau says she fired her deputy for liking…
Israel-Hamas war: Quebec leaders call for calm after gunshots at Jewish schools
MONTREAL – After a wave of antisemitic violence in Montreal since the start of the…
Women’s prison in Mexico plagued by food poisoning and bad care is hit by a wave of 8 suicides
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A women’s prison in Mexico plagued by food poisoning and poor…
New bill would ban replacement workers in federal workplaces during strikes, lockouts
OTTAWA – Replacement workers would be banned during strikes and lockouts at federally regulated workplaces…
Abortion providers seek to broaden access to the procedure in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Abortion providers and a pregnancy resource center sought a preliminary injunction Thursday…
US childhood vaccination exemptions reach their highest level ever
NEW YORK (AP) — The proportion of U.S. kindergartners exempted from school vaccination requirements has…
Department of Justice, civil rights group to appeal federal judge’s ruling declaring DACA illegal
HOUSTON (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice and a civil rights group filed legal…
Massachusetts is running out of shelter beds for families, including migrants from other states
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts shelters are being pushed past their capacity, running out of beds…
Gaza evacuees in Canada will need mental-health, housing supports: refugee council
OTTAWA – Evacuees who escape from the Gaza Strip will need help to access mental-health…
Most actively traded companies on the Toronto Stock Exchange
TORONTO – Some of the most active companies traded Thursday on the Toronto Stock Exchange:…
The Census Bureau sees an older, more diverse America in 2100 in three immigration scenarios
By the end of the century, the U.S. population will be declining without substantial immigration,…
11 people sent to hospital after school bus crashes into Burnaby, B.C., home
BURNABY, B.C. – Adrian Striga says that if he had slept in Thursday morning, it…
Panel to investigate Maine shooting is established as lawyers serve notice on 20 agencies
LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — The independent commission announced by Democratic Gov. Janet Mills to investigate…
NY is developing education program on harms of medically unnecessary surgery on intersex children
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York is requiring state health officials to develop an outreach…