Rural communities boost incentives to attract medical staff
As small communities across Ontario struggle to recruit doctors and nurses, one town has landed on a strategy that appears poised for success: giving them “a bag of money up …
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Pilot lone survivor in Nepal plane crash that killed 18 others
A plane crashed Wednesday just after taking off from Nepal’s capital of Kathmandu, killing 18 people and injuring a pilot who was the lone survivor. Authorities have pulled all 18 …
Wars in Gaza, Ukraine loom over G7 summit as Trudeau heads to Italy
The prime minister travels to Italy today to meet with world leaders as wars in Gaza and Ukraine cast a shadow over this year’s G7 summit. “This is a moment …
With little food, families in Gaza break Ramadan fast with what they can
As the sun sets on the Deir el Balah neighbourhood in the southern tip of the Gaza Strip, Abu Mustafa Naji and his wife move slowly through the silence around …
Millions displaced amid mounting crisis in Sudan
Aid organizations say an unprecedented humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Sudan and that more international support is needed to help the millions displaced by the violent conflict. Fighting erupted seven …
UN urges international support for Sudan as concerns grow of humanitarian crisis
The Current13:42Crisis in Sudan, as the world looks away Featured VideoRefugees fleeing Sudan’s civil war have reported a surge in ethnically driven killings of civilians and a deepening humanitarian crisis …
Western officials want the Palestinian Authority to lead postwar Gaza. Is it up to the task?
Palestinian human rights activist Issa Amro, a well-known and outspoken critic of Israel, says he has been arrested, evicted and assaulted by Israeli soldiers. But he also has harsh words …
A generation gap in attitudes could be undermining support for Israel in the West
For many years now, Israelis have been told that the biggest threat to the survival of the Jewish state is Iran’s quest to obtain nuclear weapons. But another long-term trend …