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Canadian doctor Samantha Nutt had big plans for 2020, hoping to raise more than $1-million extra to expand her relief work in war-torn countries.
Dr. Nutt runs a charity called War Child and, to celebrate its 20th anniversary, she’d organized a series of fundraising events, including a gala concert featuring Sting, Lyle Lovett and Sarah McLachlan. The extra money was going to bolster War Child’s award-winning programs, which help about 600,000 people in places such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Sudan.
Last Updated Friday, December 11, 2020 3:03PM EST A day after a five alarm fire tour through the fifth floor of a highrise apartment building in North York, it s not clear when as many as 29 residents will be able to return to their homes. The fire broke out at a Toronto Community Housing Corporation building at 6250 Bathurst Street, just south of Steeles Avenue, just before 8:30 p.m. Thursday night. Firefighters responding to the blaze faced heavy smoke and flames as they evacuated the building. Firefighters rescued two people from the fifth floor, including a woman in her 70s who was transported to hospital in critical condition and another person was taken to hospital in serious condition.