The woman who went to court to get an injunction against the “Freedom Convoy” last year repeatedly called the demonstration an “occupation” in her court testimony Monday, to the frustration of the protest organizers’ lawyers. Zexi Li took the stand in the criminal trial of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, who are accused mischief and
TEL AVIV, Israel—The fifth Canadian citizen confirmed dead in the Hamas attack on Israel threw himself onto a grenade to save his girlfriend, his mother said on Sunday. Ayelet Shachar-Epstein said her 21-year-old son, Netta Epstein, was sheltering with his girlfriend in a safe room at the Kfar Aza kibbutz when Hamas gunmen somehow broke
An Israel Defense Forces official says Hamas is “trying to prevent” people from fleeing Gaza, as civilians try to seek safety ahead of an expected Israeli ground offensive. Lt.-Col. Peter Lerner, a spokesperson for the IDF, told The West Block’s Mercedes Stephenson on Sunday morning that there is “ongoing movement from north to south, which
The family of a 22-year-old Canadian-Israeli woman, who was missing since Hamas militants ambushed a music festival in southern Israel, says she has died. Shir Georgy went missing after the group attacked the Tribe of Nova music festival near Kibbutz Re’im last Saturday.Her cousin said she called her parents that morning to let them know she
When Abi Roach thinks about the 20 years she spent fighting for Canada to legalize cannabis, she says pot legislation is like a clenched fist. The analogy, which Roach first heard from a former Toronto councillor, represents the tight grip on the cannabis market that legislators held for centuries. It meant Roach had to exploit
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been updated to include a response sent to Motorcycle accident toronto today by the Muslim Association of Canada after publication. A government audit of one of Canada’s largest Muslim charities alleges some of its directors and employees were involved in “an apparent Hamas support network.”Canada Revenue Agency auditors cited the “troubling” allegation
A call for demonstrations across the Muslim world Friday in support of Palestinians is causing security worries among Jewish organizations in Canada. It came from Khaled Meshaal, a former leader of the group Hamas, which carried out a surprise weekend attack against Israel that has shaken the Middle East and the world.Tel Aviv has responded
The Canadian military has begun evacuating Canadian citizens and permanent residents from Israel, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday. Speaking at a press conference in the Northwest Territories, Trudeau said the first Canadian Armed Forces flight out of Tel Aviv brought roughly 130 passengers to Athens, Greece. A second plane was set to take off
A third Canadian has died in Israel following a weekend attack by the militant group Hamas, her family said in a statement shared Wednesday at a press conference by an Ottawa Jewish group. Adi Vital-Kaploun, who is Israeli-Canadian, was killed in the coordinated and deadly assault in Israel over the weekend, the statement from her
Shortly before midnight Eastern time on Saturday, Montreal resident Raquel Ohnona says she received a video call from her son, Alexandre Look, that would shatter her family forever. Look, 33, was calling from Israel, where he was vacationing with friends and had been attending a music festival about five kilometres from the border with Gaza.