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China to host Hamas, Fatah for Palestinian unity talks
China will host Palestinian unity talks between Islamist militant group Hamas and its rivals Fatah, the two groups and a Beijing-based diplomat said on Friday, a notable Chinese foray into Palestinian diplomacy amid the war in the Gaza Strip. Hamas, which controls Gaza, is the group whose fighters stormed into Israeli towns on Oct. 7, killing 1,200 people and capturing 253 hostages.
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Health-care job fairs held to fill thousands of vacancies across province
Fairs promoting jobs in health care were held across Nova Scotia on Friday and at least two of them started with lineups before the doors even opened.Events in Sydney and Halifax had people eager to get in early, said Michelle Murphy, assistant manager of recruitment for Nova Scotia Health.The Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion in Sydney was busy from the beginning, she said."Our doors opened as of 10 o'clock this morning and as of 10:20 we had already seen 190 people through the door," Murphy said.Mo
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Bin there, dumped that: Trash cans to be reinstalled along Montreal's Lachine Canal
MONTREAL — Parks Canada will reinstall around 30 garbage bins along Montreal's Lachine Canal after some visitors expressed frustration at their sudden disappearance earlier this month. The federal agency says the measure was a pilot project to encourage visitors to take responsibility for waste destined for landfills. Parks Canada says in a statement today that it deemed the canal's cleanliness satisfactory without the bins but decided to replace them at the end of the pilot after public opposit
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Photos show week of antiwar protests at USC, Columbia, Emerson and other schools across U.S.
Protests are currently happening at college campuses around the country as students show support for Palestinians in Gaza.
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Child pornography charges laid against Alberta RCMP officer
A constable with the RCMP stationed at its St. Paul, Alta., detachment has been charged with child sexual exploitation offences. Evan Peacock, 33, was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts each of possessing, distributing and accessing child pornography, according to an Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams news release. ALERT is an integrated policing unit made up of provincial law enforcement resources with a focus on serious and organized crime.ALERT's Internet Child Exploitation uni
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VideoKing Charles to return to public duties next week
King Charles will return to public duties on April 30 following nearly three months of 'treatment and recuperation' for cancer, Buckingham Palace say
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Canada recognizes housing as a human right. Few provinces have followed suit
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As more Canadians find themselves struggling to afford or find housing, the country's smallest province is the only one that can point to legislation recognizing housing as a human right. The Canadian Press asked every province whether it agreed with the federal housing advocate that shelter is a human right, and if it intends to introduce legislation upholding that right. Most did not answer the questions directly and responded with a laundry list of initiatives launched to a
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