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Pope Leo headed to Turkey and Lebanon for 1st trip abroad as leader of Catholic Church
Pope Leo will embark on his first trip outside Italy as the leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday, traveling to Turkey and Lebanon, where he is expected to make appeals for peace in the region and urge unity among long-divided Christian churches. Source link
Can 3D printing limbs help Gaza's war wounded?
Gaza now has more child amputees per capita than anywhere else in the world. CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault meets with organizations in Cairo trying to help, including a Canadian non-profit organization hoping to provide 3D printed prosthetics. Source link
Wab Kinew extends drug coverage for man battling degenerative disease
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the province is reversing its decision and will ensure a 30-year-old battling a degenerative disease will keep receiving his life-sustaining treatment for at least another year. Source link
After ‘poring over’ docs, new N.L. premier says deficit likely higher than previously reported
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham says the state of the province’s finances is dire, and believes the deficit is higher than $620 million reported in a fiscal update in August. Source link
Abducted Nigerian schoolgirls rescued, president says
All 24 schoolgirls who were abducted by armed assailants from a school last week in Kebbi in northwestern Nigeria have been rescued, the country’s president announced Tuesday. Source link
Campbell's exec on leave after allegedly mocking 'poor people' who eat its soup
A lawsuit filed by a former security analyst at Campbell’s alleges he was fired for reporting inappropriate conduct by a senior executive, including an hour-long rant in which the executive allegedly called the company’s products “s–t for f—ing poor people” in a secret recording. Source link
Proposed B.C. class action claims governments misled property owners in light of Cowichan Tribes decision
A proposed class action lawsuit accuses the federal and B.C. governments of keeping property owners in the dark amid the Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title ruling. Source link