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The rescue of the orphan ‘Amira’ has raised pressure on Ottawa to take back other children of Canadians who fought in Syria for ISIS and to prosecute the fighters here
February 17, 2021 The al-Hawl camp, where ‘Amira’ was found, was built during the Gulf War to house 20,000 displaced persons; it currently holds more than 70,000 (Delil Souleiman/AFP/Getty Images)
It’s been two years since the final territorial redoubt of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) fell to the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Euphrates River Valley, in the Battle of Baghuz Fawqani. Aided by the air power of a 30-nation U.S.-led coalition, the SDF siege began on Feb. 9, 2019.
Posted: Feb 15, 2021 1:44 PM AT | Last Updated: February 15
Erin Fredericks is a sociology professor at St. Thomas University in Fredericton. (Submitted by St. Thomas University )
A sociology professor at St. Thomas University in Fredericton and her research team are pairing LGBTQ youth with elders from their community who survived the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s as a means of helping the youth cope with COVID-19.
The project, named We ve Survived Before: An Intergenerational, Youth-led Mental Health Intervention for LGBTQ+ Youth, will include an online workshop where LGBTQ elders share their stories and youth can ask them questions.
Erin Fredericks and her research team will use the information from elders to build a COVID-19 mental health support program for LGBTQ youth.
Most N.B. special care homes didn t have required annual inspections this year
Government delay means that most homes appear to have expired certificates of approval, which legislation stipulates is necessary for those homes to operate.
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CBC analysis of inspection reports shows government has struggled to inspect homes on time, even before COVID
Posted: Dec 11, 2020 5:00 AM AT | Last Updated: December 11, 2020
Most New Brunswick special care and memory care homes have not had their annual inspections this year from the Department of Social Development, according to a CBC News analysis of inspection reports posted on the government s website.(Shutterstock / Lighthunter)