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It’s been a little more than a year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria ended a 14-year civil war that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and decimated the country. More than 1.3 million Syrians have returned home since then, according to the UN refugee agency, primarily from …
Read More »She waited 12 hours for Toronto police’s non-emergency line. Then, she was disconnected
Rachel Carr started losing hope after she hit the five-hour mark on hold with Toronto police’s non-emergency line, but couldn’t bring herself to hang up since she’d already waited for so long. “I still had a glimmer of hope that maybe they would eventually pick up, but unfortunately it didn’t happen,” she …
Read More »Quebec tourist waited a week for emergency surgery after B.C. doctor refused to operate over billing
A Quebec man who fell and broke his jaw, cheekbone and a bone around his left eye while visiting British Columbia says his surgery was cancelled after he was told his home province “won’t pay” for the procedure. Patrick Belanger, 23, said his experience is a warning for residents of Quebec …
Read More »As their daughter was dying, a couple waited for a miracle that did not come
William and Penny Molloy hold photos of their daughter, Ashley, outside their home in Harbour Breton. Ashley Molloy died April 11 in hospital in Grand Falls-Windsor, a three-hour drive from Harbour Breton. (Garrett Barry/CBC) Warning: This story contains discussion of suicide. The 90 minutes that Penny and William Molloy waited …
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