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The World Food Programme is cutting Gaza food aid from 1.6 million to 1.1 million people a month, halving rations and saying it needs US$450 million.
MAK Acquisition Corp. said Oct. 20 it ended its deal to take Richmond, B.C.-based UniUni public after the delivery firm exceeded a loss limit in the agreement.
More than $1.2 billion has been paid to over 30,000 removed First Nations children, the AFN said, and claims stay open until March 10, 2028.
A U.S. food importer and a proposed class of importers asked the Court of International Trade on Oct. 20 to strike down the 50 per cent tariffs on Canadian goods imposed under a 1930 law.
Quebec’s police ethics tribunal found two Sûreté du Québec officers discriminated against Leslie Blot because of his race during a 2020 stop. Suspensions of 35 and 20 working days were reported Oct. 15.
Steven Kaszab argues that Juneteenth, a date too easily forgotten, marks the start of a long Black struggle for education, fair work and a share of the American Dream.
Knight Therapeutics has recalled three lots of Dantrium Intravenous over particulate matter in a Type I recall posted by Health Canada on Oct. 19.
One Degree Organic Foods has recalled 907-gram bags of Sprouted Whole Wheat Flour sold in nine provinces over a misleading gluten-free claim, the CFIA said.
U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed Benjamin Netanyahu over the weekend, but polls a week before Israel’s Oct. 27 vote show neither bloc near the 61 seats needed.
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Quebec’s police ethics tribunal found two Sûreté du Québec officers discriminated against Leslie Blot because of his race during a 2020 stop. Suspensions of 35 and 20 working days were reported Oct. 15.
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