Man dying of lung cancer shares deathbed confession with his daughter

Man dying of lung cancer shares deathbed confession with his daughter

Thomas Randele was dying of lung cancer and had a secret. In March of 2021, with his daughter at his bedside in suburban Boston after his first chemotherapy session, he made a stunning confession: He was a fugitive, and had been one for more than five decades. More than 50 years earlier, when he was … Read more

Peta Murphy, Victorian MP in Albanese government, dies aged 50 after cancer battle

Peta Murphy, Victorian MP in Albanese government, dies aged 50 after cancer battle

Labor MP Peta Murphy has died at home surrounded by family after a battle with breast cancer. She was 50. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Albanese leads emotional tributes for Victorian MP Watch the latest news and stream for free on 7plus >> Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the death of the member for the Victorian … Read more

Who had it good — and who had it bad — in 2023

Who had it good — and who had it bad — in 2023

Curtis S. Chin, a former U.S. ambassador to the Asian Development Bank, is managing director of advisory firm RiverPeak Group. Jose B. Collazo is an analyst focusing on the Indo-Pacific region. Follow them on X at @CurtisSChin and @JoseBCollazo. As 2023 comes to a close, we take a look at the year that was in … Read more

Occidental Petroleum to buy Permian producer CrownRock for $12 billion, raise dividend

Occidental Petroleum to buy Permian producer CrownRock for  billion, raise dividend

Occidental Petroleum on Monday agreed to buy CrownRock, a major privately held energy producer that operates in the Permian Basin, for $12 billion. The deal is latest in a spate of consolidation in the U.S .energy sector, particularly in the Permian, the largest oil-producing region in the U.S. The transaction is expected to close in … Read more

Canada lays out plan to get families of citizens out of ‘unlivable’ Gaza – National

Canada lays out plan to get families of citizens out of ‘unlivable’ Gaza – National

Canada has unveiled temporary immigration measures to help the family members of Canadians get out of Gaza, as the conflict between Israel and Hamas rages on. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Marc Miller made the announcement Thursday, which includes a path for extended relatives of Canadians to flee the conflict zone and become temporary residents. … Read more

Alberta third province to sign health-care funding deal with Ottawa

Alberta third province to sign health-care funding deal with Ottawa

The Alberta government is committing $200 million to help family doctors keep the lights on while a new funding agreement with physicians is hammered out. “This is stabilization money to keep those practices going,” Dr. Paul Parks, president of the Alberta Medical Association, told a news conference Thursday, standing alongside Premier Danielle Smith and Health … Read more

Centrelink recipients made to sweat on miscalculated debts

Centrelink recipients made to sweat on miscalculated debts

Welfare recipients have been forced to wait years as public servants responsible for Centrelink payments try to unscramble unlawful debts. Two federal agencies have been warned to speed up their work to fix tens of thousands of miscalculated debt notices. As many as 100,000 welfare debts were miscalculated by Services Australia and the Department of … Read more

B.C. planning changes to honour 12-year-old sextortion victim: Eby

B.C. planning changes to honour 12-year-old sextortion victim: Eby

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted December 21, 2023 6:17 pm Updated December 21, 2023 6:19 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Premier David Eby says an emotional conversation with the father of a 12-year-old British Columbia boy who killed himself after falling prey to online sextortion has prompted him to push … Read more

Coles and Woolworths supermarkets urged to freeze prices in lead-up to Christmas ahead of price-gouging inquiry

Coles and Woolworths supermarkets urged to freeze prices in lead-up to Christmas ahead of price-gouging inquiry

Supermarkets are being urged to get into the Christmas spirit and help struggling families by placing a freeze on the price of ham. Agriculture Minister Murray Watt put Coles and Woolworths on notice as they buckle up for a parliamentary inquiry into price-gouging, record profits and cost of living pressures. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Supermarket … Read more

An Israel-Hamas conflict ceasefire ‘can’t be one-sided:’ Trudeau – National

An Israel-Hamas conflict ceasefire ‘can’t be one-sided:’ Trudeau – National

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that Canada’s support for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict doesn’t mean the country’s position on Israel has changed. “We were among the first countries to call for humanitarian pauses, and we’re now calling, like much of the rest of the world, for work towards a ceasefire,” Trudeau said in … Read more