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It was supposed to be a joyful family reunion, but instead a British Columbia grandmother is stranded in China in a coma, her family unable to pay the hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring her home via air ambulance. Her family says Lilia Avoutova, 78, who is of mixed Chinese and Ukrainian heritage, arrived in Kunming on March 4.But she and her 79-year-old husband, Savout, both from Burnaby, B.C., never made it to Avoutova’s birthplace of Xinjiang, an autonomous territory in northwest China, after she suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and stroke two days later.Daughter Elena Lanteigne said her mother…

West Aussies planning their traditional Good Friday seafood feast are facing a grim reality — the local catch is effectively off the menu.

Senegal parade AFCON trophy at Stade de France ahead of friendly against Peru, despite being stripped of the title.Published On 28 Mar 202628 Mar 2026Senegal, who won the Africa Cup of Nations title in a controversial final against hosts Morocco in January – only to be stripped of their victory weeks later – have paraded the trophy ahead of a friendly against Peru at the Stade de France in Paris.Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly and his teammates came out onto the pitch with the AFCON trophy on Saturday for a lap of honour after a pre-match concert by Senegalese superstar Youssou…

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By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 28, 2026 11:30 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The two candidates vying to replace François Legault as Coalition Avenir Québec leader and Quebec premier are meeting today in a second and final debate. Bernard Drainville and Christine Fréchette exchanged friendly greetings ahead of the start of the debate in Laval, north of Montreal. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you’ll never miss the day’s top stories. Both candidates indicated during an early exchange that they were open to more…

Twelve tons of KitKat chocolate bars have gone missing in Europe after thieves made off with a truck transporting them, Swiss food giant Nestle says.KitKat, which is made by Nestle, said the truck carrying 413,793 bars of its new range set off from central Italy to distribute the chocolate throughout Europe but never reached its scheduled final destination in Poland.The vehicle and the merchandise remain unaccounted for.Nestle did not reveal where exactly the truck was lost.In a separate statement, KitKat said the missing bars are traceable via a unique batch code.Anyone scanning the batch numbers of the stolen chocolate would…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Legendary sportscaster Bob Costas praised the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) policy change this week banning transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports, saying, “Common sense is not transphobic.”Costas, the longtime voice of the Olympics, addressed the groundbreaking policy change during an appearance on CNN this week. Costas said that while some use the issue “for political purposes,” the IOC policy does not fall under that umbrella.  Sportscaster Bob Costas on the field before a game between the Atlanta Braves and Baltimore Orioles at SunTrust Park in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 22, 2018.…

Survivors tell authorities the bodies of those who died were thrown overboard by people smugglers.Published On 28 Mar 202628 Mar 2026At least 22 migrants died off the coast of Greece after six days at sea in a rubber boat, rekindling attention on the risks people take to cross to Europe despite tighter restrictions.Citing survivors’ accounts and a statement from the coastguard, 22 people died and their bodies were thrown into the sea.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listTwo survivors were taken to hospital in Heraklion on Crete, the coastguard said.Based on survivor statements, the coastguard said the boat left…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A group fighting to get Virginia voters to approve an April 21 referendum to let Democrats in the state redraw its congressional maps is being pumped with liberal cash, receiving over $38 million from less than a dozen left-wing entities over the last three months, including from the George Soros-backed Fund For Policy Reform Inc.The Virginia Public Access Project (VPAP) tracks state spending in Virginia and, according to its database, Virginians for Fair Elections has received $5 million from the Soros-funded and founded entity, which is within his Open Society Foundations Network…

Global markets closed the week on a cautious note, with multiple asset classes reflecting heightened uncertainty. The cryptocurrency market weakened amid a broader risk-off mood, while geopolitical tensions and rising oil prices shaped equity sentiment. At the same time, Elon Musk’s potential plans for a retail-heavy SpaceX IPO drew attention, even as foreign investors accelerated their exit from Indian equities. Meanwhile, SoftBank signaled a renewed push into artificial intelligence with a massive financing deal.Crypto markets slide as risk-off sentiment deepensThe cryptocurrency market fell to its lowest levels in more than two weeks, weighed down by a broader risk-off sentiment. Bitcoin fell…