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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. If you asked someone what dead cattle and lobsters have in common, they probably wouldn’t guess …
Read More »Hundreds flee homes in Haiti amid new wave of gang violence
Listen to this article Estimated 4 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. A new wave of gang violence in Haiti has forced hundreds of people to flee their …
Read More »Children killed in Lebanon as Israeli strikes hit homes far from the war’s front lines
Jawad Younes, 11, and his cousins were playing soccer in the lot between their houses, as they often did. His little brother, four-year-old Mehdi, had joined them but grew tired, so Jawad took him home and handed him off to their mother before returning to the game. Minutes later, an …
Read More »Ontario planning to remove HST on new homes for 1 year
The province is planning to temporarily remove Harmonized Sales Tax (HST) for buyers of new homes. Premier Doug Ford announced the plan Wednesday at a news conference in Mississauga, saying the full 13 per cent tax will be removed for new homes valued up to $1 million from April 1, …
Read More »Thousands evacuated from Pimicikamak Cree Nation after homes, water treatment plant damaged in power outage
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. The chief of Pimicikamak Cree Nation says hundreds of homes have been “severely compromised” in the …
Read More »After the flames: Lac La Ronge Indian Band begins replacement of homes destroyed by wildfire
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Miles Ratt, 74, was living with his wife, his granddaughter and three great-grandchildren when the Pisew wildfire forced the evacuation of Sucker River, their home community in …
Read More »Cortina Olympic Village is a trailer park featuring 400 mobile homes in an alpine valley
Winter Olympians who have signed up to stay in Cortina d’Ampezzo’s Athletes Village should not expect luxury accommodations or a cozy fire to snuggle up next to after a long day on the mountain. The temporary Village that will house up to 1,400 athletes and other team members during the …
Read More »Hundreds of Thunder Bay homes have lead pipes. Would bylaws like ones in other cities reduce exposure?
Kevin Duke says replacing the lead pipes in his home doesn’t seem feasible. The Thunder Bay, Ont., senior wasn’t aware of the lead pipes until the City of Thunder Bay began distributing NSF/ANSI-53-approved water filter pitcher kits in 2020. A couple of years ago, he said, the city replaced the …
Read More »Alaska storms drive 1,500 from their homes and 2 villages are decimated
Rain and wind were forecast Wednesday along the Alaska coast where two villages were devastated by the remnants of Typhoon Halong and officials were scrambling to find shelter for more than 1,500 people driven from their homes. The weekend storm brought high winds and storm surges that battered the low-lying …
Read More »Dozens dead, missing, thousands of homes destroyed after rains sweep across Mexico
Miguel Angel Villegas Escobar says more than a dozen people have been killed in his region, which remains cut off from the rest of the Mexican state of Hidalgo, after torrential rains, overflowing rivers and mud washed out the area’s bridges and roads. Villegas Escobar, regional director of primary education …
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