5 h. ago Immigration minister won’t say if Canada considering barring rap groups Bob Vylan, Kneecap

Bob Vylan led a chant of 'death to the IDF,' in reference to Israel's military, at the Glastonbury Festival

Politics

51 h. ago Federal envoy urges Ontario to act on antisemitism in public schools

OTTAWA — Canada’s special envoy on antisemitism says Ontario needs to take seriously incidents of anti-Jewish bigotry targeted at students in public schools. Deborah Lyons commissioned a survey of nearly 600 Jewish parents, and found hundreds of children were subjected to incidents including antisemitic bullying and blame for the carnage of Israel’s military conduct in […]

Society

6 d. ago Hamas says Israeli troops sticking point in truce talks as Gaza pounded

JERUSALEM — Hamas on Thursday said it opposes any ceasefire deal that includes a large Israeli military presence in Gaza, after offering to release some hostages and as the civil defence reported scores of civilians killed across the Palestinian territory. The Islamist militant group said late Wednesday that it had agreed to release 10 people […]

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2 w. ago Paramedic shouldn’t have been fired over Israel comments: Union, law experts

The Centre for Free Expression is calling for the reinstatement of a York Region paramedic whose union says she was fired over a social media post criticizing Israel’s military operations in the Middle East. An open letter from James L. Turk, the director of the centre at Toronto Metropolitan University, and a group of lawyers […]

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3 w. ago Canada’s first evacuation flight leaves Middle East amid Israel

Global Affairs Canada says the flight from Jordan to Athens had 95 passengers, aided by consular staff to book commercial travel back to Canada

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3 w. ago Explosive kills 7 Israeli soldiers in Gaza inside armoured vehicle, military says

JERUSALEM — Seven Israeli soldiers were killed in the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday when a Palestinian militant affixed a bomb to their armoured vehicle. It was one of the deadliest incidents for the army in Gaza in months and quickly drew the nation’s attention back to the grinding war against Hamas, after nearly two […]

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3 w. ago Trump urges Israel to not attack Iran amid tentative ceasefire

The conflict, now in its 12th day, began with Israel targeting Iranian nuclear and military sites, saying it could not allow Tehran to develop atomic weapons.

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3 w. ago Ceasefire unclear between Israel, Iran as more strikes reported

The conflict, now in its 12th day, began with Israel targeting Iranian nuclear and military sites, saying it could not allow Tehran to develop atomic weapons.

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3 w. ago Israel says Iran launched more missiles after ceasefire started. Iranian military denies that

The shaky ceasefire came after hostilities spread further across the region

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3 w. ago Israel targets Iran government, notorious prison as Iran launches more attacks on Israel

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel hit Iranian government targets in Tehran on Monday in a series of strikes that followed a salvo of missiles and drones fired by Iran at Israel in the wake of the Trump administration’s massive strikes on Iranian nuclear sites the day before. The Israeli military also confirmed it struck […]

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3 w. ago U.S. military strikes 3 sites in Iran, joining Israeli air campaign against nuclear program

Aim is to decapitate the Iran’s nuclear program and weaken longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals

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3 w. ago U.S. military strikes 3 sites in Iran, joining Israeli air campaign

Aim is to decapitate the Iran’s nuclear program and weaken longtime foe amid Tehran’s threat of reprisals

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3 w. ago U.K. pulls embassy staff from Iran as countries work to evacuate citizens

Global Affairs Canada said Thursday evening that almost 5,000 people in Iran are registered with the government, a number that has gone up by about 1,500 since Monday.

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3 w. ago Israeli military warns people to evacuate area near Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Israel’s military warned people Thursday to evacuate the area around Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor. The warning came in a social media post on X. It included a satellite image of the plant in a red circle like other warnings that proceeded strikes. The Arak heavy water reactor is 250 […]

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3 w. ago U.S. evacuates some diplomats from embassy in Israel as Iran conflict intensifies

WASHINGTON — The State Department has begun evacuating nonessential diplomats and their families from the U.S. Embassy in Israel as hostilities between Israel and Iran intensify and there is the possibility that the United States could become directly involved in the conflict. Two U.S. officials said a government plane evacuated a number of diplomats and […]

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4 w. ago Iran’s leader rejects call to surrender, saying U.S. intervention would cause ‘irreparable damage’

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday rejected U.S. calls for surrender in the face of blistering Israeli strikes and warned that any military involvement by the Americans would cause “irreparable damage” to them, in an official statement read by a state TV anchor. The remarks from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has […]

Politics

4 w. ago EU Top Envoy Warns of Broader Conflict If US Is Involved in Iran

US military involvement in the spiraling conflict between Iran and Israel risks spreading throughout the Middle East, the European Union’s top diplomat warned on Tuesday.

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last month Canada, U.S. say don’t travel to Iran ‘for any reason’ amid Israel conflict

A new alert was issued by the U.S. the same day that Israel warned hundreds of thousands of people in the middle of the Iranian capital Tehran to evacuate.

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last month Israel claims it has ‘air supremacy’ over Tehran as Iran fires new attacks

After days of attacks on Iranian air defenses and missile systems, the Israeli military said its aircraft now control the skies from western Iran to Tehran.

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