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- This Nova Scotia restaurant says no more to tipping, paying staff $20 an hourby Angela Capobianco on 23/04/2025 at 11:15 AM
Currently, The Bonfire employs five staff members who receive $20 an hour in pay and 50 per cent of the profits earned at the end of the month through a profit-sharing model.
- Sex assault trial expected to start for 5 former world junior hockey playersby Globalnews Digital on 23/04/2025 at 10:44 AM
The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team is expected to begin today in London, Ont.
- Advocates worry about new Ontario Science Centre contractby Isaac Callan on 23/04/2025 at 10:00 AM
The province is in the midst of relocating the science centre to Ontario Place after shuttering its current home last year in a controversial move.
- N.B. woman tells her story, says it’s ‘getting worse’ with intimate partner violenceby Rebecca Lau on 23/04/2025 at 9:00 AM
Decades after Sarah Sherman was attacked, intimate partner violence cases have only grown in Canada. This is Part 1 in a Global New Brunswick series on IPV in the province.
- ‘People have almost died’: Soaring N.S. lobster fishing tensions revealedby Ashleigh Stewart on 23/04/2025 at 8:00 AM
Communication released to Global News under the Freedom of Information Act provides a rare glimpse into how far the situation deteriorated for fishery officers in Nova Scotia.
- Ontario targets illegal car rallies with tough new penalties this summerby Prisha Dev on 23/04/2025 at 8:00 AM
Police across Ontario are ramping up enforcement efforts to tackle illegal car rallies, stunt driving and reckless driving by using new regulations to keep roads safe.
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- Gaza aid crisis deepens as border closure stretches into 50th dayon 22/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has reached unprecedented levels, with more than two million people – mostly women and children – trapped, starving and desperate, as no aid has been allowed in for the past 50 days.
- Gaza: Destruction of vital lifting gear halts search for thousands buried under rubbleon 22/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Families in Gaza were holding on to the slim chance of finding loved ones buried under the ruins of destroyed homes – but that hope is fading fast.
- Syria is ‘brimming with hope and opportunity’: Senior UN aid officialon 21/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Now is the time to invest in Syria, and support people returning to the country and their communities, the outgoing UN Deputy Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syria Crisis said on Monday.
- UN chief urges ‘utmost restraint’ amid escalating violence in Yemenon 19/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
The UN Secretary-General has expressed grave concern over US airstrikes in and around Yemen’s port of Ra’s Isa this week, which reportedly resulted in scores of civilian casualties.
- Gaza: Alongside conflict, an information war is still happening, warns UNRWA chiefon 17/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Amid reported Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip into Thursday that killed at least 23 people, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, issued an urgent call to “get international media into Gaza” to cover the conflict, in addition to those reporters trapped in the enclave.
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- Hunger stalks Ethiopia as UN aid agency halts support amid funding cutson 22/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
A lack of funding and dwindling supplies are forcing the UN World Food Programme to suspend lifesaving treatment for 650,000 malnourished women and children in Ethiopia by the end of the month. “We are at the breaking point,” the agency warned on Tuesday.
- Sudan war: Hundreds of thousands flee renewed violence in North Darfuron 20/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
A mass wave of displacement in Sudan’s North Darfur state is pushing hundreds of thousands into precarious conditions far from lifesaving aid, as overstretched operations struggle to keep pace with the growing emergency.
- Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudanon 17/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
The number of civilians in South Sudan harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and other armed groups increased by 51 per cent in 2024, the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) said on Thursday.
- Libya’s fragile transition plagued by deepening economic and political divideson 17/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Libya’s prolonged political transition is facing renewed strain, with mounting economic pressures and tensions between rival governments threatening the calm that has held since the 2020 ceasefire.
- Sudan: No respite for civilians amid unrelenting war and aid access barrierson 17/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
As Sudan’s civil war grinds on, millions of civilians remain trapped in a relentless cycle of displacement, hunger and violence, while relief efforts are stifled by insecurity and bureaucratic hurdles.
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- UN denounces deadly Palm Sunday attack in Ukraineon 14/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
The United Nations has condemned the Russian attack on the city of Sumy, Ukraine, on Sunday which reportedly killed at least 34 people, including two children, and injured more than 100 others.
- March proves deadly month for civilians in Ukraineon 09/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
More than three years on from the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian civilians continue to face the devastating consequences of war, with March 2025 proving to be another deadly month.
- Ukraine crisis: ‘Even wars have rules,’ UN relief chief tells Security Councilon 08/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Nearly 13 million people in Ukraine urgently need humanitarian aid as displacement, psychological trauma and the destruction of essential services continues to take a devastating toll, the UN relief chief warned on Tuesday.
- Kosovo’s inclusive and peaceful election marks progress, but challenges remainon 08/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Kosovo’s recent parliamentary election – conducted peacefully and inclusively – marked a significant step in its democratic development, the UN’s top envoy said on Tuesday, noting gains in women’s representation.
- UN rights chief urges probe into Russian attack that killed nine children in Ukraineon 06/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Sunday for an investigation into the Russian attack on the Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih which reportedly killed 18 people, including nine children.
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- Colombia: UN mission chief stresses need to advance implementation of peace dealon 22/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Colombia must harmonize peace policies and security policies, the UN Special Representative for the country told the Security Council on Tuesday.
- Haiti faces ‘point of no return’ as gang violence fuels chaoson 21/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Haiti is on the verge of “total chaos” as coordinated gang violence continues to escalate, threatening the State’s ability to maintain public order, the UN’s top envoy for the country warned on Monday.
- How Haiti paid for its freedom – twice overon 19/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Two centuries to the day after France imposed a crippling debt on Haiti in exchange for its independence, a UN forum has heard calls for the restitution of what has long been described as a “ransom” extorted under the threat of force from the Caribbean nation that still bears the scars of colonialism and slavery.
- Record hunger in Haiti amid rising needson 17/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Escalating armed violence, displacement, economic turmoil and disruptions to local food production are fueling hunger in Haiti and leaving millions at risk, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Thursday.
- The ‘chinamperos’ have provided Mexico City with food for generations. Do they have a future?on 12/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Xochimilco, nestled in the heart of Mexico City, is home to the ‘chinamperos,’ farmers who have used indigenous techniques to grow food for centuries. Today, their way of life is under threat from environmental degradation, urban expansion and climate change.
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- UN chief hails Pope Francis as ‘a transcendent voice for peace’on 21/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has joined the world in mourning the death of His Holiness Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday in Vatican City aged 88.
- UN rolls out key initiative to combat antisemitismon 04/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Amid rising concerns over antisemitism worldwide, the UN on Friday announced the roll out of a major action plan to combat the scourge – aimed at enhancing monitoring and response across the whole UN system.
- Pact for the Future: Countries urged to translate pledges into actionon 26/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
UN Member States met on Wednesday for the first of three key meetings to advance a global agreement that pledges concrete actions to achieve a safer, more peaceful, sustainable and inclusive world for generations to come.
- Guterres urges governments to free detained UN personnel and ensure their safetyon 24/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for the immediate release of 52 United Nations personnel currently detained worldwide, including 23 being held by the de facto authorities in Yemen.
- Cyprus talks show ‘new atmosphere’ between divided island’s leaders: Guterreson 18/03/2025 at 12:00 PM
UN-led efforts to kick-start talks on the divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus have resulted in agreements on new trust-building measures.
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- Stopping child marriage is key to curbing deadly teen pregnancies: WHOon 23/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Teenage pregnancy remains the leading cause of death among 15-19-year-old girls which countries could help prevent by keeping girls in school and ending child marriage, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
- Challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples, ‘an affront to dignity and justice’on 21/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Too many Indigenous Peoples are still being excluded from decisions that directly affect their lands, territories, cultures, and the future of their communities, a top UN forum heard on Monday.
- How Haiti paid for its freedom – twice overon 19/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Two centuries to the day after France imposed a crippling debt on Haiti in exchange for its independence, a UN forum has heard calls for the restitution of what has long been described as a “ransom” extorted under the threat of force from the Caribbean nation that still bears the scars of colonialism and slavery.
- Rise in violence against civilians in South Sudanon 17/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
The number of civilians in South Sudan harmed by conventional parties to the conflict and other armed groups increased by 51 per cent in 2024, the UN Mission in the country (UNMISS) said on Thursday.
- Israeli strikes in Lebanon continue to kill civilians, UN rights office warnson 15/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Israeli military operations in Lebanon have continued to claim civilian lives and destroy vital infrastructure, the UN human rights office warned on Tuesday, raising alarm over mounting violations since a ceasefire agreement took effect last November.
- UN forum tackles slavery reparations for Africa, people of African descenton 15/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
The calls for reparatory justice can no longer be ignored, speakers at the fourth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on African Descent in New York said on Tuesday.
- Sudan war: ‘Darkest chapters’ ahead as Darfur massacre claims over 100 liveson 14/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
As Sudan’s devastating war enters its third year, UN rights investigators are warning that its “darkest chapters” may still lie ahead, following the massacre of more than 100 people at displacement camps in Darfur over the weekend.
- UN forum on People of African Descent examines reparations and AI challengeon 14/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
The fourth session of the UN Permanent Forum on People of African Descent opened on Monday at United Nations Headquarters in New York.
- Myanmar: Military strikes persist amid earthquake response effortson 11/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Military operations continue in Myanmar despite ceasefires declared after the recent earthquake that killed more than 3,600 people, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.
- March proves deadly month for civilians in Ukraineon 09/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
More than three years on from the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian civilians continue to face the devastating consequences of war, with March 2025 proving to be another deadly month.
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- Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report findson 22/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of intimate partner violence by the end of the century.
- Local leaders raise temperature on action to fight climate changeon 22/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
City officials, state governors and other leaders across the world are ensuring their localities can benefit from initiatives that tackle climate change and prosper in an uncertain future.
- Partnerships, increased climate investment crucial for sustainable transition, says UN deputy chiefon 16/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Addressing the opening of an international forum in Hanoi on partnerships for green growth, UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed on Wednesday emphasized the need for accelerated action to meet global climate and development goals.
- Countries reach historic deal to cut shipping emissionson 11/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
After years of intense negotiations, countries on Friday reached a landmark deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions from global shipping, setting mandatory fuel standards and introducing an industry-wide carbon pricing mechanism.
- Myanmar earthquake latest: Entire communities flattened, aid teams sayon 01/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
As the death toll continues to rise in Myanmar after last Friday’s earthquake tragedy, UN humanitarians have been rushing to support severely deprived and traumatized victims, warning that the window for lifesaving response is closing.
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- Climate crisis driving surge in gender-based violence, UN report findson 22/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Without urgent action, climate change could be linked to one in every ten cases of intimate partner violence by the end of the century.
- Challenges faced by Indigenous Peoples, ‘an affront to dignity and justice’on 21/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Too many Indigenous Peoples are still being excluded from decisions that directly affect their lands, territories, cultures, and the future of their communities, a top UN forum heard on Monday.
- Aid cuts threaten to roll back progress in ending maternal mortalityon 06/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
One woman continues to die during pregnancy and childbirth every two minutes on average worldwide – that’s 712 each and every day.
- Myanmar quake: UN calls for urgent protection for vulnerable women and girlson 02/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Friday’s devastating earthquakes in Myanmar not only caused mass casualties and widespread destruction, they also deepened long-standing gender inequalities – leaving millions of women and girls at heightened risk, UN aid agencies warned on Wednesday.
- Sudan: Sexual violence used as weapon of terror against women and girlson 02/04/2025 at 12:00 PM
Amid alarming reports of sexual violence being used as a weapon of terror across Sudan, UN reproductive health agency, UNFPA, is warning that over 12 million women and girls – and increasingly men and boys – are estimated to be at risk.