A record 383 aid workers were killed last year, the United Nations said Tuesday, branding the figures and lack of accountability a “shameful indictment” of international apathy, and warning that this year’s toll was equally grim.The 2024 figure was up 31 percent on the year before, the UN said on World Humanitarian Day, “driven by …
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Air Canada flight attendants ended their strike Tuesday after reaching a tentative deal with the carrier, which said it will work to restore full service for its 130,000 daily passengers. Roughly 10,000 flight attendants walked off the job after midnight Saturday, insisting Air Canada had failed to address their demands for higher pay and compensation for …
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Canada’s Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre secured a return to parliament after winning more than 80 percent support in a by-election held in a heavily right-wing district, official results showed Tuesday. The result, four months after Poilievre lost his seat in a humiliating general election defeat, sets him up to reclaim his role as opposition leader …
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Canada’s Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre looked set Tuesday to return to parliament, four months after losing his seat in a humiliating general election defeat.Poilievre had been on track to become prime minister in April’s elections until US President Donald Trump’s return to power upended Canadian politics with talk of annexing his northern neighbor. Poilievre’s Conservatives …
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Striking Air Canada flight attendants vowed Monday to defy another back-to-work order from the country’s labor tribunal, but resumed talks seeking to end a walkout that has cancelled travel for half a million people worldwide.Roughly 10,000 flight attendants walked off the job after midnight Saturday, insisting the airline had failed to address their demands for …
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A record 383 aid workers were killed in 2024, the United Nations said Tuesday, branding the figures and lack of accountability a “shameful indictment” of international apathy — and warned this year’s toll was equally disturbing.The 2024 figure was up 31 percent on the year before, the UN said on World Humanitarian Day, “driven by …
Striking Air Canada flight attendants vowed Monday to defy another back-to-work order from Canada’s labor tribunal, extending a work stoppage that has cancelled travel for half a million people worldwide. Roughly 10,000 flight attendants walked off the job after midnight Saturday, insisting the airline had failed to address their demands for higher wages and compensation for …
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Canada’s Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre is looking to clinch his return to parliament in a by-election on Monday, with voting underway in one of the country’s most right-wing districts. Poilievre had been on track to be his country’s next prime minister until US President Donald Trump’s return to power upended Canadian politics. Poilievre’s Conservatives blew a …
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Air Canada on Sunday suspended its plan to resume flights over a strike by flight attendants that has effectively shut down the airline and snarled summer travel for its passengers around the world.The announcement came despite the country’s industrial relations board ordering an end to the strike by around 10,000 flight attendants, which had prompted …
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Buzzy horror film “Weapons” won the North American box office for a second week running with $25 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday.The Warner Bros. movie starring Julia Garner (“Ozark”) and Josh Brolin (“Avengers: Infinity War”) tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of a group of children from the same school class. Analyst …
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