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Fear rekindled in Ktunaxa Nation community as fire season begins
For Aq'am community members like Pete and Dolly Andrew, the start of fire season in British Columbia is a stark reminder of what they lost last summer. "When [the] fire happened, for the first few weeks I just kept having nightmares," said Pete, who with Dolly was one of seven families who lost their homes in the St. Mary River blaze last July."I would wake up in my hotel room yelling, 'Help! Help!'"Downed power lines ignited two different fires on reserve land on July 17, 2023. Driven by strong
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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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VideoInside the Canadian Forces installation training troops for Haiti mission
As a transitional council takes power in Haiti, the Canadian Armed Forces are training troops from Bahamas, Belize and Jamaica for their deployment to support Kenyan forces there.
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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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