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Popularity of EVs presents waste challenge of dead batteries...or does it?
Electric vehicles are effective tools to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, but their batteries can pose eco-friendly challenges once they reach their inevitable end of life
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VideoTurkish president meets Hamas political leader Haniyeh in Istanbul
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met Hamas Political Leader Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday in Istanbul. Footage released by the Turkish presidency showed Haniyeh and other Hamas leaders posing for photos with Erdogan, and the Hamas delegation sitting down with the Turkish delegation.
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Scrutiny of B.C. drug decrim pilot program intensifies
Scrutiny of B.C.'s drug decriminalization pilot is growing, with public safety concerns that have put the spotlight squarely on the governing NDP as the province moves toward a fall election. Earlier this week, Vancouver Police Deputy Chief Fiona Wilson testified at a House of Commons health committee hearing about how the pilot is limiting police response to problematic public drug use, including inside hospitals and at bus stops."In the wake of decriminalization, there are many of those locati
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Iranian fashion designer happy to sew new life on P.E.I.
P.E.I. Fashion Weekend is back for a third year with a focus on diversity, inclusivity and community.Fariba Viand's fashions are just one example.Viand took sewing and tailoring classes in her home country of Iran, helping her become financially independent.When life in Ardabil, Iran, became too dangerous, she had the resources to find a safe place in Canada, and now P.E.I.Viand is having her work showcased this weekend at the Confederation Court Mall in Charlottetown. Viand says she gets inspir
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VideoPalestinians evacuate area of Rafah just before Israeli airstrike
Palestinians carried backpacks and bags of flour as they left an area of Rafah on Saturday near the border with Egypt after receiving an alert from the Israeli army to evacuate.
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VideoFamilies mourn their loved ones after two Israeli airstrikes hit Rafah
People in the Gaza Strip's city of Rafah were mourning their loved ones following two Israeli airstrikes where at least nine Palestinians were killed, including 6 children, local health officials said on Saturday.
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'Reckless' RCMP conduct led to drug-charge acquittal, judge says
It was a traffic stop that ended in the seizure of meth, fentanyl and cocaine.But a woman from Williams Lake, B.C., was acquitted of consequent trafficking charges after a judge ordered the evidence to be excluded from her trial, citing several breaches of her Charter rights related to a search of her vehicle and failure to get her timely access to a lawyer."After consideration of the reckless and cavalier conduct of police and the multiple breaches of the Charter, I am of the view that the admi
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