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VideoIsrael amasses dozens of tanks, armored vehicles along border with southern Gaza Strip
The Israeli military has amassed dozens of tanks and armored vehicles along its border with the southern Gaza Strip, in what appears to be preparations for an invasion of the border city of Rafah. (AP video by Shlomo Mor)
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Trump trial live updates: Defense resumes cross-examination of David Pecker in hush money case
The former president’s criminal hush money is set to resume in Manhattan Friday when former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker returns to the witness stand to face cross-examination by the defense.
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Romanian court sends Andrew Tate's human trafficking case to trial
BUCHAREST (Reuters) -The Romanian trial of internet personality Andrew Tate on human trafficking charges can go ahead, the Bucharest Court ruled on Friday, 10 months since he was first indicted, although his representative said he would challenge that decision. Tate was indicted in June along with his brother Tristan and two Romanian female suspects for human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, allegations they have denied. Under Romanian law, the case then
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Inquest jury recommends better policies, training at Whitehorse emergency shelter
The jury at a coroner's inquest in Whitehorse has issued a list of recommendations aimed at developing better policies and training for staff at the Whitehorse emergency shelter.The inquest, which began earlier this month, was focused on the deaths of four Indigenous women at the shelter in 2022 and 2023: Myranda Tizya-Charlie, Cassandra Warville, Josephine Elizabeth Hager and Darla Skookum.Over more than two weeks of testimony from shelter staff, administrators, government officials, RCMP offic
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Advocates call for tax breaks for single seniors as cost of living rises
Some B.C. seniors who used to rely on a spouse or partner to afford the basics and now live alone say they cannot keep up with the rising cost of living."I don't regard myself as poor," said Malcolm Roberts. "When you become a single senior and you lose all of those couples benefits, that does impact you a lot."Roberts, 76, has been living in the same Kelowna condo he moved into with his wife, Eleanor, around 20 years ago. She died in 2021, after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis."Suddenly
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Edmonton councillors say more transparency needed after police commission refuses audit plan
The Edmonton police commission's decision to not co-operate in providing information for an audit and program service review plan has some city councillors calling for more transparency. The audit matter was discussed during a council meeting on Wednesday as the Edmonton Police Commission presented the 2024 operating reserve deficit for the Edmonton Police Service. Council passed a motion 11-1 to allow the reserve to be replenished by expenditures from 2024 to 2026. EPS reported a net deficit of
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Major parties name candidates for Pictou West byelection
Nova Scotia's three main political parties have all announced who their candidates will be in next month's Pictou West byelection.Premier Tim Houston called the byelection last weekend, about two weeks after former Pictou West MLA and Speaker of the House Karla MacFarlane's surprise announcement that she was retiring from provincial politics.A few days before the byelection call, the Tories selected Marco MacLeod to represent them.MacLead is a Scotsburn resident who runs a sawmill and previously
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