Seniors Minister Kamal Khera says the new standards for long-term care can make a big difference to seniors and others living in care homes. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says they will factor in to conversations with the provinces about new funding…
Australia to implement human rights sanctions on Iran and Myanmar
Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong has announced new measures aimed at tackling human rights violations in Myanmar and Iran.
The government will impose financial sanctions on individuals and entities engaged in human rights breaches and implement a t…
Blinken criticises Israeli settlements in talks with Palestinian Authority President
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has criticised Israeli settlements in talks with the Palestinian Authority President.
The top US diplomat is in the Middle East for his first visit, which coincided with a surge in violence between Israel and Pales…
Cyclone Cheneso hits Madagascar killing 25 with as many missing
At least 25 people have been killed and as many remain missing after a severe cyclone smashed the island nation of Madagascar.
Cyclone Cheneso tracked across the Indian Ocean before sitting over the country’s west coast for two days.
Thousands of h…
Teen charged in GoFundMe cancer scam after documenting ‘battle’
US woman Madison Russo, 19, has been charged with scamming over $50,000 by lying about battling pancreatic cancer and having a tumour, police said.
South Deering residents report lack of heating at Trumbull Park Homes
The Chicago Housing Authority says it is aware of heating complaints at the Trumbull Park Homes in the South Deering neighborhood.
Body of 96-year-old woman found in Chicago garage freezer
The body of a 96-year-old woman has been found inside a freezer in a garage behind a northwest Chicago apartment building.
WA Supreme Court can support racial justice with capital gains tax ruling
With its review of the state’s capital gains tax law, the court can work toward its pledge to end racism.
‘Can’t make this stuff up’: California sinkhole devours cars despite warning signs
California highway patrol: ‘This was 100 percent preventable. There is no excuse. The signs are clear, visible, and unobstructed’For the second time in two weeks, a sinkhole in a collapsed road in California has swallowed a vehicle after a driver ignor…
4 key suspects in Haiti presidential slaying in U.S. custody
Four key suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moise were transferred to the United States for prosecution as the case stagnates in Haiti amid death threats that have spooked local judges, U.S. officials announced Tuesday.