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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. Some women in the Halifax area say a 15-month wait for routine mammograms is “appalling” and …
Read More »Iranian Kurdish fighters find themselves in the middle of U.S.-Iran war as they wait in Iraq
Between two fires. It’s an old Kurdish saying — and it’s how many Kurds living in the semi-autonomous region they inhabit in northern Iraq describe their current circumstances as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran threatens to pull them in. Camps housing exiled Iranian Kurdish rebels who have enjoyed sanctuary in …
Read More »India is going all-in on AI data centres. The environmental costs will have to wait
The sprawling site in central New Delhi where India hosted a global summit on the impact of artificial intelligence was packed with tens of thousands of people this week, as major tech leaders from OpenAI’s Sam Altman to Google’s Sundar Pichai descended on the capital. This year’s edition of the …
Read More »Why an Arctic icon, the snowy owl, must wait so long for legal protection
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. The number of snowy owls that glide above the Arctic tundra is in alarming decline as …
Read More »Venezuelans wait anxiously as their country’s future hangs in the balance, says resident
LISTEN | Full interview with political analyst Benigno Alarcón Deza: As It Happens6:34Caracas resident says streets are deserted in wake of U.S. raid A strange lull has fallen over the capital of Venezuela as people wait to find out what the future holds for their country, says Caracas resident Benigno …
Read More »Federal refugee employment program faces ‘extremely long, ballooning wait times’
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Instead of waiting months, a federal program is now taking years to process the applications of refugees who are living overseas and have a job waiting for …
Read More »50-year immigration wait stuns lawyers and families, but IRCC says it’s no mistake
Processing times for Canadian immigration applications have reached unprecedented lengths — up to 50 years under some permanent residency programs — stunning applicants and lawyers who say the system has become unviable. “We were shocked,” said Olha Kushko, whose family fled Kyiv and settled in Ottawa in 2023 under the …
Read More »Woman calls for improved gynecological care in N.B. after 11-year wait for diagnosis
When Rosanna Gallant, 32, was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome in April, she sighed with relief. Polycystic ovary syndrome, known widely by its acronym PCOS, is “the most common endocrine disorder among women of reproductive age,” according to a 2016 study by the National Institutes of Health. It causes infertility, irregular …
Read More »‘I can’t wait to go’: Chappell Roan promises to perform in Saskatchewan one day
A pop culture moment has Saskatchewan in the spotlight, and now Chappell Roan has promised to perform in the province. “I’ve never been there, but I promise I will perform there one day,” Roan said in an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music Tuesday. “It’s about time Saskatchewan get recognized globally,” she …
Read More »Israel to ‘control all parts’ of Gaza, Netanyahu says, as aid trucks wait to enter territory
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday Israel would control the whole of Gaza despite mounting international pressure that forced it to lift a blockade on aid supplies that left the enclave on the brink of famine. The Israeli military, which announced the start of a new operation on Friday, warned residents …
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