Ukraine investigating 28,000 war crimes by Russia, including child deaths: ambassador – National | Globalnews.ca:

Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada says her country is investigating more than 28,000 suspected war crimes, including the killing of 373 children by Russian forces.

Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv says the crimes being documented and probed, with help from Canadian investigators, include the kidnapping of children taken to Russia, and the murder of fleeing civilians.

“What we want to do is to properly document each and every crime and we will bring Russia to justice,” she said in an interview, during which she was called by Ukraine’s prosecutor general about the issue.

Among the war crimes being investigated are the discovery of 458 bodies, including 12 children, in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv occupied for 33 days by the Russians.

Ukraine investigating 28,000 war crimes by Russia, including child deaths: ambassador – National | Globalnews.ca: Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada says her country is investigating more than 28,000 suspected war crimes, including the killing of 373 children by Russian forces.Ambassador Yulia Kovaliv says the crimes being documented and probed, with help from Canadian investigators, include the kidnapping of children taken to Russia, and the murder of fleeing civilians.“What we want to do is to properly document each and every crime and we will bring Russia to justice,” she said in an interview, during which she was called by Ukraine’s prosecutor general about the issue.Among the war crimes being investigated are the discovery of 458 bodies, including 12 children, in Bucha, a suburb of Kyiv occupied for 33 days by the Russians.Read More

Diagolon: What to know about the group whose founder shook Pierre Poilievre’s hand – National | Globalnews.ca:

Shortly after the image surfaced on Mackenzie’s public Telegram
channel, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called on Poilievre to “denounce
Jeremy Mackenzie and Diagolon,” who he said are “designated as violent
extremists by Canada’s Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre.”

Singh was referring to a report from Press Progress,
which last week published a document it obtained through
access-to-information from the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre, a
federal organization that assesses threats of terrorism to Canada.

The document, dated
Feb. 17, 2022, classifies Mackenzie as one of the “key anti-government
IMVE (ideologically motivated violent extremism) adherents” that
attended the so-called “freedom convoy” protests in Ottawa earlier this
year.

Diagolon: What to know about the group whose founder shook Pierre Poilievre’s hand – National | Globalnews.ca: Shortly after the image surfaced on Mackenzie’s public Telegram
channel, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called on Poilievre to “denounce
Jeremy Mackenzie and Diagolon,” who he said are “designated as violent
extremists by Canada’s Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre.”Singh was referring to a report from Press Progress,
which last week published a document it obtained through
access-to-information from the Integrated Terrorism Assessment Centre, a
federal organization that assesses threats of terrorism to Canada.The document, dated
Feb. 17, 2022, classifies Mackenzie as one of the “key anti-government
IMVE (ideologically motivated violent extremism) adherents” that
attended the so-called “freedom convoy” protests in Ottawa earlier this
year.Read More

Code Blue: A Global News series delving into Canada’s health-care crisis – National | Globalnews.ca:

“The biggest challenge right now that we’re seeing is just generally
how people in Canada are able to access basic health-care services
because it’s really happening across all aspects of the system,” Smart
said.

“What we’re really seeing is just the entire system is under
incredible strain. And the result of that is Canadians really
struggling to get the care they need in a timely way.”

Emergency
departments, in particular, are bearing the brunt of the many issues
plaguing Canada’s ailing health system, with many ERs across Canada
having to close intermittently in recent weeks and months. But experts
say what’s happening in emergency departments is a symptom of a number
of complex factors that are all coming to a head at the same time.

Code Blue: A Global News series delving into Canada’s health-care crisis – National | Globalnews.ca: “The biggest challenge right now that we’re seeing is just generally
how people in Canada are able to access basic health-care services
because it’s really happening across all aspects of the system,” Smart
said.“What we’re really seeing is just the entire system is under
incredible strain. And the result of that is Canadians really
struggling to get the care they need in a timely way.”Emergency
departments, in particular, are bearing the brunt of the many issues
plaguing Canada’s ailing health system, with many ERs across Canada
having to close intermittently in recent weeks and months. But experts
say what’s happening in emergency departments is a symptom of a number
of complex factors that are all coming to a head at the same time.Read More

‘I thought I might die at home’: Canada’s health-care system is crumbling, experts say:

“My signs and symptoms were symptomatic of possibly a bowel obstruction of some kind,” she told CTV News.

But she was told it would be nine hours before she could speak to a nurse.

She called 911 and waited more than two hours for an ambulance. None arrived.

Eventually, she was told the wait to see an ER doctor was currently up to 16 hours.

So she did the only thing she could — praying her symptoms would simply subside, as family members cared for her at home.

Her experience is far from unique.

‘I thought I might die at home’: Canada’s health-care system is crumbling, experts say: “My signs and symptoms were symptomatic of possibly a bowel obstruction of some kind,” she told CTV News.But she was told it would be nine hours before she could speak to a nurse.She called 911 and waited more than two hours for an ambulance. None arrived.Eventually, she was told the wait to see an ER doctor was currently up to 16 hours.So she did the only thing she could — praying her symptoms would simply subside, as family members cared for her at home.Her experience is far from unique.Read More