Global National: Dec. 9

The World Food Programme (WFP) says half the population of Gaza is starving, urging Israel and the international community to significantly increase the amount of aid entering the besieged enclave as fighting rages inside Gaza for a tenth week. Two men will appear in a Toronto, Ont., courtroom on Monday after being charged earlier this week with terrorism offences, allegedly associated with a violent neo-Nazi group known as ‘Atomwaffen Division.’ As a salmonella outbreak linked to a brand of cantaloupes kills at least five across Canada, what are Canadians being urged to do and what are the symptoms to watch for? Fresh off an election win, Assembly of First Nations (AFN) National Chief Cindy Woodhouse says she is ready to get to work. Round-the-clock voting began on Thursday as Conservatives delivered on their promise to stall the federal government’s agenda, unless it agreed to scrap part of its carbon pricing scheme — a tactic that the Liberals have called ridiculous and an abuse of process. Baseball star Shohei Ohtani has announced that he signed with the L.A. Dodgers, striking one of the biggest contracts in pro sports history. And finally, a B.C. man lost both his business and home in the pandemic — and now, he has found his purpose in a full-time, unpaid job that few others would even consider.

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