Southwestern Ontario county declares local emergency over long ambulance delays

No ambulances were available to respond to emergencies for 3 hours as 26 paramedic teams were delayed at hospitals, highlighting an 'unsustainable' issue seen provincewide

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Fuel protests gripping more than 90 countries bbc.com/news/world-631…

A US national held in Saudi Arabia has received a 16-year jail sentence for writing tweets critical of the government

Saad Ibrahim Almadi, 72, was arrested in November after he travelled from Florida to Riyadh to see his family bbc.com/news/world-mid…

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200 rotting bodies found on the roof of hospital in Pakistan geo.tv/latest/446176-…

Pakistan: Jasmi Meghwar, 14, of Islamkot and Chanda Maharaj, 15 of Hyderabad were abducted by Muslim men over the past 2 days.

Jasmi was forced to convert to Islam by a local cleric and marry her abductor, Shaukat Murad Hanhrjo.

#stopforcedconversions
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Parisians stunned by shocking murder of 12-year-old schoolgirl Lola whose body was found in container in the courtyard of her apartment building

Police arrested a 24-year-old Algerian-born identified as Dahbia B. as the main suspect independent.co.uk/news/world/eur…

‘Return Chanda’, demand family after 15-year-old Hindu girl Chanda Mehraj abducted in Pakistan

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Gissou Nia | گیسو نیا is one of the most reliable voices speaking on Iran - she's been on it for years! If you want to know what is happening, and what you can do, follow her!

There’s a lot to admire about #Iranian people, but the greatest by far (in my opinion) is how they managed to maintain their Persian culture, language, food, holidays etc despite being invaded by Muslims. The rest of us just started calling ourselves Arab and forgot who we were.

Biden scorches Pakistan calling it one of the most dangerous nations on earth and that it has “nuclear weapons without any cohesion”

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Saskatchewan's volunteer ranks have fallen by 80% because of the pandemic.

For health services that's meant serious hits for care homes, acute care, primary care and Meals on Wheels.

We speak with Bernie Doepker, director of volunteers for Saskatchewan Health Authority.
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My suggestion? Just stick to the facts and don’t tell the readers your opinion or what to think; the readers are smart and can reach own opinion washingtonpost.com/magazine/2022/…

Emergency Act Inquiry

The inquiry isn't in a criminal court, but it is in the court of public opinion.

We speak with @LoriLTurnbul, with Dalhousie's School of Public Administration, about the political stakes for the government, PM, opposition and other political players.

Tunisia police clash with protesters for the second night as the country grapples with the worst economic crisis in its history

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Crisis in Haiti:

Armoured vehicles from Canada delivered to Haiti as police face off against gangs

Anne-Rose Schoen reports from Port-au-Prince

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As Canada is desperate to fill nursing positions - thousands of nurses from Ghana are moving to Canada, the UK and US.

And that's causing another crisis in Ghana.

Reporter nabil ahmed Rufai, explains.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is breaking with tradition and holding on to power for a 3rd term.

Canada's former Ambassador Guy Saint-Jacques on:

The risks
The goals
The challenges
The succession plan
Is Xi the new Mao?
Should we be worried?

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