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A journalist wears mask near a forest fire in Samoeng District, Thailand April 4, 2019.

Environmental journalism is increasingly dangerous profession, UN chief says

Juana Casas |Updated 57 minutes ago |2 min read

(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.

Women walk under the rain in the Malfety neighborhood of Fort Liberte, Haiti April 27, 2024.

Haitians brace for more rain after downpours kill 13

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

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 ...

Students attend a protest encampment in support of Palestinians at University of California, Berkeley during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Berkeley, U.S., April 23, 2024.

Explainer-What is behind the pro-Palestinian protests at US universities?

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |4 min read

(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 ...

Halifax RCMP are investigating after a single-vehicle crash killed one and left one injured near French Village, N.S., on Sunday morning. - File

Two men arrested after attempted ATV theft and Bonavista business break-in

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

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 ...

A Service Canada scheduled outreach office has opened in Nain to support the community to access government services. - Service Canada

New Service Canada scheduled outreach office opens in Nain, N.L.

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

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, ...

Demonstrators holding flags and signs protest outside India's consulate, a week after Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the prospect of New Delhi's involvement in the murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada September 25, 2023.

Factbox-What led to Canada's arrests over killing of Sikh separatist?

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

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.

A court battle just played out over custody of these two border collies, Axle and Theo.

Legal tussle over custody of N.S. dogs dismissed: 'Too vague to be enforceable'

Chris Lambie · Lead editor – enterprise |Updated 2 hours ago |6 min read Premium content

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 ...

People shop at a grocery store in Toronto, Ontario, Canada November 22, 2022.

Canada services PMI climbs to 10-month high in April

Fergal Smith |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

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 ...

Members of the Halifax Regional Police emergency response team muster in front of a home on Gaston Road in Dartmouth on Tuesday after reports of a man making threats. The suspect, David John Campbell, turned himself in Wednesday night and is charged with uttering threats, assault and breaching probation.

Bail hearing for Dartmouth manhunt suspect put off until Monday

Steve Bruce · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

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 ...

People stand next to a house damaged in an Israeli strike, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, May 3, 2024.

Hamas confirms its delegation to visit Cairo on Saturday, official says

Nidal al-Mughrabi, Yomna Ehab and Enas Alashray |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

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 ...

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