MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Golden State forward Draymond Green returned to action Monday after missing 16 games as part of a league suspension for his history of misconduct, the action coming after he struck Phoenix centre Jusuf Nurkic in the face during a Dec. 12 game. Green didn’t start the game, but entered with … Read more
NEW YORK – Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public debate about the dangers of cigarettes and led to huge changes in smoking in America. Today, some public health experts say a similar report could help clear the air about vaping. Many U.S. adults … Read more
The federal government has announced it will provide up to $86 million in funding to 15 organizations across Canada focused on increasing the amount of internationally educated health-care workers who are credentialed to work in Canada. Through this funding, around 6,600 internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs) will be able to get their credentials, … Read more
ATLANTA – Communities across the nation celebrated the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday with acts of service, prayer services and parades. But with the November presidential election as a backdrop, some events took on an overtly political turn. In King’s hometown of Atlanta, several speakers at the 56th annual commemorative service … Read more
MEXICO CITY – Authorities in Mexico said at least three transgender people were killed in the first two weeks of 2024, and rights groups were investigating two additional such cases. The slayings marked a violent start to the year in a country where the LGBTQ+ community is often targeted. The latest death came … Read more
The federal government has announced it will provide up to $86 million in funding to 15 organizations across Canada focused on increasing the amount of internationally educated health-care workers who are credentialed to work in Canada. Through this funding, around 6,600 internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs) will be able to get their credentials, … Read more
Older people are being urged to become fully vaccinated against Covid as a world-first study shows thousands of hospital admissions and deaths in the UK could have been avoided if everyone had had all of their doses. The rollout began strongly in the UK, with 90% of the population over the age of 12 vaccinated … Read more
Dubai/Baghdad – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they have attacked the “espionage headquarters” of Israel in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, state media reported late on Monday, while the elite force also struck in Syria against the Islamic State. “Ballistic missiles were used to destroy espionage centres and gatherings of anti-Iranian terrorist groups in the … Read more
OTTAWA – Five members of Parliament are in the Middle East to hear from Palestinians about how Canada can best push for peace and human rights in the region, with plans to visit the West Bank which has seen rising violence. “It was really important for us to come and see the situation … Read more
CAIRO/JERUSALEM – Palestinian Islamist group Hamas aired a new video on Monday showing what it said were the bodies of two Israeli hostages, and Israel’s military said that while it was examining the footage, there was serious concern regarding the hostages’ fate. In the video, 26-year-old university student Noa Argamani, seemingly reading a … Read more
