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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Israel demolished structures inside the UN Palestinian refugee agency’s East Jerusalem compound on Tuesday after seizing …
Read More »As couple’s trial restarts, advocate questions Children’s Aid Society’s ‘outrageous’ decisions before boy died
WARNING: This story references allegations of child abuse. As the trial for two women accused of killing a 12-year-old boy they were trying to adopt enters its final weeks, the public deserves to know if and how the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) has been held accountable, says Ontario’s former child …
Read More »Children’s Aid Society knew women zip-tied boys into pyjamas but didn’t intervene, Ontario murder trial told
WARNING: This story details allegations of child abuse. The Children’s Aid Society (CAS) knew Brandy Cooney and Becky Hamber were zip-tying two boys into one-piece pyjamas and their case worker didn’t tell them to stop, according to an email shown at the couple’s weeks-long murder trial in Milton, Ont. Holly …
Read More »Controversial aid group set up in Gaza as alternative to UN to cease operations
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. The U.S.- and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, set up to distribute aid to Gaza as an alternative to the United Nations, but which Palestinians said endangered the …
Read More »Carney attends G20 summit with aim to boost trade — and as Canada cuts foreign aid
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to South Africa for the G20, which will include a meeting with the country’s president, comes as Canada prioritizes boosting trade with …
Read More »Aid groups call for urgent access of shelter, food items into Gaza as winter nears
Thousands of boxes filled with shelter items and food are sitting idle in Jordan, Egypt and Israel, humanitarian agencies say, warning that very little aid is making its way into Gaza nearly four weeks after a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel began. As colder weather approaches, hundreds of thousands …
Read More »World Court says Israel must allow UN aid into Gaza
The International Court of Justice said Wednesday that Israel must allow the United Nations aid agency in Gaza, known as UNRWA, to provide humanitarian assistance to the war-torn territory. The UN General Assembly asked the court last year to give an advisory opinion on Israel’s legal obligations after the country …
Read More »Trump ending aid to Colombia after U.S. accused of murder for boat strike
October 19 News Duration 3:06 U.S. President Donald Trump says he is ending aid to Colombia after the country’s president, Gustavo Petro, accused the U.S. of ‘murder’ when it struck a small boat within Colombian territorial waters in September. The U.S. alleges the boat was a drug vessel, but Petro …
Read More »Israel intercepts 40 aid boats heading for Gaza, organizers say, sparking global outcry
Israeli forces have intercepted around 40 boats carrying aid and foreign activists, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg, to Gaza, leaving only one vessel still sailing toward the Palestinian enclave, the flotilla organizers said on Thursday. Cameras broadcasting live feeds from the boats, verified by Reuters, showed Israeli soldiers sporting helmets and night vision goggles boarding …
Read More »Ottawa pledges $400M in financial aid for Algoma Steel as tariffs pummel sector
The federal government announced a $400-million financial support for Algoma Steel under its large enterprise tariff relief scheme, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said on Monday. The loan will “help Algoma Steel Inc. continue operations, transition to a business model less reliant on the United States, and limit disruption to its workforce,” …
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