Suzanne Somers, the effervescent blonde actor known for playing Chrissy Snow on the television show Three’s Company and who became an entrepreneur and New York Times best-selling author, has died. She was 76. Somers had breast cancer for over 23 years and died Sunday morning, her family said in a statement provided by her longtime
The B.C. government has introduced new legislation to regulate the rapidly expanding short-term rental market in an attempt to return homes to the long-term rental market. The laws are being put in place to crack down on a massive increase in vacation rentals by owners. This may include rental listings on online platforms such as
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
KIBBUTZ BE’ERI, Israel—Hours after Hamas launched its surprise attack on Israel, Col. Golan Vach arrived at the Be’eri kibbutz to evacuate residents.“What I saw here was not only murder,” he said Saturday as he returned to the heavily damaged community near the Gaza border a week later.“It was humiliation.”A collection of bungalows and farmland in
Unifor National President Lana Payne announced in Toronto on Tuesday that Unifor and General Motors have reached a tentative agreement, just hours after 4,300 unionized auto workers hit the picket lines at Oshawa Assembly Plant, St. Catharines Powertrain Plant and Woodstock Parts Distribution Centre. “We had no choice as a union but to show General
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
The eyes of the world are on Gaza ahead of a looming Israeli ground offensive, but what people are looking for might be hidden deep underground in a maze of tunnels. The potential offensive comes following a surprise attack by Hamas — the militant group that controls Gaza — in Israel on Oct. 7. The
Six months after the announcement of the largest lottery win in Atlantic Canadian history, a winner still is yet to come forward and claim their prize. As time is running out, an Atlantic Lottery representative hopes they hear from the rightful owner of the $64 million winning ticket sooner rather than later.
The family of Israeli-Canadian Shir Georgy, who went missing when Hamas militants ambushed a music festival in southern Israel, said the 22 year old has died. They received word that her body had been identified, making her the fourth Canadian killed in the Hamas attack. Caryn Lieberman spoke with Georgy’s cousin, who is remembering the