‘More than just a roof’: New housing for Winnipeg women fleeing violence unveiled – Winnipeg

Downtown Winnipeg’s new income-based transitional housing for women escaping domestic violence is fully occupied, with an additional facility set for completion in the coming weeks, the Manitoba government announced. Standing Eagle, the first of the two projects, opened last January and has 11 units – five two-bedroom homes and six three-bedroom homes, the province said…

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Venezuela earthquakes live blog: Buildings collapse as quakes rock capital Caracas, ‘high casualties’ likely

A series of strong earthquakes have struck west of Venezuela’s capital Caracas, bringing down buildings and causing scientists to estimate “high casualties and extensive damage”. A magnitude-7.2 quake struck about 160 kilometres west of Caracas on Wednesday afternoon, according to Reuters, while a magnitude-7.5 tremor hit less than a minute later. Follow our live blog…

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