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When the federal government introduced supplemental health copayments for asylum seekers and refugee claimants earlier this spring, it also quietly brought in a 10-hour yearly cap on mental health sessions for them, CBC News has learned. Mental health practitioners have been lobbying for a reversal since, with limited success. No …
Read More »‘Stuck for 20 hours’: Volunteers recall helping drivers stranded by Alberta blizzard
Volunteers are recalling a frantic weekend effort to help drivers stranded for hours in northern Alberta as whiteout conditions made travel nearly impossible. Andrew Laidlaw, part of a volunteer group that went out to assist those stuck, said the situation escalated quickly. “At first, it didn’t look like it was …
Read More »U.S. vice-president says 21 hours of talks with Iran have ended with no deal
Listen to this article Estimated 2 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. U.S. Vice-President JD Vance said negotiations ended early Sunday between the U.S. and Iran without a …
Read More »Sporadic attacks reported in Iran, Gulf countries hours after Trump announces ceasefire
Relief over a truce between the United States and Iran gave way on Wednesday to alarm that fighting was still raging across the region, as Israel launched its biggest attacks yet on Lebanon, and Iran struck Gulf neighbours’ oil facilities. World financial markets rose after U.S. President Donald Trump announced …
Read More »Western Cuba hit by major blackout that energy official says could last 72 hours
Listen to this article Estimated 5 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 blackout left millions of people without power in Havana and the rest of western Cuba …
Read More »His heart stopped in a St. John’s emergency room after waiting more than 8 hours, now he’s calling for change
After a more than eight-hour wait at one emergency department in St. John’s, and a wild ride across the city to a second one, Paul Reid saw his heart monitor go berserk before he lost consciousness. The next thing he remembers is looking up and seeing a large man above …
Read More »Australian boy, 13, swims for 4 hours to save family swept out to sea
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. A 13-year-old boy is credited with saving the lives of his mother and two younger siblings …
Read More »Abohar:स्टेशन पर खड़ी ट्रेन की यात्री ने खीचीं चेन, बीकानेर जाने वाली गाड़ी चार घंटे लेट; आरोपी हिरासत में – Passenger Pulled Chain Of Train Standing At Abohar Station Delayed By Four Hours
अबोहर रेलवे स्टेशन पर मंगलवार सुबह एक यात्री के ट्रेन में चेन खींचे जाने से बड़ा व्यवधान पैदा हो गया। न्यू दिल्ली सराय रोहिल्ला से बीकानेर जा रही ट्रेन की चेन खींचे जाने के कारण ट्रेन की पावर फेल हो गई, जिससे गाड़ी करीब चार घंटे तक प्रभावित रही। Trending …
Read More »Shelter runs out of naloxone as B.C. community sees 80 drug overdoses in 24 hours
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. A shelter in B.C.’s Cowichan Valley ran out of naloxone last week after the area saw an estimated 80 toxic drug poisonings in a 24-hour period, according …
Read More »Deadly Israeli strikes in Gaza continue into Thursday, with 32 killed in past 24 hours
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. Israeli airstrikes killed five people and wounded 18 others in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Thursday, local health authorities said. Medics said that one strike on …
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