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The outbreak of Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine put a Canadian cook on a path to support the nation defending itself, in the form of helping to provide nourishing meals for the Ukrainian soldiers serving on the front lines of the war. Source

Russian air defences intercepted and destroyed 158 Ukrainian drones overnight, including two over Moscow and nine over the surrounding region, the Defence Ministry said Sunday. Source

A small number of deaths, geographic spread and potential effects in pregnancy are sparking alerts about the spread of Oropouche virus. Source

For the fourth consecutive Paralympics, Canadian Brent Lakatos is back on the podium. The 44-year-old from Dorval, Que., scored silver in the men’s T53 400-metre race on Sunday at the Stade de France, claiming his 12th career medal. Source

The U.S. women’s soccer team won its fifth Olympic gold medal by beating Brazil 1-0 on Mallory Swanson’s early second-half goal in the tournament final Saturday at the Paris Games. Source

The oft-discussed wild-card setup at the national championships took centre stage again Monday with the release of updated rankings that appeared to determine the play-in game matchup at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Source

More than 600,000 children under the age of 10 will receive the oral vaccine against polio after the first case was confirmed by WHO in Gaza. The fighting will pause for at least eight hours a day in specified areas to give health workers the opportunity to vaccinate children. Source

Earthquakes Canada says the 4.6 magnitude quake, at a depth of 18 kilometres, happened around 5:45 a.m. The epicentre was located about 20 kilometres northwest of Drummondville and 40 kilometres south of Trois-Rivières. Source

Scores of residents gathered in an east-end park on Saturday for a vigil in response to the alleged killing of a cat and a raccoon by a Toronto teen. Source