Under threat of military incursion, Palestinians in Rafah face feces-infested waters, illness: WHO official

Aid workers are concerned about what will happen to the Gaza Strip's already fragile health-care system if Israel follows through on invading the city.

source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thecurrent/q-a-rafah-health-care-1.7193380?cmp=rss

This Welsh lawmaker is trying to make it illegal for politicians to lie

The best way to restore trust in politics is to make it a criminal offence for politicians to lie, says Welsh parliamentarian Adam Price.

source https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/welsh-politicians-lying-vote-1.7192025?cmp=rss

Americans arrested in alleged multi-million mask swindle of Canadians during pandemic

In the frantic early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, fraudsters in the U.S. allegedly swindled funds that were supposed to buy 12 million face masks for Canadians, according to a new criminal indictment.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/americans-charged-pandemic-mask-swindle-1.7193553?cmp=rss

Hope Hicks, once a top Trump aide, tells court Access Hollywood tape rattled the campaign

Hope Hicks testified Thursday there was a clear consensus the tape of Trump's comments on the Access Hollywood TV show would create a crisis when it was released to the public in 2016.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-trial-hope-hicks-testimony-access-hollywood-tape-1.7193394?cmp=rss