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As the DRC battles Rwanda-backed M23, what’s needed to stop the fighting?
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A war would be disastrous for both countries. Especially the US.
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Healing Fund provides survivors with monetary support. Applications are due March 31.
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Talks start with high union expectations and great economic uncertainty for government.
12 Feb 2025
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The Hospital Employees’ Union warns 500 of its members will be forced to leave the country this year if nothing changes.
12 Feb 2025
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Something grand, says Dr. Steve. Perhaps with Trump’s face on the back.
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Reported Elsewhere
Today's links curated for you.
As the DRC battles Rwanda-backed M23, what’s needed to stop the fighting?
(via Al Jazeera)
What’s missing from Sim’s plan to 'barrage’ Vancouver’s crime?
(via CityNews)
Trump ramps up global trade war with plan for reciprocal tariffs, including on Canada
(via the Globe and Mail)
Zelenirstat cancer pill made in Alberta shows promising early results
(via Global News)
Fake taxi scam suspects ram BC police vehicle prior to arrest
(via Global News)
Elon Musk’s vision is coming into focus — and it looks a lot like neo-apartheid
(via the Nation)
43 per cent of patients at death’s door are cancer-free after trial treatment; Victoria-Ottawa program to be expanded
(via Times Colonist)
The fairness filter: Progress skews perceptions of past discrimination
(via Phys.org)
‘I can’t teach students who don’t feel safe’
(via The Cut)
At home during COVID school closures, I was drawn to the manosphere
(via Chalkbeat)
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