## This cancer survivor celebrated her birthday by paying strangers' hospital parking fees

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As It Happens Cancer survivor celebrates her birthday by paying strangers' hospital parking fees.

Krystyna Locke decided to celebrate her 63rd birthday in a very familiar place — the cancer clinic at her local hospital.

The London, Ont., lymphoma survivor spent the last year fundraising to cover cancer patients' parking fees, one of the many out-of-pocket costs related to health care that can add up over time and become a burden.

Locke celebrated her birthday by handing out parking passes in the A1 entrance of the Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre.

In fact, hospitals in Ontario have to re-invest their parking fees under provincial regulations, put in place in 2016 .

An NDP motion to eliminate hospital parking fees for patients, families, and health-care workers in Ontario — and cover revenue shortfalls for hospitals — was voted down in June.

Quebec, since 2020, has offered free parking for the first two hours at public health institutions for patients and visitors, and capped hospital parking fees at $10 a day. »

### Tens of thousands of Epstein-related records from DOJ released, Oversight Committee says

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The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform said it has released tens of thousands of records related to Jeffrey Epstein, provided by the Department of Justice.

Democratic members of the House Oversight Committee have previously said that most of the files turned over by the DOJ are already public; California Rep. Ro Khanna has said 97% are in the public domain, while 3% are new.

Hours before releasing the records on Tuesday, members of the House Oversight Committee had a meeting with Epstein victims. »

### As many as 100 Epstein victims will attend Washington rally Wednesday

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Politics As many as 100 Epstein victims will attend Washington rally Wednesday.

As many as 100 survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and other victims of sexual abuse are expected to attend a rally Wednesday in Washington, D.C. as a bipartisan Congressional effort gains steam to force the U.S. Department of Justice to make public its controversial files on the disgraced sex trafficker.

In advance of the press conference, some 100 survivors are expected at a rally organized by several victim advocate groups near the Capitol. »

### GOP Rep. Thomas Massie files discharge petition to force House vote on releasing Epstein files

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Washington — Rep. Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, filed a discharge petition on Tuesday to attempt to force a House vote on compelling the release of files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, resurfacing the saga upon Congress' return.

Although leadership controls the House's agenda and what legislation receives a vote, individual lawmakers can "discharge" legislation that has been sitting in committee.

A discharge petition enables 218 members, a majority of the lower chamber, to provide their signatures and effectively bypass leadership to bring a bill before the full House for a vote. »

### Belgium to recognize Palestine, sanction Israel

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Prévot said two “extremist” Israeli ministers, several “violent settlers” and Hamas leaders would be designated “persona non grata” in Belgium.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has previously said the move feeds antisemitism, “rewards Hamas’s monstrous terrorism & punishes its victims.”.

Prévot also voiced support for the EU to suspend its association agreement with Israel. »

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