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Ottawa working to get Canadians out of Gaza, announces plan for those in West Bank
By Thomas MacDonald, The Canadian Press on October 14th, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says the federal government is still working to get Canadians out of the besieged Gaza Strip as the Palestinian territory braces for an expected ground invasion by Israel. Joly also announced a plan to begin evacuating Canadians from the West Bank territory by bus as early as next week. “We’re ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian Israeli woman, missing since ambush at musical festival, has died: family
By The Canadian Press on October 14th, 2023
Family of a Canadian Israeli woman, who was missing since Hamas militants ambushed a music festival in southern Israel last Saturday, are dealing with the heartbreaking news she has died. Shir Georgy’s aunt, Michal Bouganim, said the 22-year-old was killed by Hamas in the attack on the festival near Kibbutz Re’im. “We are currently a ... Read More »
1 responseForeign affairs minister announces plan to help Canadians evacuate from West Bank
By The Canadian Press on October 14th, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says the federal government is still working to get Canadians out the Gaza Strip, but announced an evacuation plan for those in the West Bank. Joly’s announcement comes after an earlier plan to allow foreign nationals to leave the Palestinian territory of Gaza via a border crossing with Egypt was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh survives leadership review, but delegate support declining
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on October 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has survived his leadership review, but support from his party is declining. During the second day of the NDP convention in Ottawa, 81 per cent of delegates voted in favour of Singh following his keynote speech. It’s the lowest confidence vote for an NDP leader since Tom Mulclair, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brief cloud breaks bring cheers from excited partial solar eclipse watchers in B.C.
By The Canadian Press on October 14th, 2023
SAANICH, B.C. – Cheers erupted as brief cloud breaks gave more than 100 people who gathered at an astrophysical observatory site near Victoria, B.C., a peak at today’s unfolding partial solar eclipse. Calvin Schmidt, an employee of the Friends of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory in Saanich, says fog and clouds were present for most of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plan for Canadians to leave Gaza via Egyptian border crossing Saturday cancelled
By The Canadian Press on October 14th, 2023
The Israeli Foreign Ministry says in a message sent to western embassies that a plan to allow foreign nationals to leave Gaza through a border crossing into Egypt has been called off. A Global Affairs Canada official said Friday that Canadians in Gaza might be able to use the crossing to escape the territory during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Singh says NDP would rebuild Canada; attacks Liberals, Tories on affordability
By The Canadian Press on October 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – Leader Jagmeet Singh says an NDP government rebuild Canada and take aim at what he calls decades of damage done by Liberal and Conservative governments. Singh delivered his speech today to delegates on the second day of the NDP convention in Hamilton before a leadership vote. His comments to rebuild the country seemed ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian-Israeli woman, missing since Hamas ambush at musical festival, dead: family
By The Canadian Press on October 14th, 2023
Family of a Canadian-Israeli woman, who was missing since Hamas militants ambushed a music festival in southern Isreal last Saturday, says she has died. Twenty-two-year-old Shir Georgy went missing after the militant group attacked the music festival near Kibbutz Re’im last Saturday. Georgy’s aunt, Michal Bouganim, says the family is a mess and heartbroken. Bouganim ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta mountain towns work to coexist with bears through warnings and other actions
By The Canadian Press on October 14th, 2023
BANFF, Alta. – When Banff Mayor Corrie DiManno goes out for a run in her Alberta mountain town, she wears a vest holding a can of bear spray, makes noise and keeps an eye out for wildlife. The town in Banff National Park has strict rules around how to dispose of garbage and has recently ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fire-ravaged N.W.T. hamlet asks for independent inquiry as it looks to rebuild
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on October 14th, 2023
ENTERPRISE, N.W.T. – Paul Flamand dug through the ashes of his burned-down home in a hamlet known as the gateway to the Northwest Territories. The building was lost to a raging wildfire that tore through Enterprise within a matter of hours in August. But a piece of his heart held onto hope that one thing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Press NewsAlert: Canadian-Israeli woman dead, family says
By The Canadian Press on October 14th, 2023
Twenty-two-year-old Canadian-Israeli Shir Georgy, who was missing since Hamas militants ambushed a music festival in southern Israel last Saturday, has been confirmed dead, her family says. More coming... Read More »
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