Israeli strikes kill 30 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward

sootoday - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting.

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‘Canada is not Minnesota,’ minister says in reaction to U.S. immigration raids

News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says he won’t pass judgment on the U.S. crackdown by federal forces in Minnesota that resulted in the deaths of two residents. But he is quick to defend Canada’s respect for the law when removing people …

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Seniors struggle with cold and loneliness in freezing temperatures and heavy snowfall

News Staff / citynews - TORONTO — Calls to Toronto Seniors Helpline are on the rise as older adults struggle with issues ranging from no heat in their homes to loneliness amid brutal cold and impassable snow-covered sidewalks. “(Many) seniors do face isolation anyway, but when i…

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At least 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern Congo, rebel authorities say

sootoday - GOMA, Congo (AP) — At least 200 people were killed earlier this week when a landslide collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, rebel authorities said Saturday.

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Canadian man pleads guilty to sexually exploiting 100-plus girls in the United States

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A 40-year-old man from Toronto has pleaded guilty in the United States for sexually exploiting more than 100 children on social media.

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Ontario man who pleaded guilty to terrorism charges seeks lighter sentence

John Marchesan / citynews - An Ontario man who was a member of a neo-Nazi group and has pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges told a Toronto judge today that he was a “complete monster at times,” but has turned over a new leaf since his arrest in 2023. Matthew Althorpe said he…

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Pattison Developments says Virginia warehouse sale to ICE won’t proceed

Andrea Woo / theglobeandmail - The proposed sale had sparked protests on both sides of the border as the U.S. agency faces intensifying scrutiny

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Alex Pretti: U.S. DOJ opens federal civil rights investigation into death

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Department of Homeland Security also said Friday that the FBI will lead the federal probe into Pretti's death.

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3 million pages of Jeffrey Epstein files to be released, says U.S. DOJ

Rachel Goodman / globalnews - Among the latest released files are more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, some taken by Jeffrey Epstein himself, said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche.

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Former CNN anchor Don Lemon arrested after anti-ICE protest at Minnesota church

Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested in Minnesota earlier this month following a demonstration that disrupted a church service in St. Paul, according to a U.S. Justice Department official familiar with the matter.

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Montreal vigil to mark anniversary of Quebec City mosque attack

sootoday - MONTREAL — A vigil will be held in Montreal at 4:30 p.m. today to mark the ninth anniversary of the Jan. 29, 2017, Quebec City mosque attack and to honour the six people killed.

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Montreal police launch initiative to tailor 911 responses for autistic people

Felicia Parrillo / globalnews - The SPVM and Giant Steps School have launched a pilot project that aims to improve interactions between officers and autistic individuals during interventions.

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Pattison firm did not know Virginia warehouse was set to become ICE holding facility, company says

theglobeandmail - Business leaders must consider if they are contributing to an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, says B.C. Attorney-General

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Israel recovers last hostage’s remains in Gaza, paving way for next phase of ceasefire

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - 'There are no more hostages in Gaza,' Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said while addressing the Israeli parliament. 'We have completed this mission, as I promised.'

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Vancouver hearing into Myles Gray's death is set to resume after obscenity caused delay

The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - A hearing into the death of Myles Gray, who died in 2015 after a violent altercation with Vancouver police, is set to resume today after it was delayed by an obscene remark that was captured on an audio feed of the proceeding last week.

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First Nations warn members to be careful when entering US following ICE actions

Alessia Passafiume / nationalobserver - Several First Nations are warning their members to be wary of crossing the border into the United States in response to immigration enforcement raids and the detention of some US tribal citizens.

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WATCH: Protestors at UBC force Dallas Brodie, Frances Widdowson off campus

Jarryd Jäger / westernstandard - When OneBC leader Dallas Brodie and former professor Frances Widdowson arrived at the University of British Columbia on Thursday morning, they were greeted by hundreds of protestors.

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Judge says Montreal man not criminally responsible for killing parents, grandmother

sootoday - MONTREAL — A Montreal man has been found not criminally responsible for stabbing his parents and grandmother to death in their home in 2023.

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Watchdog says funding needed to avoid 'collapse' of whistle-blowing

Catherine Morrison / nationalobserver - Canada's integrity watchdog has issued an urgent funding request to the federal government warning the "whistle-blowing regime" is at risk.

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