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Politics Luis Har was taken as a hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack and spent more than four months imprisoned in Gaza, before a rescue operation by the IDF set him free. Luis Har spent 129 days in Gaza before being rescued by the Israeli military Sarah RamsaranContinue Reading
Politics Nearly 200 Palestinians have managed to escape Gaza and obtain approval to travel to Canada — but they had to pay thousands of dollars to smuggle themselves into Egypt. That avenue is now closed off, due to the military campaign Israel launched in Rafah this week. Nearly 200 peopleContinue Reading
Politics Canada’s top envoy in Moscow says relations with Russia are likely as bad as they’ve ever been, as the war in Ukraine grinds on and Vladimir Putin enters his fifth term as president. Canadian embassy says it is executing a policy of ‘limited engagement’ with the Kremlin Russian PresidentContinue Reading
Politics Instead of sending in the troops to deal with what promises to be another dangerous wildfire season, Public Safety Canada is testing the capabilities of a civilian-led firefighting force as first responders and relief providers. Emergency preparedness minister says the military is ‘not the best resource to deal withContinue Reading
Politics Jim Peterson, a retired Toronto MP and former Liberal cabinet minister under Paul Martin, has died at the age of 82. Peterson was the longtime MP for Toronto’s Willowdale riding until his retirement in 2007CBC News · Posted: May 10, 2024 11:13 PM EDT | Last Updated: May 11Continue Reading
Politics Germany’s defence minister acknowledged Friday that countries like Canada — and to a lesser extent Ukraine — are in a tough spot when it comes to maintaining older variants of the Leopard 2 main battle tank and keeping them in the field. The A4 variant — the model Canada donatedContinue Reading
Politics Canadian Blood Services is apologizing to the 2SLGBTQ+ community for its “harmful” former policies that for decades prevented men who have sex with men from donating blood. CEO says past ban contributed to homophobia, transphobia and HIV stigma Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: May 10, 2024 11:56 AMContinue Reading
Politics One way to decrease temporary residents is to make them permanent, ministers suggestA key method of restricting the population of temporary residents is to offer them permanent resident status, the immigration minister said Friday — but that doesn’t mean everyone who wants to stay will be able to. NumberContinue Reading
Politics Jewish university students told a parliamentary committee Thursday their universities have failed to protect them from antisemitic incidents on campus since the start of Israel’s war on Hamas. Conservatives, Liberals pointed fingers as hearing unfolded Raffy Boudjikanian · CBC News · Posted: May 09, 2024 7:44 PM EDT |Continue Reading
Politics Prominent business groups are backtracking on their claim that one in five Canadians would be affected by the federal government’s proposed changes to capital gains taxation. In letter to Freeland, groups claimed one in five Canadians would end up paying higher taxes Nojoud Al Mallees · The Canadian PressContinue Reading
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