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An Okotoks tow truck operator remains in critical condition after crash south of Calgary Thursday.

After a lengthy meeting, Leduc City Council has approved a motion aiming to keep a facility that supports the homeless running in the community south of Edmonton.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned that the agency known as UNRWA would be forced to scale back aid to more than 2 million Palestinians in Gaza as soon as February.

The City of Peterborough says a temporary tent encampment that had dozens of people is down to four following the launches of new programs to help those experiencing homelessness.

At least 200 Palestinians have been killed since the fighting resumed Friday morning following the weeklong truce with Hamas.

Israel dropped leaflets warning Palestinians to flee parts of southern Gaza, signaling the offensive possibly moving to where hundreds of thousands of people already evacuated.

Israeli troops stormed into Gaza's largest hospital, searching for traces of Hamas inside and beneath the facility, where newborns and hundreds of other have suffered for days.

The West Block broadcasts from the Halifax International Security Forum, where world leaders try to find a way forward in a world that sometimes feels like it's exploding.

The new attacks came as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in the region trying to find ways to ease the plight of the civilians caught in the fighting.

The plan to evacuate 200 Canadians trapped in Gaza Sunday has been delayed due to differences between the parties involved, the Ambassador of Canada to Egypt said.

The Israeli military said a large number of Hamas militants were killed, including the commander overseeing their operations in northern Gaza.

Hotels across Israel have become refugee camps for kibbutz evacuees.

In the middle of an interview with Global News, Rutie Mizrahi got an unexpected phone call confirming her aunt, held hostage by Hamas, had been released.

The practice of "birth evacuation," was put in place by the federal government decades ago, with the intention of reducing infant mortality rates, according to a 2021 study.

Councillors gave the green light to proposals from the Canadian Mental Health Association Thames Valley, Atlohsa Family Healing Services and Youth Opportunities Limited.

The $100,000 will enable YES to open three new permanent spaces in its Rise Youth Housing Program. The program provides teens with a place to live that is safe and secure.

Marc Sweet, a Winnipeg man, said that when he was a kid, he didn’t notice his family’s financial struggles, but looking back, they were there.

"It felt quite helpless because if I didn't have my little one, I would have wanted to volunteer, help or make a difference," said Maria Strobel.

A week-old wildfire on the Greek resort island of Rhodes tore past defenses Monday, forcing more evacuations after 19,000 left over the weekend.

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer confirmed that the large manufacturing complex was damaged by a twister that touched down near Rocky Mount.