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A representative from Department of National Defence places a wreath at Province House in honour of all those who have died at work or been injured as a result of their work.

Day of Mourning ceremony honours Nova Scotia's 18 work-related deaths in 2023

Nova Scotians gathered at Province House in Halifax on Sunday morning for the annual National Day of Mourning ceremony. The inaugural event, aimed to remember those who lost their lives or were injured due to workplace accidents or illnesses, This ...

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Union calls for Java Blend boycott, alleges union busting

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Union organizer Tina Oh speaks to a rally outside the Java Blend on North Street on Sunday.

Things to know to help shape your week in Newfoundland and Labrador April 29

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The St. John’s branch of the Young Adult Cancer Canada (YACC) held their 19th. annual and spring Shave For The Brave at the Avalon Mall on Saturday, April 27, 2024 in support of young adults living with, through, and beyond cancer. It’s their largest fundraiser which runs in schools, offices, public venues and communities from coast to coast. Among those young youth taking to the clippers of Keyin College hair dressing student Jenna Hayes on Saturday was Mount Pearl resident Dutch Stratton. A Grade 6 student at St. Peter’s Elementary School in his hometown, the 11-year-old let his hair grow for a few years awaiting the shave in memory of his school friends Sophia Crowley and Clarke Howell, also a hockey teammate of his, who both lost their childhood battle with cancer a few years back. Sophia passed away on February 10, 2022, age 10, while Clark passed away on September 4, 2021, age 12. In order to participate, shavers must agree to have their heads shaved with no guard, or donate at least 10 inches of hair and are also responsible for raising or donating at least $25 in order to receive an official Shave for the Brave iconic yellow toque.
-Photo by Joe Gibbons/The Telegram

RCMP arrest We'koqma'q, N.S. armed robbery suspect

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N.S. photographer documents 'remarkable' visit from exotic brown pelican

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Fire destroys shed, damages two homes in St. John's Saturday night

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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken gestures, as he departs, at Ben Gurion International airport, Tel Aviv, Israel, March 22, 2024.

US Secretary of State to travel to Jordan and Israel — State Dept

Reuters |Updated 7 minutes ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will expand his trip to the Middle East and continue onto Jordan and Israel after visiting Saudi Arabia, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Sunday. In a statement, ...

People march to show support for Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, in Madrid, Spain, April 28, 2024.

Supporters of Spain's prime minister rally in Madrid to urge him not to quit

Reuters |Updated 8 minutes ago |2 min read

MADRID (Reuters) - On the eve of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's dramatic announcement about his future, thousands of Socialist Party supporters rallied in Madrid on Sunday to ask him to stay on after he stunned the country this week by ...

Opposition supporters take part in a rally to protest against the government and demand an early parliamentary election in Tbilisi, Georgia November 25, 2019.

Thousands protest in Georgia against 'foreign agents' bill

Felix Light |Updated 38 minutes ago |2 min read

By Felix Light TBILISI (Reuters) - Thousands of Georgians marched through the capital, Tbilisi, on Sunday, as protests built against a bill on "foreign agents" that the country's opposition and Western countries have said is authoritarian and ...

A man walks past a damaged building after it was hit by a tornado the night before in Sulphur, Oklahoma, U.S. April 28, 2024. Bryan Terry/The Oklahoman/USA Today Network via REUTERS

Three dead after dozens of tornadoes strike Oklahoma; scores injured

Rich McKay |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

By Rich McKay (Reuters) - At least three people died, including a four-month-old baby, and scores were injured in Oklahoma this weekend after dozens of twisters swept the U.S. Southern Plains, while weather alerts on Sunday put more than 7 ...

U.S. President Joe Biden, left, meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Miriam Alster/Pool via

Biden reiterated position on Rafah in Netanyahu call, says White House

Reuters |Updated 8 minutes ago |1 min read

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and "reiterated his clear position" on a possible invasion of the Gaza border city of Rafah, the White House said. A statement issued by the ...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing, China, April 26, 2024. Mark Schiefelbein/Pool via

Blinken speaks to Azeri, Armenian leaders about peace talks

Reuters |Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has spoken to the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan and reaffirmed Washington's support for a peace treaty between the South Caucasus neighbors, the State Department said on Sunday. Yerevan ...

Students continue to maintain a protest encampment on the main campus of Columbia University in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in New York City, U.S., April 27, 2024.

Pro-Palestinian protests keep roiling US college campuses

Rich McKay |Updated 7 minutes ago |3 min read

By Rich McKay (Reuters) - Pro-Palestinian protests at U.S. universities showed no sign of slowing as they spread coast-to-coast over the weekend and police crackdowns and arrests continued into another week while students vowed to stay in tent ...

A truck carrying humanitarian aid bound for the Gaza Strip drives at the inspection area at the Kerem Shalom crossing, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in southern Israel, March 14, 2024.

Israel will scale up amount of aid going into Gaza, military says

Reuters |Updated 1 hour ago |2 min read

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The amount of humanitarian aid going into the Gaza Strip will be ramped up in coming days, Israel's military said on Sunday, citing new corridors that use an Israeli seaport and border crossings into the Palestinian enclave.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy attends a news conference, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine on August 23, 2022.REUTERS/Gleb Garanich/File Photo/File Photo

Ukraine's Zelenskiy issues fresh plea for Patriots, EU accession, NATO entry

Reuters |Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy issued a fresh plea to the international community to hurry up and deliver more air defences, start formal talks for his country to enter the European Union, and invite Ukraine to join ...

Members of "World Central Kitchen" prepare food for Palestinians, in the location given as Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in this picture released on March 21, 2024 and obtained from social media. Courtesy of @chefjoseandres via X/via REUTERS /File Photo

World Central Kitchen to resume Gaza aid after staff deaths in Israeli strike

Reuters |Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

NICOSIA (Reuters) - World Central Kitchen (WCK) said it would resume operations in the Gaza Strip on Monday, a month after seven workers of the U.S.-based charity were killed in an Israeli air strike. Prior to halting operations, WCK had ...