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Canada limited in preventing wider Mideast crisis, amid humanitarian plight: experts
OTTAWA - Experts say Canada has limited options as it works diplomatic channels to try preventing clashes in Israel and Palestinian territories from escalating into a wider, regional war. Foreign Affa...
Oct 10, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Vancouver man, Ben Mizrachi, killed by Hamas in Israel: school head
VANCOUVER - A 22-year-old Vancouver man has been killed in southern Israel after Hamas militants launched a series of deadly attacks on Saturday. The head of the King David High School in Vancouver co...
Oct 10, 2023
CP NewsAlert: Vancouver man, Ben Mizrachi, killed by Hamas in Israel: school head
VANCOUVER - A 22-year-old Vancouver man has been killed in southern Israel after Hamas militants launched a series of deadly attacks on Saturday. The head of the King David High School in Vancouver co...
Oct 10, 2023
B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds, worth $1.2 billion
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is the first province to sign a tailored funding agreement with the federal government as part of the $196-billion health accord the prime minister offered provinces earli...
Oct 10, 2023
Burnout, despair facing workers on front lines of poverty and homelessness in Canada
Those who work with people facing homelessness and food shortages say employees are carrying a massive emotional burden as demand for services soars beyond what their organizations can provide. Warren...
Oct 10, 2023
Russia is defeated in its bid to regain a seat on the UN's top human rights body
UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Russia was defeated in its bid to regain a seat in the United Nations premiere human rights body by a significant majority in Tuesday's election in the General Assembly, which vo...
Oct 10, 2023
Quebec delays opening of representative office in Israel amid Hamas attacks
QUEBEC - The Quebec government says it will delay the opening of its representative office in Israel amid the unprecedented attacks on the country. Catherine Boucher, a spokeswoman for the province's ...
Oct 10, 2023
CP NewsAlert: B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds
British Columbia is the first province to sign a tailored funding agreement with the federal government as part of the $196-billion health accord the prime minister offered provinces earlier this year...
Oct 10, 2023
NHL issues updated theme night guidance, which includes a ban on players using Pride tape on the ice
The NHL sent a memo to teams last week clarifying what players can and cannot do as part of theme celebrations this season, including a ban on the use of rainbow-colored stick tape for the Pride night...
Oct 10, 2023
NHL issues updated theme night guidance, which includes a ban on players using Pride tape on the ice
The NHL sent a memo to teams last week clarifying what players can and cannot do as part of theme celebrations this season, including a ban on the use of rainbow-colored stick tape for the Pride night...
Oct 10, 2023