JERUSALEM – The Israeli military said Thursday that it has confirmed that the head of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July. The announcement comes a day after an apparent Israeli strike in the Iranian capital killed Hamas’ top political leader. Israel believes that Deif, the … Read more
Mary Lynn Simon was at her desk at work when she got a very unexpected phone call. “I could barely make sense of it,” Simon told CTV News Toronto. “He said, ‘Is Jinx missing?’” Jinx, Simon’s Abyssinian cat, had gone missing back in 2011. “He was an indoor cat, and I had him since he … Read more
More than halfway through 2024, Ottawa is falling significantly short of its housing starts goal. As of June, Ottawa has only built 1,593 homes out of its target goal of 12,583 homes, according to the most recent data available from the Ontario government. “It’s clear that every bigger municipality across the province … Read more
A Canadian warship on its first-ever Arctic patrol encountered a Chinese polar research vessel in the Bering Strait off Alaska earlier this month, as the Department of National Defence says global competitors are increasingly probing Canadian infrastructure and gathering intelligence in a warming Arctic. A National Defence spokesperson on Wednesday confirmed the encounter … Read more
New York – MrBeast, YouTube’s biggest star and a philanthropic force with nearly unrivaled influence among young audiences, acknowledged Wednesday that he used “inappropriate language” in his early online days, as numerous controversies bubbled up around him and a former collaborator. MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, and his reported US$700 million … Read more
The mother of Lea Thompson, who was murdered last summer in Kirkland Lake, says she’s still waiting to find out exactly what happened to her daughter. Ontario Provincial Police said Tuesday that Martyn Rosko, the man they believed killed Thompson and three other people in the community last summer, is dead. Lea Thompson murdered last … Read more
Concerns have been raised about a Second World War monument at an Estonian summer camp in Elora, Ont. A Jewish human rights organization got a tip six weeks ago about the display at Seedrioru, which included the names of four soldiers who fought with the 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the Nazi SS. According to … Read more
Carrie Underwood is returning to her roots. The former “American Idol” winner will join the singing competition as a judge in the new season, according to a source close to the show. The Grammy-winning country superstar will join ABC’s “Idol” as the replacement for Katy Perry, the source told CNN. ABC declined … Read more
Residents of a small B.C. community hit hard by a wildfire are beginning to get a first-hand look at the devastation left behind. “It’s horrific. It’s beyond description,” said Venables Valley evacuee Jim McComb. He is one of those forced out of his home by the Shetland Creek Wildfire near Spence’s Bridge. … Read more
PARIS – China’s anti-doping agency has accused the New York Times of politicizing doping issues and said the publication was trying to “affect the psychology” of Chinese athletes at the Paris Olympics. CHINADA said it strictly follows anti-doping guidelines and condemned the Times as “unfair and immoral” a day after the newspaper reported … Read more
