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Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. The death toll from floods across large swaths of Southeast Asia rose to at least 321 on Friday, with authorities working to rescue stranded citizens, restore power …
Read More »Tracking Palestinian, Israeli deaths since the Gaza ceasefire went into effect
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. In the first six weeks since Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas reached a truce deal aimed at ending their two-year war, Israeli attacks in Gaza have …
Read More »Delay in COVID-19 lockdowns in U.K. resulted in some 23,000 more deaths: public inquiry
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Former British prime minister Boris Johnson oversaw a “toxic,” “chaotic” and dithering response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with a delay in locking the country down resulting in …
Read More »Ceasefire strained as Israel hits Gaza with deadly strikes over IDF deaths
The Israeli military said on Sunday that a ceasefire in Gaza had resumed after an attack that killed two of its soldiers and prompted a wave of airstrikes that killed 26 people, in the most serious test yet of this month’s U.S.-brokered truce. Aid into the enclave was set to …
Read More »‘Significant spike’ in overdose deaths weighs heavy in Campbell River, B.C.
Locals agree there were already too many people dying on the streets of Campbell River, B.C., before 13 people recently overdosed in the space of six and a half weeks. The number is staggering for the small Vancouver Island city, where about 35,000 people live about 220 kilometres northwest of …
Read More »Staff shortages leading to heart surgery delays and deaths, say Quebec cardiologists, surgeons
Cardiologists and heart surgeons in Quebec are warning about a shortage of staff, particularly perfusionists, saying the lack of workers who help keep patients alive during heart surgeries is contributing to delays and even deaths. “Eighty people have died in the last year, year and a half, waiting for their …
Read More »Opioid deaths in Canada fell 17% in 2024, but thousands are still dying
Reported opioids deaths decreased nationally in Canada by 17 per cent last year, federal figures show, but the decreases aren’t happening uniformly across the country, according to a new report. The Public Health Agency of Canada released the most recent data on opioid toxicity deaths showing in 2024, 20 people …
Read More »Port Alberni RCMP investigating 3 suspicious deaths in B.C. city in 9 days
First, a fatal house fire. Then, a fiery car containing human remains. And most recently, a fatal assault. Three people have died in Port Alberni, B.C., within a nine-day period in early August, each of them under circumstances RCMP are investigating as suspicious. The deaths — along with the limited information released about …
Read More »Siblings’ drowning deaths in Dryden, Ont., prompt calls for school swimming lessons
The family of two siblings who drowned in Dryden, Ont., at the end of July is advocating for water safety and swimming lessons for all school-aged children. On July 31, 15-year-old Kayden Grant and his 12-year-old sister, Joyclyn Grant, drowned in the Wabigoon River in the northwestern Ontario city. The …
Read More »Hunger-related deaths continue to rise in Gaza as more Palestinians killed seeking aid
At least 40 Palestinians were killed by Israeli gunfire and airstrikes on Gaza on Monday, including 10 seeking aid, health authorities said, adding another five had died of starvation in what humanitarian agencies warn may be an unfolding famine. The 10 died in two separate incidents near aid sites belonging to the …
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