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Quebec now has highest per-capita case count among provinces

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Peace/Security/Violence

Violations of Palestinian rights puts two-State solution at risk UN chief warns

Violence against women must stop; five stories of strength and survival

United States condemns violence against peaceful protesters in Sudan

Five years after peace deal, Colombian town of Llano Grande is forging a ‘family’ out of disparate parts

Impact of Trafficking of Arms on Peace and Security - United Nations Security Council Briefing

Human rights

Webinar highlights the plight of media persons in Taliban-ruled Afghanistan

China's nominee wins key Interpol post amidst human rights concern

UN expert welcomes India plan to repeal farm laws that sparked deadly protests

Japan PM voices strong concern over China human rights issues at Asia-Europe summit

Human Trafficking

General Assembly reaffirms commitment to combat human trafficking

Immigration/Refugees

UN Refugee Agency concerned about indigenous Venezuelans in Guyana

Peace/Security

Pakistan: Sikhs upset by Guru Granth Sahib sacrilege in Sindh gurdwara, no FIR yet

Earth- Fisheries & Oceans

New possibilities for life at the bottom of Earth's ocean, and perhaps in oceans on other planets

2030 simulation limits carbon emission intensity to levels similar to today’s natural gas power plants

Life-Agriculture

ILO and cooperatives raise awareness, promote labor rights on farms in Jordan

From the Field: Pioneer brings farming jobs to marginalized Bangladesh communities

Earth-Archaeology

Extraordinary Roman mosaic and villa discovered beneath farmer's field in Rutland, UK

Earth - Climate Change
UNICEF study shows what younger generation thinks about climate change

Third in a series of progressively intense storms is approaching British Columbia

Tectonic shift in Southern Ocean caused dramatic ancient cooling event

Chinese President Xi Jinping faces criticism for skipping COP26 global climate summit

Environmentalist David Suzuki apologizes for saying pipelines could be 'blown up'

Storm causes washing away of areas of Trans-Canada Highway in southwestern Newfoundland

Relentless rain in B.C. leads to evacuation

Entertainment-Bollywood

Antim goes strong at box office, collects Rs. 24 cr

83 trailer releases, Ranveer Singh as Kapil Dev leads India to maiden World Cup victory

Priyanka Chopra drops Jonas from social media, triggers speculation over divorce

Salman Khan says at age 55 not ready to hand over stardom to next generation

Entertainment- Hollywood

Halle Berry Signs Multi-title deal with Netflix Film as 'Bruised' Tops Global Charts

Entertainment- TIFF

Toronto International Film Festival appoints Cameron Bailey as its CEO

Entertainment- National

Canadian actors/actresses recipients of Governor General's lifetime achievement awards

Business

Imran Khan compromises on Pakistan's sovereign rights to get $4.2 bn Saudi funding amid deep financial crisis: Economists

Coronavirus pandemic could cost global tourism $2 trillion this year

U.S. doubles duty on Canadian softwood lumber compared to old rate

Chinese firms explore lithium projects in Afghanistan: Reports

Multimedia

November is Native American Heritage Month: Photo story

Life-Education

China pushes private schools to turn public in ‘fairness’ lesson: Media report

193 countries adopt first-ever global agreement on the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Life - Travel/Tourism

Unvaccinated travelers barred from planes and passenger trains in Canada as of today

Politics

U.S. Delegation meeting with Taliban representatives.

Female Afghan MP's who escaped Taliban launch women’s parliament in exile.

Minister Joly meets with Latvia’s prime minister and foreign minister

Ottawa declines U.S.-based Boeing's bid to replace Canada's aging fighter jet fleet

Melanie Joly & Nanaia Mahuta commit to collaborate on multilateral forums

Canada funding $4.1M to B.C. port authority to ease supply chain chaos caused by flooding

U.K. House of Commons Speaker asked to review parliament rules after infant banned

Earth-Science

Indian-origin Parag Agrawal to take over as Twitter CEO after Jack Dorsey resigns

China pushing fake propagandas to manipulate global media, politics: Report

Health

Workers with HIV-AIDS continue to face stigma, discrimination: ILO

Omicron COVID variant underlines need for global ‘pandemic treaty’

Ontario confirms Canada's 1st cases of the omicron coronavirus variant in Ottawa

'Being punished for detecting new Covid strain': South Africa

Still ‘not clear’ whether Omicron COVID variant is more transmissible or more severe than Delta: WHO

WHO labels new COVID strain Omicron, designates it a ‘variant of concern’

Experts predict what pediatric COVID-19 vaccine will do for national vaccination rates

Canada receives first delivery of COVID-19 vaccines for children aged 5-11

Medical staff is being sent by U.S. military to help Michigan battle COVID-19 surge

Observances

On International Day, UN chief says ‘violence against women is not inevitable’

Ratify C190 to end violence & harassment: Mrunal Thakur

Lib of Congress recounts a Presidential History of Thanksgiving in the United States