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Israel-Hamas War
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15 people arrested in protests outside DNC as demonstrators push for Israel-Hamas war ceasefire, reproductive and LGBTQ rights
- Protests are scheduled for each day of the DNC, which runs from Monday through Thursday night. An estimated 50,000 people are expected to be in Chicago for the convention this week.
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St. John's Pride names pro-Palestine advocacy group as grand marshals for annual parade
Eddy St. Coeur, external co-chair of St. John's Pride, says the organization has asked Palestine Action YYT to be grand marshals of this year's parade. (Mark Quinn/CBC)With Pride celebrations in St. John's about to get underway, the announcement of the grand marshal for this year's parade has been met with mixed reactions.On July 21, Palestine Action YYT will lead the annual parade, which will wind its way through downtown St. John's and end at Bannerman Park for the Pride in the Park event.The
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A ship found far off Israel's coast could shed light on the navigation skills of ancient mariners
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A company drilling for natural gas off the coast of northern Israel discovered a 3,300-year-old ship and its cargo, one of the oldest known examples of a ship sailing far from land, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Thursday.
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4 hostages kidnapped at music festival in Israel on Oct. 7 rescued, military says
Israeli forces rescued four hostages from two separate locations during a raid in central Gaza on Saturday, according to the country's military.The four hostages, three men and one woman, are in good condition and have been taken to a hospital for medical checks, Israel said on X, formerly known as Twitter."This morning, in a joint special operation held by the @IDF, ISA and the Israeli police, four Israeli hostages were rescued from Gaza," the post said."The four were kidnapped by the Hamas ter
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Whitehorse residents urge city council to reconsider motion to support Palestine
Crowds packed the Whitehorse city council chambers on Monday, as delegates urged council to reconsider a motion to support Palestine and call for a ceasefire. Some sat on the floor or stood to watch the proceedings as councillors listened to dozens of speakers for nearly three hours."Toronto, Burnaby, Saskatoon, Edmonton and Montreal have called for a ceasefire," said Miasha Albisser."In B.C. alone, over 50 mayors and councillors have signed a letter to the Canadian government calling for a ceas
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Israel offers Hamas ceasefire proposal that could end war in Gaza, Biden says
Israel has presented Hamas with a truce proposal that could immediately lead to a six-week ceasefire in Gaza, after the United States said the deal could pave the way to ending the war after nearly eight months. The first of the deal's three phases would see Israeli forces fully withdraw from all "populated areas" of Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners — including women, children and the elderly — released from captivity. Palestinian families would be able to return to their homes, if the
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As press freedoms decline in Israel, people there see the war differently from the rest of the world
Warning: This story contains a photograph showing the body of a Palestinian journalist killed in Gaza. Israel's brief seizure of The Associated Press's video equipment last week may have proven to be a step too far in that government's limiting of press freedoms amid the war in Gaza. As international condemnation mounted, Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi quickly reversed course and ordered the return of the AP's equipment, which was used to broadcast a live feed looking into the Gaza Strip f
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Whitehorse mayor shuts down motion to support Palestine
Tensions were high at Monday's city council meeting in Whitehorse. Last week, Coun. Michelle Friesen presented a notice that she would bring forward a motion expressing support for Palestinians.The motion would have had Mayor Laura Cabott write a letter on behalf of the city to the prime minister and foreign affairs minister expressing solidarity with Palestinians and support for a permanent ceasefire.That discussion was quickly put on pause after Coun. Kirk Cameron called for a point of order.
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MUN pro-palestine protesters disappointed after meeting with university president
MUN Students for Palestine have had an encampment at Memorial University for a week. They are demanding the university disclose its financial investments. (Abby Cole)Pro-Palestinian student activists and student union representatives at Memorial University left a meeting Friday with school president Neil Bose and other university administrators disappointed by the university's refusal to negotiate, they said.Nicolas Keough, director of external affairs for MUN's students' union, said he was hopi
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Ottawa city officials say Israel flag-raising ceremony will be private event
Ottawa city officials say Israel's flag will be raised on Tuesday in a private event to mark the country's Independence Day, after plans for an associated public ceremony were initially called off. In a statement emailed to CBC on Monday afternoon, the city said it's agreed to allow the Jewish Federation of Ottawa to hold a ceremony but it's not giving details about where or when it will be.Last week the city said that, after consulting the federation and the Ottawa Police Service, it decided to
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'We were very afraid': Former hostage speaks about surviving Hamas captivity in Gaza
A former hostage, who was rescued by the Israeli military in February, is describing how he survived 129 days in captivity in Gaza. On Oct. 7, Argentine-Israeli Luis Har was taken hostage by the Palestinian militant group Hamas from a kibbutz near the Gaza border, along with his partner Clara Marman, Clara's brother Fernando Marman, Clara's sister Gabriela Leimberg and Gabriela's daughter, 17-year-old Mia Leimberg. "They take us brutally, we were very afraid [for] our lives," he said in an inter
