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WARNING: This story references self-harm and suicide. Paramedics rolled Jeremiah Dixon into the emergency department on a gurney after he’d made multiple attempts to take his own life. Less than a day later, he was discharged and sent by taxi to a local homeless shelter. “I was scared and shocked,” …
Read More »Ontario hospital nurse tells inquest she never spoke to Heather Winterstein on day she died, staff overwhelmed
The triage nurse who initially assessed Heather Winterstein on the day she died of sepsis in 2021 says she never spoke to the 24-year-old patient and didn’t take her vital signs after paramedics had, explaining to a coroner’s inquest that staff were overwhelmingly busy. Andrea Demery testified Thursday that her …
Read More »Hegseth tells U.S. Army chief of staff to retire ‘effective immediately’ amid war in Iran
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. U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth has asked the army’s top uniformed officer to step down, the …
Read More »Federal ICE agents patrolling some U.S. airports amid security staff shortages
Listen to this article Estimated 6 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. Armed U.S. federal immigration officers in tactical gear moved through terminals at some of the busiest …
Read More »Ecuador draws Cuba’s ire after declaring its ambassador and his staff ‘persona non grata’
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. Ecuador declared Cuba’s ambassador, Basilio Antonio Gutiérrez, and his diplomatic staff “persona non grata” on Wednesday …
Read More »U.S. says embassy staff in Israel who want to leave should do so immediately
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. The U.S. Embassy in Israel on Friday told its staff that it could leave the country …
Read More »Canadian staff ‘remain in place’ in Beirut after U.S. pulls non-essential staff from Lebanese capital
Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute 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. Global Affairs Canada says Canadian staff are still in Lebanon despite growing military tensions in Iran. …
Read More »U of A staff, students speak out against move to axe EDI from hiring policy
The University of Alberta is proposing to eliminate Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) from its hiring policy. The move comes a year after the school’s president announced the U of A was moving away from the term, saying it had become polarizing for some. In the current university recruitment policy, …
Read More »Atikamekw leader denied access to Quebec constitution consultations over eagle staff
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. Sipi Flamand, Chief of the Atikamekw Council of Manawan, was denied access to public consultations into …
Read More »Washington Post to lay off a third of staff in newsroom and other departments
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 Washington Post is laying off one-third of its staff in the newsroom and other departments, …
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