A 62-year-old Ontario woman says her brother has died in northern Gaza after weeks spent searching for food and refuge while he waited for word from the federal government about whether he could come to Canada. Sawsan Karashuli found out through a Facebook post that her brother, Ismail Qarsholi, had died on …
Read More »Picnics at Montreal park risk hungry birds colliding with planes: airport
The Montreal Trudeau International Airport is cracking down on picnickers at its plane-spotting park, fearing hungry birds will collide with landing or departing aircraft. Montreal’s main airport is the only one in Canada with its own observation park, Anne-Sophie Hamel, spokesperson for the airport, said Monday. But Jacques-de-Lesseps Park has …
Read More »As Afghans go hungry, the West contends with the Taliban’s broken promises
A year ago today, as rifle-toting Taliban were rolling into Kabul, a flood of questions coursed through the mind of Deborah Lyons, Canada’s former ambassador to Afghanistan. Serving at the time as the United Nations secretary general’s special representative to the long-suffering country, she watched in utter disbelief the swift, merciless collapse of the …
Read More »B.C.’s endangered killer whales have been going hungry for years, study finds
A new study into British Columbia’s iconic but endangered southern resident orcas found that the animals have for years faced diet deficiencies — getting 17 per cent less food than what they need. The killer whales’ ongoing malnourishment could help shine light on why they haven’t been able to rebuild …
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