17 hours ago Des gangs ont ouvert le feu sur des journalistes en Haïti, selon un collectif de médias

Deux reporters ont été tués lors d’une fusillade alors qu’ils couvraient la réouverture d’un hôpital de Port-au-Prince.

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18 hours ago Edmonton remand homicide victim was soldier discharged with mental health issues

The man killed at an Edmonton jail last week was a young military veteran struggling with mental health issues, his grieving girlfriend says. Nathaniel Burchat, 25, died in hospital after suffering a head injury during an “altercation” on Dec. 18 at the Edmonton Remand Centre, police say. Brooke Murray, Burchat’s girlfriend, said she was stunned […]

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18 hours ago Haïti: deux journalistes tués par les gangs lors de la réouverture d’un hôpital

Deux journalistes ont été tués mardi lors d’une fusillade, alors qu’ils couvraient la réouverture d’un hôpital dans le centre-ville de Port-au-Prince.

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19 hours ago Gangs in Haiti attack journalists covering attempted reopening of country’s main hospital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Suspected gang members opened fire on journalists in Haiti’s capital on Tuesday as they covered the attempted reopening of the country’s largest hospital, according to a local radio station. Radio Tele Metronome said seven journalists and two police officers were wounded. Police did not immediately respond to calls. Street gangs have taken […]

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20 hours ago Canada’s ‘flagpoling’ ban in effect: what is it and why is Ottawa cracking down?

'Flagpolers' are people in Canada on a temporary visa who leave for the U.S. then quickly re-enter Canada to more quickly obtain work and study permits

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21 hours ago Woman sent to hospital in critical condition following Christmas Eve highrise fire

Fire started in bedroom but cause not yet known

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24 hours ago Balkans snowstorm leaves tens of thousands of homes without power and causes traffic chaos

SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Tens of thousands of homes in Bosnia were without electricity on Tuesday after heavy snow and winds that also brought traffic chaos in neighboring Croatia and Serbia. In Slovenia, the search for an injured Hungarian hiker missing in the Alps north of the capital, Ljubljana, since Sunday was suspended because of […]

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25 hours ago Border measures aimed at responding to Trump’s tariff threat begin to take effect

OTTAWA — Immigration measures announced as part of Canada’s border response to president-elect Donald Trump’s 25 per cent tariff threat are starting to be implemented, beginning with a ban on what’s known as “flagpoling.” This is when someone who was in Canada on a temporary visa leaves for the U.S. then quickly re-enters Canada to […]

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27 hours ago City gardener: The top Christmas houseplants to grow (or not to grow) 

Houseplant lovers have a love-hate relationship with poinsettias, amaryllises and the other blooming plants that fill plant store shelves this time of year. For inevitably, just a few weeks later, they turn into Charlie Brown’s Christmas tree: they drop their leaves and wilt, the very picture of the February blahs.   Don’t beat yourself up – it’s […]

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