BANGKOK – Many of the more seriously injured people who were on the Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence need operations on their spines, a Bangkok hospital said Thursday. Twenty people remained in intensive care and a 73-year-old British man died after the Boeing 777, which was flying from London’s Heathrow airport … Read more
JERUSALEM – Diminished but not deterred, Hamas is still putting up a fight after seven brutal months of war with Israel, regrouping in some of the hardest-hit areas in northern Gaza and resuming rocket attacks into nearby Israeli communities. Israel initially made tactical advances against Hamas after a devastating aerial bombardment paved the … Read more
Thousands of Canadians live each year with a devastating diagnosis: ALS. The condition, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, currently has no cure, but that could change after a promising breakthrough in Canadian research. Raymond St. Pierre has been living with an official ALS diagnosis for six months, but his symptoms started more … Read more
A “cybersecurity incident” at B.C.’s First Nations Health Authority nine days ago impacted some employee and other personal information. The FNHA saw “unusual activity” on its corporate network on May 13, a statement issued Wednesday said. “We took immediate action to investigate this activity and intercepted an unauthorized entity who had gained … Read more
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to the United States targeted U.S. lawmakers, but also his political opponents in Canada, as his speech to one of the largest unions in North America attempted to make the case that his party cares more about workers’ rights than Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives. A senior government source told … Read more
NEW YORK – Charlie Colin, bassist and founding member of the American pop-rock band Train, best known for their early-aughts hits like “Drops of Jupiter” and “Meet Virginia,” has died. He was 58. Colin’s sister Carolyn Stephens confirmed her brother’s death to The Associated Press Wednesday. He died after slipping and falling in the shower … Read more
Rick Tocchet of the Vancouver Canucks is this season’s Jack Adams Award winner as the NHL’s coach of the year. The league announced Tocchet as the recipient, as selected by the NHL Broadcasters’ Association, on Wednesday. “This really is a team award, and I couldn’t have done any of this without the … Read more
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas’ health department has appointed an outspoken anti-abortion OB-GYN to a committee that reviews pregnancy-related deaths as doctors have been warning that the state’s restrictive abortion ban puts women’s lives at risk. Dr. Ingrid Skop was among the new appointees to the Texas Maternal Morality and Morbidity Review Committee announced … Read more
JERUSALEM – A group representing the families of hostages held in Gaza has released new video footage showing Hamas’ capture of five female Israeli soldiers near the Gaza border on Oct. 7. The video shows several of the young soldiers bloody and wounded. In one scene, a militant tells one of the terrified … Read more
The Toronto Blue Jays erupted for seven runs in the second inning and rolled to a 9-2 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night for their first series win in a month. Bo Bichette capped the early outburst with a two-run homer as Toronto took the rubber game of the three-game … Read more
