Undated photo of my mooshoom (grandfather) Alfred Carpenter. My family visited my grandparents a lot when I was growing up in Moosonee. We’d go there on Satu…

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Palestinians face starvation and severe malnutrition as Israel’s blockade continues, say aid agencies Soaring prices of basic foodstuffs, diminishing stocks of medical supplies and sharp cuts to aid distribution threaten newly catastrophic conditions across Gaza, Palestinians and international aid officials in the battered territory are warning. Humanitarian organisations including the World Food Programme and Unwra, which supplies food and services to more than 2 million Palestinians across Gaza, have now distributed the last of their stocks of flour and other foodstuffs to the dozens of community kitchens in the territory that serve basic meals to those with no other option. Continue reading...

Val Kilmer has died at age 65. The versatile actor played flying ace Iceman opposite Tom Cruise in “Top Gun,” played Batman in “Batman Forever” and singer Jim Morrison in the biopic “The Doors.”