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As the Middle East war stretches past the six-week mark and fuel prices have more than doubled, costs are starting to be passed onto consumers. One industry seeing the swift impacts of this is about to hit peak season: air travel. Flying was already getting more expensive due to inflation. …
Read More »UN condemns Israel’s ‘unprecedented’ demolition of its Palestinian aid agency building in East Jerusalem
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. Israel demolished structures inside the UN Palestinian refugee agency’s East Jerusalem compound on Tuesday after seizing …
Read More »Trump’s ‘unprecedented’ diplomat recall sparks concerns over politicization of foreign service
Since the founding of the modern American Foreign Service in 1924, there has never been anything like the recent move by the United States to recall 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts, says the president of the American Foreign Service Association. “This is entirely unprecedented,” said …
Read More »Why King Charles’s upcoming visit to Canada is unprecedented in many ways
Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox. It’s a quick trip to a place he’s been 19 times before. In a few days, King Charles will arrive in Canada. As the country’s head of …
Read More »Ontario commuters to face disruptions if unprecedented rail work stoppage goes ahead
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 21, 2024 10:52 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Thousands of Ontario commuters are looking at possible travel disruption as the clock ticks down on a work stoppage at one of Canada’s largest railways. Metrolinx says GO train service …
Read More »Unprecedented wildfire smoke clouds the National Capital Region – Ottawa
Hazy, smoky conditions engulfed Canada’s capital city on Tuesday, with the federal Environment Department issuing a special air quality statement for the region. The department said high levels of air pollution had developed in Ottawa, Gatineau, Que., and other nearby municipalities due to smoke from nearby wildfires. Wildfires in Quebec …
Read More »‘Unprecedented’ Nord Stream pipeline damage in Baltic Sea raises suspicion as to causes
A series of unusual leaks on two natural gas pipelines running from Russia under the Baltic Sea to Germany triggered concerns about possible sabotage Tuesday, overshadowing the inauguration of a long-awaited pipeline in Poland that will bring Norwegian gas to Europe in efforts to bolster energy independence from Moscow. Danish …
Read More »Ontario ER closures not unprecedented, health minister says
Ontario’s health minister said Monday that six hospitals had to close departments — including ERs — over the weekend, but argued that the situation wasn’t unprecedented. Sylvia Jones made the comments as the legislature sat for the first time following the Progressive Conservatives’ re-election in June, and said individual hospitals …
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