Air Canada says a mother and her newborn child are believed to be in good health after the woman went into premature labour and gave birth mid-flight. Woman delivered baby with help of 2 doctors who happened to be on board: airline. Air Canada says a mother and her newborn …
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Outnumbered and outgunned, Ukraine turns to drone warfare to gain advantage
Western aid has lagged, with a U.S. military package held up in Congress for months, and Russian forces have pressed the advantage. As Ukraine sits outgunned and outnumbered, drone units are playing an ever greater role in its defence. By some estimates, Ukraine is acquiring 50,000 drones a month — …
Read More »Haiti’s embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign as violence and chaos grip country
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned as head of the Caribbean nation, the leader of a regional body said on Monday, an unelected role the 74-year-old neurosurgeon has held since the 2021 assassination of the country’s last president. Gangs control most of capital Port-au-Prince as violence grips Caribbean nation. …
Read More »What’s wrong with this picture? Plenty, say experts
What was intended as a simple family photo has become a royal headache for Princess Catherine and her family, after social media users and photo experts pointed out numerous inconsistencies that suggest the photo was heavily manipulated. The closer you look, more problems appear amid these smiling royal faces. What …
Read More »Ottawa police communications marred by confusion, errors after family’s killing
Ottawa police admit they made mistakes last week when communicating key information about the city’s worst mass killing in recent history. Ottawa police admit they misspoke during ‘quickly evolving’ investigation. Ottawa police admit they made mistakes last week when communicating key information about the city’s worst mass killing in recent …
Read More »People waiting for a family doctor in Nova Scotia could face years without finding one
As he approaches three years on the provincial registry for people who need a family doctor, Paul Morris looks forward to the day he has one. The number of people on the registry has ballooned, more than doubling since 2021. About 15,000 people have been on the provincial registry for …
Read More »Quebec mayors hope budget can address housing, nurse shortages
Representatives of Western Quebec municipalities say they’d like to see an increase to nurses’ wages in the province, money to address homelessness and funding for public transit in the 2024-2025 budget. Quebec budget to be tabled Tuesday. Representatives of Western Quebec municipalities say they’d like to see an increase to …
Read More »Modular cabins for unhoused people in Peterborough, Ont., ‘worth every dollar, mayor says
Fifty unhoused people were selected to live in the units on a former parking lot in Peterborough, Ont. A city staff report says the program has seen “early successes.” Transitional housing program with 50 units on a former parking lot has seen ‘early successes’: city staff. A private cabin framed …
Read More »SaltWire Network files for creditor protection, has $94M in debt
A company that owns nearly two dozen newspapers in Atlantic Canada has filed for creditor protection, according to court documents. Court documents say company, which owns 23 newspapers in Atlantic Canada, has assets of roughly $33M. A company that owns nearly two dozen newspapers in Atlantic Canada has debts of …
Read More »Woman urges dog owners to control their pets after attack on P.E.I.’s Confederation Trail
Kathryn Lewis used to walk about five kilometres every day along Prince Edward Island’s Confederation Trail. But the 67-year-old woman says she’s too scared to go back after an incident on Saturday that left her shaken and her dog injured and traumatized. Lewis said she was walking with her dog …
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