Where will they go? 100,000 people already waiting for affordable housing in Toronto The city has been relying on this hotel to help shelter the homeless. But it’s been sold to a developer after sinking into receivership amid alleged financial irregularities. (Paul Smith/CBC) A Toronto hotel currently housing some 500 homeless people and asylum seekers is… Continue reading Hotel housing hundreds of homeless and refugees sold to developer
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Dutch husband of Shamima Begum wants to take her home
LONDON The Dutch man who married a British teenager after she ran away to join the Islamic State group says he wants to return home to the Netherlands with Shamima Begum and their newborn son. Yago Riedijk, 27, told the BBC from a Kurdish-run detention center that he met Begum within days of her arrival… Continue reading Dutch husband of Shamima Begum wants to take her home
Palace gala marks 50 years since Prince Charles’ investiture
LONDON Britain’s senior royals have gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the investiture of Prince Charles as the Prince of Wales. The gala event at Buckingham Palace was hosted Tuesday by Queen Elizabeth II. Britain’s Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales, speaks with actor Owen Teale and singer Wynne Evans during a reception at… Continue reading Palace gala marks 50 years since Prince Charles’ investiture
London man is 2nd patient to be free of HIV after transplant
A London man appears to be free of the AIDS virus after a stem cell transplant, the second success including the “Berlin patient,” doctors reported. The therapy had an early success with Timothy Ray Brown, a U.S. man treated in Germany who is 12 years post-transplant and still free of HIV. Until now, Brown is… Continue reading London man is 2nd patient to be free of HIV after transplant
Stansted 15 ordered back to court over aggravated trespass case
The Guardian 25/02/2019 – Activists known as the Stansted 15 who were convicted under a terrorism-related law for chaining themselves around an immigration removal flight at Stansted airport have been ordered back to court over the same incident in a move they have described as “cruel and vindictive”. Earlier this month, the activists received suspended sentences or community orders… Continue reading Stansted 15 ordered back to court over aggravated trespass case
