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Former Raptors coach fights Ontario over nearly $700K tax paid on multimillion-dollar home

Former Raptors coach fights Ontario over nearly $700K tax paid on multimillion-dollar home

Former Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse and his wife are embroiled in a legal dispute with the Ontario government over its refusal to reimburse the couple nearly $700,000 in foreign buyer tax they paid on their Mississauga home.

Thomas Embling Hospital staff battling burnout, drug abuse and violence

ABC News

Thomas Embling Hospital staff battling burnout, drug abuse and violence

Insiders at Victoria's only mental healthcare provider for the criminal justice system is inefficient with government funding and struggles with a junior workforce that is burning out, according to a leaked report.

ABC News

The Office U.K. star Lucy Davis reveals breast cancer diagnosis, says disease is 'incurable'

The Office U.K. star Lucy Davis reveals breast cancer diagnosis, says disease is 'incurable'

English actress and The Office star Lucy Davis revealed Tuesday that she’s been receiving treatment for Stage 4 breast cancer for the past year and a half, and that the “incurable” disease has since spread to her bones. But Davis, 53, says…

DR Congo Ebola outbreak set to become deadliest on record, WHO warns

Al Jazeera

DR Congo Ebola outbreak set to become deadliest on record, WHO warns

Outbreak to eclipse West Africa's Ebola outbreak of 2014 to 2016 if it continues at current pace, WHO chief says.

Al Jazeera

Euronews

How to tell if the eclipse damaged your eyes: key warning symptoms

Dry eyes or a gritty sensation after the eclipse may be short‑lived, but a central blind spot can signal retinal damage. A specialist explains how to tell the difference and when to seek medical help.

Euronews

Perez Hilton’s mother files for temporary custody of his three children

The Guardian

Perez Hilton’s mother files for temporary custody of his three children

Celebrity blogger was hospitalized for a mental health crisis after he harmed himself during live stream The mother of celebrity blogger Perez Hilton is seeking temporary custody of his three children after he was hospitalized during a…

The Guardian

Florida completes 2,560-acre stormwater project to protect Indian River Lagoon

Times of India

Florida completes 2,560-acre stormwater project to protect Indian River Lagoon

A groundbreaking environmental restoration initiative in South Florida has marked a pivotal achievement with the completion of the Indian River Lagoon-South C-23/C-24 Stormwater Treatment Area. Designed to effectively capture and purify…

Times of India

BBC

Victim of fatal Clapham shooting named

A 22-year-old man who attended hospital with a gunshot wound has been arrested, the Met Police says.

BBC

'Huge demand on services': North Shore ambulance patients diverted to Whāngarei

The much smaller Whāngarei Hospital is already struggling with extremely high patient numbers this winter

Auckland Hospital's flea-infested carpet might not be replaced for decades

It would take more than four decades to complete carpet repair work at the current pace, says a former senior project manager for Auckland Hospital.

Zambia: Shaheen, Booker, Merkley, Van Hollen Issue Statement Ahead of Elections in Zambia

AllAfrica

Zambia: Shaheen, Booker, Merkley, Van Hollen Issue Statement Ahead of Elections in Zambia

[United States Senate] Today, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Cory Booker (D-NJ), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Africa & Global Health Policy, Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and…

AllAfrica

Northern senators seek permanent solution to flooding in Niger

Daily Trust