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Over the last nine months of the war in Gaza, Nora al-Batran was pregnant with twins. The 38-year-old was displaced multiple times with her husband and children as they skirted bombs and gunfire and sought refuge in a tent in the town of Deir al Balah. On Dec. 6, al-Batran …
Read More »New Chopin just dropped. Unknown piece by the legendary Polish composer found in NYC
As It Happens6:33New Chopin just dropped. Unknown piece by the legendary Polish composer found in NYC When Robinson McClellan first happened upon what appeared to be an unknown composition by the legendary Frédéric Chopin hidden in a museum vault, he tried to keep a cool head. “I was more cautious …
Read More »‘It’s frightening’: Young students dropped off alone in Winnipeg school bus mix-up – Winnipeg
A bus mix-up in the Pembina Trails School Division meant a number of children were dropped off at home without supervision, rather than to their daycare, as parents expected. In a statement to Global News, the division says it contacted the families and daycares immediately and offered an apology. The …
Read More »Charges dropped against 4 accused in Toronto Indigo bookstore defacement protest – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 22, 2024 1:05 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Charges have been dropped against four of the 11 people accused of defacing a Toronto Indigo bookstore in a case that has become a flashpoint over how police respond to …
Read More »Murder charge dropped in case of Milton, Ont., man accused of killing armed intruder
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A murder charge that was laid against a Milton man accused of killing an armed intruder earlier this year has been dropped. The Crown withdrew the second-degree murder charge laid against Ali Mian Monday, saying there is no reasonable prospect of a …
Read More »Inflation dropped below 3% in June, entering Bank of Canada target range – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The annual rate of inflation cooled to 2.8 per cent in June, marking a milestone in the Bank of Canada’s efforts to fight raging price pressures. Statistics Canada said Tuesday that the slowdown in prices was “broad-based” but attributed most of the …
Read More »Mother reacts after man’s child molestation charges dropped after excessive delays
A Nova Scotia man accused of sexual offences against two children has had his charges stayed due to excessive delays in proceedings, prompting the children’s mother to call the process “an abhorrent waiting game.” While the trial wrapped up in Dartmouth provincial court in October 2021, a verdict was never …
Read More »Pilot licences in Canada significantly dropped during the COVID-19 pandemic – National
The number of commercial pilot licences issued in Canada has declined by more than 80 per cent since 2019, even as aviation experts warn of an ever-growing labour shortage that threatens to disrupt Canada’s airline industry. Transport Canada numbers show that the number of commercial pilot licences awarded each year …
Read More »Hockey Canada dropped non-disclosure agreement with sexual assault complainant
Hockey Canada has dropped a non-disclosure agreement with the complainant of a high-profile alleged group sexual assault in 2018 involving eight hockey players including some members of the world junior team, CBC News has learned. The complainant’s lawyer Rob Talach says Hockey Canada approached his client on July 22 and asked if …
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