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Nova Scotia long-term care workers represented by CUPE and government representatives are returning to the bargaining table Thursday evening after a four-week strike. In a statement, CUPE said it looked forward to negotiations.The two sides reached an impasse on March 24, and members have been on strike since April 13.Some 3,000 workers from 30 long-term care homes have voted to strike. Melville Lodge joined the strike Thursday morning, and Shoreham Village was poised to open their pickets Friday prior to the negotiation announcement.Earlier Thursday, CUPE’s long-term care and community committee chair, Christa Sweeney, said union members want to return to…

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Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers meet while a tense ceasefire holds.China is emerging as a major player in global diplomacy – including in the Middle East.In 2023, it helped re-establish diplomatic ties between Riyadh and Tehran.While it is not officially mediating efforts to end the ongoing war – both the United States and Iran are looking to China to help de-escalate.So, can it propel the two sides towards that goal?And if China makes a direct push to stop the fighting, how will its economic clout affect the course of negotiations?Presenter: Mohammed JamjoomGuests:Setareh Sadeqi – Assistant professor, Tehran University’s Faculty of…

Tennessee’s Republican-led legislature on Thursday approved redrawing the state’s congressional map to carve up the lone Democratic represented district, the latest state to scramble to redistrict as both parties seek control of the U.S. House in November. The new map will now go to GOP Gov. Bill Lee, who called the lawmakers into a special session to redraw the map. The General Assembly first on Thursday had to pass a measure to overturn its own ban on mid-decade redistricting. The new map splits Memphis, a Black majority city, and the county that encompasses it, Shelby, into three districts, a move that would…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A quiet day of fishing turned chaotic when a rabid beaver charged out of a New Jersey lake and attacked an 8-year-old boy in a frightening encounter caught on video.The attack happened Sunday at Lake Henry in Mahwah, where the animal suddenly emerged from the water and lunged at the child as he stood near the shoreline, police said.Video of the incident shows the boy trying to scramble up the bank to safety as the beaver chases him before biting him on the thigh.Other children then rushed in to help, with one…

A 68-year-old man has been hospitalized following a house fire in Vaughan that broke out Thursday night, police said. York Regional Police said officers responded to a residential fire on Ellerby Square near Kipling Avenue and Highway 7 on May 6 at about 10:45 p.m. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. Vaughan fire arrived to the scene and noted a person was unaccounted for. Deputy fire Chief Grant Moffat told Global News that crews began searching for the individual and later removed one person from the…

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NewsFeedThe EU says it is closely monitoring suspected hantavirus cases aboard the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius and is coordinating with member states and health authorities to respond if needed.Published On 7 May 20267 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump accused House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., of inciting the most recent assassination attempt against him, further escalating his feud with the top Democrat.Trump argued in a Truth Social post on Thursday that Jeffries should be arrested after promoting “warfare” against Republicans just days before the assassination scare at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in April.”This lunatic, Hakeem “Low IQ” Jeffries, should be charged with INCITING VIOLENCE!” Trump wrote on social media.He included images of Jeffries standing with a sign displaying the words “maximum warfare” and the faces of…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An illegal alien living in Georgia is facing a litany of charges after allegedly causing a car crash while under the influence that killed a father with young children.”On May 1, Deiby Jhonatan Janamejoy Jansasoy, a criminal illegal alien from Colombia, was arrested for vehicular homicide, DUI, and driving without a valid license after killing a Georgia father,” the Department of Homeland Security said in a post on X. “Janamejoy Jansasoy illegally entered our nation in 2023, and was RELEASED into the country under the Biden Administration — completely unvetted.” A mugshot of…