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Palestinians reported another widespread outage of internet and phone service in Gaza early Wednesday, hours after Israeli airstrikes levelled apartment buildings near Gaza City and as ground troops battled Hamas militants inside the besieged territory. Deal reportedly reached to allow some wounded and foreign passport holders to leave through Rafah. …

An amputation on a hallway floor and a death by lack of medicine are a few of the stories emerging from Gaza’s besieged and bombarded hospitals. Al-Shifa, the largest, is sheltering thousands of displaced Palestinians, and the only cancer centre in Gaza has been damaged by an airstrike.  Doctors at …

Russia has promised a swift investigation into the mob at the airport in Dagestan, while blaming the West and Ukraine for stoking it. Russian officials say extra security measures now in place at Makhachkala airport in Dagestan. When Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his security council and law enforcement …

Canada’s economy is showing clear signs of a slowdown, as the total value of all goods and services sold was essentially unchanged in July and August — and likely September, too.  GDP was greater in May than it is now, Statistics Canada says. Canada’s economy is showing clear signs of …

Three Winnipeg grandmothers are using rap music to advocate for the search of a landfill north of the city, where the remains of two First Nations women are believed to be. Song by Grassroots Grannies 1st release for national, 7-part project. Three Winnipeg grandmothers are using rap music to advocate …

Palestinians reported another widespread outage of internet and phone service in Gaza early Wednesday, hours after Israeli airstrikes levelled apartment buildings near Gaza City and as ground troops battled Hamas militants inside the besieged territory.  Deal reportedly reached to allow some wounded and foreign passport holders to leave through Rafah. …

Local councillors in Littleton, N.H., are expressing misgivings about some of the art appearing in their town and considering a blanket ban to keep it in check. A New Hampshire town is in the grips of a culture war set off by a mural alluding to LGBTQ themes. There’s a …

The province of British Columbia has been publishing data about deaths in the homeless population for about a decade. The city of Toronto began publishing its own data in 2017. Experts say it’s time for the province of Quebec to follow suit. B.C., city of Toronto, publish annual reports on …

Gloria Hooper will lay a wreath at the cenotaph in Ottawa during the national Remembrance Day ceremony, representing all families who have lost a child in service to Canada. ‘I think of him every day — like, every single day,’ Gloria Hooper says about Chris, who died in 1996. Christopher …

Clockwise: Stills from “Wish,” “Napoleon,” “The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes” and “The Marvels” (Disney, Columbia Pictures, Lionsgate)  SINGAPORE, Singapore — Halloween can step aside, at least a little bit, because the holiday fever returns with a side of blockbuster releases in theaters and streaming. From the …