After 6-month wait, cheques land on doorstep of sick Ontario worker

Mitch LaPrade has been fighting the WSIB for 11 years, arguing his chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) was caused by exposure to a carcinogen called benzene. The highest level of Ontario’s workers’ compensation system ruled in his favour last fall, but his cheques only arrived this week after a CBC investigation.

Many transplant patients adhering to 6-month sobriety rule improve to point operation not needed: doctor

The six-month sobriety rule is just one of many conditions that patients needing liver transplants must meet to be considered for a transplant, according to guidelines set by Trillium Gift of Life Network, the agency that co-ordinates organ donations in Ontario. CBC | Health News

Haunting photos show how ISIS levelled the Philippine city of Marawi in a 6-month siege

REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco The siege of the city of Marawi started in May and the Philippine government declared an end to fighting on Monday.  More than 600,000 people have been displaced and over 1,000 killed.  The rebuilding operation is estimated to cost around $ 1 billion (£755 million).  The rebuilding effort has begun in the Philippine city […]

Ending DACA: Trump gives Congress 6-month deadline on immigrant youths program (WATCH LIVE)

Published time: 5 Sep, 2017 15:03 Edited time: 5 Sep, 2017 15:08 The Trump administration said it will phase out the Obama-era program protecting from deportation some 800,000 illegal immigrants who were underage when they arrived. The US Congress will have six months to pass a law regulating their status. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced […]

Google’s 6-month Launchpad Accelerator opens to startups in 20 more markets

Google has announced that it’s more than doubling the number of markets where its Launchpad Accelerator program is open to startups. The internet giant first unveiled its Launchpad Accelerator for a handful of countries across Latin America and Asia back in 2015, and it has since expanded to 17 markets around the world, including Europe and Africa […]