Canada Post strike, promising cancer treatment, the Roaring Lion comes home and more
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Tens of thousands of postal workers are on strike, halting mail and package deliveries across the country. The shutdown is hitting millions of Canadians and businesses, just as the holiday shopping season is about to start.
And: Canadian cancer researchers are excited about targeted alpha therapy. It’s a new form of treatment that some doctors say is more powerful at attacking cancer cells than existing methods, and with fewer side effects.
Also: Stolen. Swapped out. Sold. Recovered. And now, back home. The happy ending to an art heist of one of the world’s most iconic photos – The Roaring Lion – a wartime portrait of Winston Churchill returns to the Chateâu Laurier.
Plus: Sudan’s civil war, illegal miners trapped in South Africa, Winnipeg’s sports teams on a roll and more.