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Aid groups call for urgent access of shelter, food items into Gaza as winter nears
Thousands of boxes filled with shelter items and food are sitting idle in Jordan, Egypt and Israel, humanitarian agencies say, warning that very little aid is making its way into Gaza nearly four weeks after a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel began. Source link
Shane Bieber returning to Blue Jays after exercising $16M US option in contract
Starting pitcher Shane Bieber will return to the Toronto Blue Jays, with the team saying Wednesday he exercised his player option for the 2026 campaign. Source link
MP Chris d'Entremont says he joined Liberals because of Poilievre's leadership style
Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont said Wednesday he left the Conservative caucus because he didn’t feel represented in leader Pierre Poilievre’s party anymore and bristled at his “negative” approach to politics. Source link
Japan sends in the military to deal with surge in bear attacks
Japan deployed troops on Wednesday to help contain a surge of bear attacks that have terrorized residents in a mountainous region in the northern prefecture of Akita. Source link
Moose set loose in B.C. Interior with the help of a Canadian flag
On a sleepy fall morning in the quiet woods of B.C. Interior, a young moose trapped inside a paddock was led to freedom by an animal lover and a Canadian flag. Source link
Communities on N.L.’s southern shore gearing up for more stormy weather after ‘devastating’ night
St. Mary’s Mayor Steve Ryan describes Tuesday night’s events as “a perfect storm.” The town’s fish plant had burned down in the middle of a storm that brought hurricane-force winds. Those weather conditions are expected to continue through Wednesday. Source link
Budget promises mean 40,000 job cuts, programs terminated: Canada's top public servant
The head of the federal public service says the budget commitment to spend less and invest more will result in the loss of 40,000 jobs as programs are scaled back or eliminated. Source link
Alberta unions promise ‘big’ response to use of notwithstanding clause — but can they deliver?
On the heels of the Alberta government’s decision to use the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to force striking teachers back to work, the provincial labour movement is flirting with a tactic that its leaders say would be “big and bold and unprecedented” — but they’re still not quite ready to flip the switch. Source link
Ancient DNA may rewrite the story of Iceland's earliest settlers
Biochemical evidence suggests Norse people settled in Iceland almost 70 years before the accepted arrival date of the 870s, and didn’t chop down the island’s forests Source link