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Environmental journalism is increasingly dangerous profession, UN chief says
(Removes duplicate words in paragraph 3) By Juana Casas SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Journalists covering environmental issues have become increasingly targeted with violence as the world faces an unprecedented environmental emergency, U.N.
Haitians brace for more rain after downpours kill 13
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Heavy rains are expected to continue across Haiti on Friday, the national weather service said, after killing at least 13 people in the north and damaging thousands of homes. "If you live by a river, ravine or ...
Explainer-What is behind the pro-Palestinian protests at US universities?
(Reuters) - Student protests over the war in Gaza have swept the U.S. in past weeks, with police clearing a number of encampments, at times after confrontations between protesters and counter-protesters; other tent protests dismantled after ...
Two men arrested after attempted ATV theft and Bonavista business break-in
Two men are facing charges after they allegedly attempted to steal an ATV and broke into a business in Bonavista on Wednesday, May 1. Around 11 p.m., the Bonavista RCMP received a report that Rodney Harris, 54, and another man, whom police later ...
New Service Canada scheduled outreach office opens in Nain, N.L.
Service Canada has recently added a new scheduled outreach office in Nain, Newfoundland and Labrador’s most northerly community. Located on 17 Sandbank Road, the office is a single point of access to federal government services provided on a regular, ...
Factbox-What led to Canada's arrests over killing of Sikh separatist?
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Canadian police on Friday charged three people linked to the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar in the province of British Columbia in June 2023, a source directly familiar with the matter said.
Legal tussle over custody of N.S. dogs dismissed: 'Too vague to be enforceable'
A woman seeking joint custody of the two border collies she once shared with a partner has lost her case at Nova Scotia small claims court. Kaylea Millett took Téa Boudreau to court seeking joint custody of the hounds named Axle and Theo, or ...
Canada services PMI climbs to 10-month high in April
By Fergal Smith (Reuters) - Canada's services sector contracted at a slower pace in April as firms notched some unexpected sales and added workers, but increased wages led to inflation pressures heating up, S&P Global Canada services PMI data ...
Bail hearing for Dartmouth manhunt suspect put off until Monday
A Dartmouth man who was the subject of a manhunt after allegedly assaulting and threatening a relative Tuesday was not prepared to seek bail Friday. David John Campbell, 49, turned himself in to police Wednesday evening and was arraigned in Dartmouth ...
Hamas confirms its delegation to visit Cairo on Saturday, official says
By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Yomna Ehab and Enas Alashray CAIRO (Reuters) - A delegation from Palestinian militant group Hamas will visit Cairo on Saturday, a Hamas official told Reuters, amid expectations that they will deliver a written response to an ...