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A Pakistani official says the death toll from flash floods in the country’s northwest has risen to 274 after rescuers recovered dozens of bodies from the rubble of collapsed houses. Mohammad Suhail, a spokesperson for the emergency service, said 54 bodies were found on Sunday in Buner, a mountainous district …
Read More »Air India flight bound for London with 242 aboard crashes in northwestern India
The Latest: Boeing Dreamliner crashed 5 minutes after takeoff in India Thursday afternoon. Flight was scheduled to arrive at London’s Gatwick Airport Thursday evening. 242 passengers and crew aboard. At least one Canadian citizen, 53 U.K. citizens on plane. Modi, Starmer, Air India express condolences to affected families. An Air India passenger plane …
Read More »Northwestern Ontario ‘heartbroken’ to lose longtime Ojibway chief and role model
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Migisi Sahgaigan (Eagle River First Nation) along with Treaty 3 territory is in mourning with the passing of Ogiichidaa (Chief) Arnold Gardner, a respected elder who has led his community since 1993 and formerly served as Grand Chief of Treaty 3. Gardner …
Read More »Northwestern Ontario communities get policing discounts from province, say more needed
A coalition of northwestern Ontario mayors say the province has agreed to help with their communities’ rising policing costs but more financial support is needed. The mayors of Sioux Lookout, Kenora and Pickle Lake formed a coalition last year to ask the province for relief as escalating homelessness, drug addition …
Read More »Doctor shortage in northwestern Ontario remains dire with no clear relief in sight
Emergency rooms in northwestern Ontario remain critically short-staffed, and hospital leaders across the region warn the risk of emergency-room closures could continue well into the summer. Three months ago, the emergency room in Red Lake, Ont., closed for 24 hours during a weekend because no physician was available. Officials say a similar …
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