6 h. ago ‘People have almost died’: Soaring N.S. lobster fishing tensions revealed

Communication released to Global News under the Freedom of Information Act provides a rare glimpse into how far the situation deteriorated for fishery officers in Nova Scotia.

Events

24 h. ago Walter Frankenstein, who survived Holocaust by hiding in Berlin, dies at 100

BERLIN — Walter Frankenstein, who survived the Holocaust by hiding in Berlin with his wife and infant children and spent his later years educating young people to keep the events alive in memory, has died. He was 100. Klaus Hillenbrand, a close friend who wrote a book about Frankenstein, confirmed the death on Tuesday. He […]

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48 h. ago ‘I’ll be the last man standing’: Tensions resurface in Nova Scotia elver fishery

The profitable baby eel fishery is underway in the Maritimes, after illegal fishing and violence led to its cancellation last year.

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7 d. ago First Nations Health Authority backs harm reduction on B.C. overdose anniversary

Dr. Nel Wieman said Indigenous people continue to be disproportionately more likely to die from toxic drugs.

Science

1 week ago Lawsuit alleging Alabama officials illegally harvested inmates’ organs can proceed, judge rules

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A lawsuit that accuses Alabama prisons of illegally harvesting the organs of people who died while incarcerated will be allowed to proceed, a state judge ruled on Tuesday. The consolidated lawsuits filed by eight families alleges that the Alabama Department of Corrections illegally allowed the University of Alabama at Birmingham to study […]

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1 week ago Chinatown resident, 92, dies in hospital weeks after being assaulted by several people

The resident of Chinatown was found seriously injured in a Downtown Eastside alley and died in hospital two weeks later

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2 w. ago At least 18 dead, more than 120 injured in roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — At least 18 people died and more than 120 were injured after a roof fell at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic early Tuesday, authorities said. Crews were searching for potential survivors in the rubble at Jet Set in Santo Domingo, said Juan Manuel Mendez, director […]

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2 w. ago ‘If we close, people die’: Rural Ontario hospitals await ER staffing certainty

Rural and northern Ontario hospitals are anxiously awaiting word from the provincial government on a program that helps them keep emergency rooms open, after it ended last month.

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2 w. ago Rare virus that killed Hackman’s wife linked to 3 deaths in California town

Three people in a rural California town have died in recent weeks after contracting hantavirus, local health officials said, the same rare infection spread by rodents that killed Betsy Arakawa, the pianist and wife of actor Gene Hackman, in February. The three victims were all residents of Mammoth Lakes, a popular ski town in the […]

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2 w. ago Nigeria has received more than 1 million vaccines to fight an ongoing meningitis outbreak

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria has received more than 1 million vaccines from the Gavi-funded global stockpile to combat a meningitis outbreak in the northern part of the country, the government said on Friday. At least 74 people have died from the disease, with more than 800 cases reported across 23 of Nigeria’s 36 states, […]

Economics

2 w. ago Westboro bus crash inquest hears emotional testimony from families

Families of two of the people who died in the 2019 bus crash testified before a coroner's inquest Wednesday.

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2 w. ago Westboro bus crash inquest: Driver's record presented to jury

Families of two of the people who died in the 2019 bus crash testified before a coroner's inquest.

Sport

2 w. ago Transfer of baby eel quota to First Nations was unfair, says federal judge

The lucrative fishery has been the source of tension as prices in recent years have ranged between $3,000 and $5,000 per kilogram for the tiny eels, which are shipped to Asia.

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3 w. ago Tensions rise on Nova Scotia river as Indigenous eel fishers reject Ottawa rules

HALIFAX — Two commercial fishers harvesting baby eels under new federal rules say they felt they had to stop fishing on Sunday night when a large group of Indigenous fishers arrived on the river and set up their nets. Suzy Edwards, an employee of Atlantic Elver Fishery, said one of the fishers told her he […]

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3 w. ago Man who died in Calgary house fire called ‘a hero’ by family and friends

Family and friends of a Calgary man who was killed in a house fire early Monday morning say he died a hero while rescuing other people and pets from the flames.

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