Start your day off right with five things you need to know this morning.
Five things you need to know
Two Palestinian families in British Columbia have accused the federal government of "not doing enough" to get their relatives out of Gaza and into Canada. Saadiya Joha told CBC: "My family are living now in the most dangerous place in the world. I want to help my family get out." Just under 900 people have arrived in Canada from Gaza since the Liberal government launched a 5,000-applicant resettlement program in December 2023.
Palestinian-Canadians in B.C. fighting to get their families out of Gaza stuck in limbo https://t.co/bu3obco28u via @@Yahoo
— brian glennie (@0briang) August 19, 2025
Health Canada has approved Danish weight-loss drug Ozempic to be used to reduce the risk of kidney decline among patients with type 2 diabetes. It comes after a medical trial showed a significant reduction in kidney deterioration among people given Ozempic compared with those given a placebo shot.
Health Canada approves Ozempic to reduce kidney deterioration in people with diabetes.https://t.co/DvFayHsAEB
— Barrie 360 (@Barrie360) August 19, 2025
The Alberta government is planning to use solar panels to power some of its jails. According to the province, the move could save about $1 million a year and offset 80 per cent of the energy used at five of its 10 prison facilities.
Alberta planning to power some of its jails with solar energy #AlbertaNews #SolarEnergy #SustainableEnergy
— Air 106.1 & DiscoverAirdrie.com (@AIR1061FM) August 19, 2025
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Researchers have used artificial intelligence to create images of Welsh convicts transported to Australia in the 19th century. The project used written descriptions, sketches and photographs to piece together the convicts' likenesses. Some of those featured were sent to Australia for crimes as minor as stealing a handkerchief.
Faces of Welsh convicts sent to Australia recreated by AI https://t.co/xTZ3vwWHIa
— BBC Wales News (@BBCWalesNews) August 18, 2025
Tulsi Gabbard, the US director of national intelligence, has said the UK government has backed down after demanding access to Apple users' data. Gabbard said the British had wanted a "back door" to enable "access to the protected encrypted data of American citizens."
Over the past few months, I’ve been working closely with our partners in the UK, alongside @POTUS and @VP, to ensure Americans' private data remains private and our Constitutional rights and civil liberties are protected.
— DNI Tulsi Gabbard (@DNIGabbard) August 19, 2025
As a result, the UK has agreed to drop its mandate for…
