Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Wednesday that military flights to evacuate Canadians from Israel to Athens will begin this week. Meanwhile, Ottawa is working on a way to get Canadians who can't make it to Tel Aviv out of Gaza and the West Bank, possibly through Jordan. Families confirm …
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Trump knowingly inflated the size of his penthouse to secure loans, former finance chief says
Donald Trump signed a document 30 years ago that gave the true size of his New York penthouse, which was later listed as far larger on his financial statements, according to evidence shown Tuesday at the former president's civil business fraud trial. Allen Weisselberg testified he never paid much attention …
Read More »Biden’s warning to Iran: Don’t expand war with Israel
Since the weekend attack on Israel, the moves that the United States has made speak to its concerns of the crisis spiralling. President Joe Biden issued a warning believed to be directed at Iran, as the U.S. deployed military assets to the region. U.S. response to weekend attack on Israel …
Read More »‘I have never seen such brutality,’ says ER doctor in Israeli city close to Gaza border
People on the ground in Gaza have told Western journalists the Israeli response is the most ferocious air assault they have ever witnessed. Hospital in southern city of Ashkelon has become a gathering point for survivors of Hamas’s attacks Israel puts horrors of Hamas attack on display 5 hours ago …
Read More »Economist studying workplace gender gap wins Nobel prize
The Nobel economics prize was awarded Monday to Claudia Goldin, a professor at Harvard University, for advancing the understanding of the gender gap in the labour market. Harvard's Claudia Goldin studied changing role of working women over time The Nobel economics prize was awarded Monday to Claudia Goldin, a professor …
Read More »Death toll from earthquakes in western Afghanistan rises to over 2,000, Taliban says
The death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan has risen to 2,060, a Taliban government spokesperson said Sunday. Canadian officials say they are monitoring the situation and stand ready to help. 6 villages reported destroyed, hundreds of people feared buried under debris The death toll from strong earthquakes …
Read More »New U.K. law allowing deportation of illegal migrants benefits traffickers, says former PM
Former British prime minister Theresa May, in an interview with CBC News, says U.K.'s Illegal Migration Act, which took effect in July, will undermine efforts to tackle modern-day slavery and human trafficking, and leave victims more vulnerable. Theresa May says victims will be afraid to get help under law decried …
Read More »Who will get to see Queen Elizabeth’s private papers?
A report that a Buckingham Palace aide is sorting through the late Queen Elizabeth's personal diary and papers has sparked both interest and concern over what might be archived and what might be kept confidential Palace aide reportedly sorting through late monarch's personal documents Hello, royal watchers. This is your …
Read More »Canada on sidelines as Haiti finally gets an armed intervention against gang violence
This week, the UN Security Council authorized a multinational security force for Haiti. Kenya, rather than Canada, will be leading the force. Canada was under pressure during the past two years from the Biden administration in the U.S., the UN, Caribbean allies and others to take the lead — but …
Read More »Hundreds feared dead after powerful earthquake rocks western Afghanistan
A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the country's national disaster authority said. Magnitude-6.3 earthquake in Herat province followed by multiple aftershocks A powerful magnitude-6.3 earthquake followed by strong aftershocks killed dozens of people in western Afghanistan on Saturday, the …
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