By Odunitan Omobomi The Gaza Strip has become a graveyard for thousands of children, the United Nations said Tuesday, as it feared the prospect of more dying of dehydration. Israel has heavily bombarded Gaza since Hamas gunmen stormed across the border on October 7, killing 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping at least 240 others, according to Israeli officials. […]
WHO: We’ve Lost Touch With Our Staff In Gaza, Evacuation Of Patients Impossible
Tedros Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), says the agency has lost touch with its staff in Gaza. In a post on X(formerly Twitter) on Friday, Ghebreyesus said the staff includes health workers and humanitarian partners who are on the ground. He said the situation is worrisome because their safety and the health of vulnerable people […]
Canada To Ramp Up Verification Of Student Admissions To Curb Immigration Fraud
Canada will step up the verification of university acceptance letters as it seeks to prevent immigration by fraudsters who target international students, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said on Friday. Canada is a popular destination for international students since it is relatively easy to obtain a work permit, but the student immigration system is rife with fraud and “perverse incentives,” […]
Ontario Plans To Expand Midwives’ Prescribing Power
Ontario is planning to expand the list of drugs that midwives can prescribe and administer, including allowing them to prescribe birth control. But while midwives say the updates are good and will help them more effectively serve their clients, not being limited to a list of medications would be even better. The College of Midwives of Ontario has […]
Lack Of Fuel Threatens UN Food Aid To Gaza, WFP Says
The U.N. food agency said on Friday that “severe fuel shortages” may force it to stop supplying emergency food aid to thousands of displaced families in the Israeli-besieged Gaza Strip. “Only two of our contracted bakeries have fuel to produce bread at the moment and tomorrow there might be none,” World Food Programme (WFP) Representative Samer Abdeljaber […]
WHO Condemns Strike On Gaza Hospital
The World Health Organisation has condemned the deadly strike on a Gaza hospital, demanding the immediate protection of civilians and health care in the strip. The United Nations health agency made this known on Tuesday, in a statement, saying, “WHO strongly condemns the attack on Al Ahli Arab Hospital. “The hospital was operational, with patients, health- and caregivers, […]
Canada Tells Citizens To Leave Lebanon Now While Flights Still Available
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly on Tuesday urged citizens in Lebanon that they should leave the country while commercial flights were still available, amid mounting instability in the Middle East. “If you are in Lebanon, it is now time to leave while commercial flights are available,” Joly told reporters. Canadians in Tel Aviv and the West Bank who […]
Canada’s Annual Inflation Falls To 3.8% In September, Grocery Prices Rise More Slowly
Canada’s annual inflation rate slowed to 3.8 per cent in September as prices for a range of goods and services rise more slowly, including durable goods and grocery prices. Statistics Canada released its latest consumer price index report on Tuesday, which showed inflation resumed its decline, after rising during the summer to four per cent in August. The report shows […]
UN Security Council Rejects Russian Resolution On Israel-Hamas War
The UN Security Council on Monday rejected a Russian resolution calling for a ceasefire to end the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, with delegates refusing to back a motion that did not single out Hamas for its devastating shock onslaught in Israel that left at least 1,300 people dead. The council huddled as Israel readied for an expected ground […]
Air Canada Halts Flights To Israel Until End Of October
Air Canada says it’s cancelling all direct flights to and from Tel Aviv through the end of the month. The suspension, which extends one in place since Oct. 8, comes after Hamas’s attack on Israel last weekend that sparked retaliatory airstrikes and fears the fighting could escalate into a regional war. Canada’s largest airline says it’s monitoring the […]