--Sixth Newswatch--

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(HEALTH-Climate-Hospital-Emergency) (Audio:043)

Experts in health care and climate adaptation are calling on Canada to disaster proof its hospitals.

They say an increasing number of extreme weather events-- like fires, floods and heat waves -- are threatening the country's health systems.

The director of adaptation research at the Canadian Climate Institute says every health authority in the country should be thinking about how to protect their infrastructure.

He says the fixes can include moving electrical workings out of the basement, improving ventilation, or even simply installing air conditioning. (6)

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(Israel-Palestinians) (Audio:053)

Egypt says it has agreed to send United Nations humanitarian aid trucks through Israel’s main crossing into Gaza.

It remains unclear if the aid will be able to enter the territory as fighting rages in Rafah with Israel’s escalating offensive in the southern city.

Meanwhile, Israel's army says the bodies of three more hostages killed on October 7th were recovered overnight from Gaza. (6)

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(Sask-Gang-Murder) (NOTE CONTENT) (Audio:051)

The head of Saskatchewan's R-C-M-P major crimes unit says drugs helped fuel an attack by violent gang members on an Edmonton woman nearly five years ago.

Tiki Laverdiere (TEE'-kee LAH'-ver-deer) was tortured and killed while she was in North Battleford, Saskatchewan in May 2019.

Her death launched five years of investigations and prosecutions, revealing a story of suspicion, drugs, booze and revenge-- climaxing in one long night of torture.

Ten people were eventually convicted and with the final cases recently wrapped in court, publication bans have been lifted. (6)

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(Theatre-Shootings)

A cinema north of Toronto has been the scene of a shooting for the third time in over a month.

York Regional Police say the incident was discovered when a theatre employee arrived for work at around 7 a.m. on Friday and found the windows of several doors shattered.

On May 17th, someone in a pickup truck shot at the theatre's entrance. Two days later, someone in an SUV also shot at the same entrance.

Earlier this year, a spate of cinema shootings across the Greater Toronto Area pushed theatre operator Cineplex to cancel screenings of a South Indian film. (6)

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(HKN-Five-Things-Playoffs)

The last Canadian team standing in the N-H-L is back in action tonight for the Western Conference final.

The Edmonton Oilers are seeking a 2-0 lead on the road against the Dallas Stars.

Captain Connor McDavid scored the winner in double overtime to win Game 1 on Thursday.

Games 3 and 4 will be in the Alberta capital on Monday and Wednesday. (6)

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(Tesla-Climate) (Audio:052)

Electric vehicle maker Tesla is out with its latest climate impact report.

The company found it was behind more than fifty million metric tons of carbon dioxide in 2023, up from more than eight million tons in 2022.

That's about a twenty per cent increase in pollution.

Tesla says most of that extra carbon comes from its supply chain, and that it's working to get to net-zero emissions "as soon as possible." (6)

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(Newswatch by Nairah Ahmed)

The Canadian Press