Evacuation of Canadians from Gaza should start Sunday, sources tell CBC
Canadians in Gaza could start coming through the Rafah border crossing to Egypt by Sunday, sources told CBC News on Friday. They also cautioned about the fluid situation in Gaza and that it could affect Canadian departures. »»» Subscribe to…
FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried convicted of defrauding cryptocurrency customers
A New York jury on Thursday convicted FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried of fraud in a scheme that cheated cryptocurrency customers and investors of at least $10 billion US. The judge set a sentencing date of March 28 for the seven…
‘I cannot sleep,’ says man who is waiting for word on his family in Gaza
Ahmad Abualjedian, a Canadian permanent resident with family in Gaza, tells CBC News he is desperate for help getting his wife and newborn baby out of the besieged strip. ‘I want to see my daughter — to hug her, to…
Families of hostages held by Hamas make new appeal for their release
The families of hostages held by the Palestinian militant group Hamas gathered in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Thursday and set up a visual representation of the horror their loved ones faced, in an effort to keep their stories alive. The…
Biden calls for ‘pause’ to get hostages out of Gaza
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday called for a ‘pause’ in the Israel-Hamas conflict to get the hostages out of the Gaza Strip. Biden made the comment after a protester interrupted his campaign speech in Minneapolis and urged him to…
The scale of destruction from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza’s Jabalia refugee camp
At least 1,000 people have either been killed, wounded or are missing after Israeli airstrikes on the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, the ministry of health said early Thursday. Veteran Middle East war correspondent Arwa Damon tells CBC…
No Canadians on list of people allowed through Rafah crossing yet
The Rafah border crossing from Gaza to Egypt is open for foreign nationals for a second day on Thursday. The Palestinian Border Authority published a list of about 600 people from 15 countries approved to cross the border, but reportedly…
What is happening to the wounded Palestinians who can’t leave Gaza?
As many as 81 wounded Palestinians have been allowed to cross the Rafah gate from Gaza to Egypt for medical treatment. But many patients are still stuck in Gaza as the hospitals there are on the verge of shutting down.…
Pakistan begins mass deportations of Afghans living there illegally
Pakistani security forces on Wednesday rounded up, detained and deported dozens of Afghans who were living in the country illegally, after a government-set deadline for them to leave expired, authorities said. »»» Subscribe to CBC News to watch more videos:…
Only 1/3 of health facilities still functioning in Gaza, WHO warns
Palestinians inside Gaza are facing extreme shortages of health supplies. The World Health Organization on Tuesday put out a fresh warning that only a third of hospitals there are still open and those facilities are struggling to deal with the…