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Vancouver man, Ben Mizrachi, killed by Hamas in Israel: school head
By The Canadian Press on October 10th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A 22-year-old Vancouver man has been killed in southern Israel after Hamas militants launched a series of deadly attacks on Saturday. The head of the King David High School in Vancouver confirmed in a Facebook post that former student Ben Mizrachi was gunned down while attending a music festival in southern Israel. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Vancouver man, Ben Mizrachi, killed by Hamas in Israel: school head
By The Canadian Press on October 10th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A 22-year-old Vancouver man has been killed in southern Israel after Hamas militants launched a series of deadly attacks on Saturday. The head of the King David High School in Vancouver confirmed in a Facebook post that former student Ben Mizrachi was gunned down while attending a music festival in southern Israel. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Burnout, despair facing workers on front lines of poverty and homelessness in Canada
By The Canadian Press on October 10th, 2023
Those who work with people facing homelessness and food shortages say employees are carrying a massive emotional burden as demand for services soars beyond what their organizations can provide. Warren Maddox, executive director at Fredericton Homeless Shelters, in New Brunswick, says staff are witnessing more desperation, more violence and more people in extreme states of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec delays opening of representative office in Israel amid Hamas attacks
By The Canadian Press on October 10th, 2023
QUEBEC – The Quebec government says it will delay the opening of its representative office in Israel amid the unprecedented attacks on the country. Catherine Boucher, a spokeswoman for the province’s international relations minister, says the office will officially open when security conditions improve. She says the director of the office, which was scheduled to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds, worth $1.2 billion
By The Canadian Press on October 10th, 2023
Health Minister Mark Holland announced today that British Columbia is the first province to sign a tailored funding agreement with the federal government as part of the $196-billion health accord the prime minister offered provinces earlier this year. The deal will see the federal government shift $1.2 billion to B.C. over three years. In exchange, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Freedom Convoy trial resumes and GM workers launch strike
By The Canadian Press on October 10th, 2023
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… ‘Freedom Convoy’ trial to resume Wednesday The evidence put forward by the Crown and defence in the criminal trial of two prominent “Freedom Convoy” organizers is so similar, in that it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!P.E.I. piping plover numbers see a tiny bump this year from effects of Fiona
By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press on October 10th, 2023
Post-tropical storm Fiona left behind a trail of destruction and crumbling shorelines on Prince Edward Island, but the cataclysmic tempest seems to have been a big help to a tiny bird, the piping plover. Lily McLaine, a spokeswoman for Parks Canada, said the number of piping plover chicks has seen a small increase this year. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Freedom Convoy’ trial evidence a Rorschach test for attitudes about protest: expert
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on October 10th, 2023
OTTAWA – The evidence put forward by the Crown and defence in the criminal trial of two prominent “Freedom Convoy” organizers is so similar, it reflects something of a Rorschach test for how people feel about the massive protest, said criminologist Michael Kempa. The trial is set to reconvene Wednesday after a two and a ... Read More »
1 responseSaskatchewan legislature resumes over pronoun policy, looming notwithstanding clause
By The Canadian Press on October 10th, 2023
REGINA – The Saskatchewan Party government is prepared to introduce legislation this afternoon and invoke the notwithstanding clause over its pronoun policy in schools. Premier Scott Moe has said the government’s legislation is to prevent those under the age of 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school without parental consent. He says using ... Read More »
1 response‘We want to be able to decide’: Inside the battle over the Ring of Fire
By Liam Casey, The Canadian Press on October 10th, 2023
NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION, ONT. – On a rock-covered beach in the heart of the Ring of Fire in northern Ontario, Alex Moonias gazes east, then north. All he sees is undisturbed land, water and air. Some 100kilometres from where he stands, the province plans to build a road as part of its pledge to mine ... Read More »
1 responsePalestinians gather for rallies in Canada, Trudeau speaks at Jewish community centre
By Tyler Griffin, The Canadian Press on October 9th, 2023
TORONTO – Pro-Palestinian demonstrators spilled onto streets in several Canadian cities on Thanksgiving Day while the prime minister and Opposition leader spoke at a vigil at a Jewish community centre, following a weekend of deadly fighting in the Middle East. Protesters gathered at Nathan Phillips Square in front of Toronto City Hall on Monday afternoon, ... Read More »
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