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A 62-year-old Ontario woman says her brother has died in northern Gaza after weeks spent searching for food and refuge while he waited for word from the federal government about whether he could come to Canada. Sawsan Karashuli found out through a Facebook post that her brother, Ismail Qarsholi, had died on …
Read More »Manitoba Premier calls for Gaza ceasefire, implores feds to follow suit – Winnipeg
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew issued a letter Monday calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and implored the federal government to follow his lead. In his first-person statement, Kinew spoke of empathy for both Muslim Manitobans and Jewish Canadians who have felt the effects of the conflict. “I make this …
Read More »Palestinians in Canada scramble to submit family applications – National
Palestinian-Canadians and permanent residents are in a race against time to submit applications for Ottawa’s new program offering three-year visas for extended family members to take refuge in Canada. Those who have completed the process are anxiously waiting to hear whether their relatives have been approved, with no guarantee whether …
Read More »Toronto man says his family needs Canadian help to get out of Gaza despite ceasefire
With one of his sons in a Gaza hospital, Toronto resident Nahed El-Khalidy said the recently announced ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is good news, though it came too late to save his daughter’s life. El-Khalidy said his daughter Caroline, 27, was killed Monday when an Israeli airstrike hit a …
Read More »Canadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver confirmed killed in Israel
Canadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver, whose family believed she had been taken hostage by Hamas militants during their brutal attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, is dead, according to Global News Canada and multiple sources close to her family. “It is with deep sadness that the Government of Canada has …
Read More »Hundreds of Canadians cross at Rafah on Sunday as Gaza evacuations continue – National
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 13, 2023 7:42 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size After 234 Canadians, permanent residents and their eligible family members were allowed to cross from Gaza into Egypt yesterday, a published list of those who will be allowed to cross Monday …
Read More »Son of missing Israeli-Canadian activist fears Gaza offensive puts her at risk
TEL AVIV, Israel — The son of missing Israel-Canadian peace activist Vivian Silver said Sunday the military escalation in Gaza had raised the dangers to his mother. “I do fear that she’s more at risk,” Yonatan Zeigen told reporters, two days after the Israeli army moved into Gaza in response …
Read More »Mayor says his job is to stand with all Edmontonians hurting amid ongoing Middle East violence – Edmonton
As the escalating violence involving Israel and Hamas continues in the Middle East, Mayor Amarjeet Sohi said Tuesday he believes his role is to stand with all Edmontonians who are impacted by the crisis rather than to offer political statements on international affairs. “I understand the trauma and the pain …
Read More »Israeli jets pound militant targets in Gaza, as rockets rain on southern Israel
Israeli jets pounded militant targets in Gaza early Saturday as rockets rained on southern Israel, hours after a wave of Israeli airstrikes on the coastal enclave killed at least 12 people, including a senior militant and a five-year-old girl. The fighting began Friday with Israel’s targeted killing of a senior commander …
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