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CanadaOct 12, 2023

Canadian military flight leaves Tel Aviv with 130 people on board: Defence minister

Defence Minister Bill Blair says a Royal Canadian Air Force plane has left Tel Aviv with 130 people on board.The departures board at the airport shows that flight CFC 4169 left for Athens this afternoon local time.The federal government said Wednesday that flights could begin leaving as early as today, with up to 150 passengers on board.Officials say around 700 Canadians in Israel have asked for help to leave the country since violence broke out on Saturday.Canada does not usually provide military air transportation when commercial flights are still operating, but the government says people ha
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CanadaOct 11, 2023

Jewish group says Ottawa woman killed in Israel

The Jewish Federation of Ottawa says a Canadian citizen living in Israel has died.CEO Andrea Freedman gave this information to the media on behalf of Adi Vital-Kaploun's family.Adi Vital-Kaploun was 33 years old.Freedman described Kaploun as a wonderful woman.She recently completed her master's degree in chemical engineering.She worked in cyber security.She held dual citizenship and considered herself a proud Israeli and Canadian.Today is the fifth day of the Israel-Hamas war in which 2150 people have died, including three Canadians.
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IndiaOct 11, 2023

Indian government prepares to evacuate Indians stuck in Israel & Palestine

In the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas, the people living in Israel and Palestine have appealed to the governments of their respective countries to withdraw them from these places.Where Canada made a statement on Wednesday that it will airlift the Canadians in the coming days, the Indian government too has started preparations to evacuate the Indians stuck there.Minister of External Affairs of India S. Jaishankar said that the Indian government will bring back the Indians under Operation Ajay.The first flight under Operation Ajay will take off on Thursday.Apart from this, the Indian gover
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CanadaOct 11, 2023

Two Canadians dead in Israel, third feared dead, many missing: Melanie Joly

The death toll in Israel and Hamas attacks has exceeded 2,000 and the death toll is likely to continue.Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly said that two Canadians have been killed during the ongoing war in Israel and there is a fear of another one being killed.According to Global Affairs Canada, in addition to the dead, three more Canadians are missing.Their families fear they are being held hostage in Gaza.Joly, however, did not reveal whether Canadians were among those held hostage by Hamas.Hamas and another Palestinian militant group, Islamic Jihad, have claimed to have taken 130 people
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WorldOct 11, 2023

Israel-Hamas War: Electricity supply cut off in Gaza, 2150 people died

It is the fifth day of the Israel-Hamas war.After the Israeli attack, the electricity supply has been cut off in all of Gaza.Dhafer Melhem, Chairman of the Palestinian Energy Authority, has reported on local radio that the power plants in the Gaza Strip have been shut down, due to which the power supply has stopped in the entire area.Emergency lights of hospitals will last only for 2 days.After capturing the Gaza border on October 9, Israel has cut off supplies to Gaza.2150 people have died in Israel-Hamas war so far.About 1200 Israelis were among them.950 people have lost their lives in Pales
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CanadaOct 11, 2023

Canadians will be airlifted from Israel: Foreign Minister

Canada's Foreign Minister Melanie Joly confirmed the death of two Canadians in Israel on Wednesday and said that there is a fear that a third may be killed.Along with this, the case of the disappearance of three other Canadians is being investigated.Joly said the government will airlift Canadians in the coming days using Canadian military aircraft.Other arrangements will be made for those who cannot reach the airport in Tel Aviv.The latest federal statistics show that 4249 Canadians are registered in Israel.476 Canadians are registered in Gaza and the West Bank.Joly said they know how difficul
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BCOct 10, 2023

Vancouver youth killed by Hamas during music festival in Israel

While the number of people dying during the attack on Israel is increasing, there is also an unfortunate news for a family in Vancouver whose 22-year-old son also died in this terrible attack.A member of Parliament from Vancouver has given this information.Vancouver-Granville MP Taleeb Noormohamed expressed his condolences to the family in a post on X.Ben Mizrachi, 22, graduated from King David High School in Vancouver in 2018.The school posted on its Facebook page that he was shot dead while attending a concert.Mizrachi's funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon, according to the high school.
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CanadaOct 10, 2023

Montreal man among those killed in attack on Israel by Hamas militants

A Montreal man says his son is among the victims of an attack by Hamas militants on Israel over the weekend.Alain Haim Look says in a social media post that his son Alexandre Look was killed in Israel on Saturday while trying to save those around them.Look describes his son as a force of nature with unique charisma, and says he died a hero.A spokeswoman for the Chabad of Westmount Education Centre says she knows Look's parents, who are part of the centre's community, and she confirms the authenticity of the post.Devorah Shanowitz, the centre's director of education, says the centre's rabbis ha
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WorldOct 10, 2023

Attack on Israel by Hamas, 1665 dead, thousands injured

Today is the fourth day of war between Israel and Hamas.Hamas launched an attack from Gaza on October 7.About 5,000 rockets were fired by Hamas on Saturday.Hamas gunmen also infiltrated Israeli territory.Civilians on both sides are paying a heavy price for this deadly bombing.The Palestinian militant group Hamas claims it has taken more than 150 Israeli hostages.1707 places have been targeted so far in Israel's retaliatory attack on Gaza.Meanwhile, many mosques were also attacked by them.Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant ordered a "total siege" of the Gaza Strip on Monday, saying authorit

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BCSep 15, 2025

Rogers wins gold, sets Canadian record in hammer throw at world championships

Canada's Camryn Rogers defended her women's hammer throw world title in dominant fashion. Rogers, from Richmond, B.C., broke her own Canadian record with a throw of 80.51 metres on Monday to take the gold medal at the world athletics championships. Silver medallist Zhao Jie of China was well back of Rogers with a throw of 77.60 metres. Another Chinese thrower, Zhang Jaile, was third at 77.10 metres. The 26-year-old Rogers now has two world championship gold medals to go with her Olympic title at the 2024 Paris Games. It was Canada's second gold at the world championships after E
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AlbertaSep 15, 2025

Alberta Next panel, seeking input on federal grievances, hosts town hall in Airdrie

Premier Danielle Smith's Alberta Next panel is in Airdrie tonight, as she marches through a final stretch of town halls surveying the public on the province's relationship with the federal government. It's the eighth of 10 in-person town halls scheduled for the panel, which has been travelling across Alberta since mid-July to address grievances Smith says are fostering separatist sentiment. The event in the Calgary bedroom community comes hot on the heels of a town hall in Lethbridge, where Smith met a mostly friendly crowd that cheered mentions of separation and widely supported th
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AlbertaSep 12, 2025

Boy, 14, charged after report of student with gun at Alberta high school

A 14-year-old boy is facing weapons charges after police were called to a high school near Edmonton for a report of a student with a gun. RCMP say a teacher called 911 on Thursday afternoon, after a student was seen with a gun in a classroom at a high school in Sherwood Park, a suburb community east of Edmonton. They say a suspect was taken into custody and Mounties recovered what they think is an imitation gun. No injuries were reported. Police say the boy, who can't be identified under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, has been charged with assault with a weapon, possession of a
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CanadaSep 12, 2025

High-speed rail construction could begin in four years, LeBlanc says

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the government's new major projects office will work to get construction underway on the Alto high-speed rail line within four years. He says the work would determine the final route for the planned high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City. Former prime minister Justin Trudeau announced in February that the government had awarded a $3.9-billion, six-year contract to a consortium to design the project. The 1,000-kilometre high-speed rail network would take passengers from Montreal to Toronto in just three hours on trains travelling
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CanadaSep 12, 2025

G7 finance ministers meet to discuss increasing pressure on Russia

Canada hosted a virtual meeting of G7 finance ministers today to discuss further measures to increase the pressure on Russia. John Fragos, press secretary for the minister of finance and national revenue, says the group also talked about ways to limit Russia's "war machinery." Fragos says the G7 is united in its opposition to Russia’s "illegal and unjustified" war on Ukraine. He also says Canada is deeply concerned by Russia’s escalation of the conflict in the wake of Wednesday's Russian drone incursion into Polish airspace. The G7 group is made up of Canada, the United States, France, Ger