51+ min ago (428+ words) The Israeli army said Sunday that it had killed more than 40 Palestinian militants over the past week in operations targeting tunnels near Rafah in the Gaza Strip. Earlier in the day, the army announced it had killed four militants emerging from underground in the territory's southernmost city overnight. Dozens of Hamas fighters are holed up in southern Gaza's tunnels, beneath areas controlled by the Israeli military. Over the past 40 days, troops have been concentrating their efforts around eastern Rafah, "with the aim of dismantling the underground tunnel routes that remain in the area and bringing about the elimination of the terrorists hiding out within them, the military said in a statement. It added that "more than 40 terrorists were eliminated in the last week. "Additionally, dozens of tunnel shafts and terrorist infrastructure sites, both above and below ground, were dismantled in…...

14+ hour, 39+ min ago (591+ words) A recent Time magazine article used a quote from Canadian satire site, the Beaverton, as a fact in reference to U.S. relationships with other countries. The article documented comments seemingly made by U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra at an event hosted by the Halifax Chamber of Commerce. At the event, Hoekstra had slammed Canada for wedging itself in the middle of American politics and blamed the Ontario anti-tariff ad for ending trade negotiations with the U.S. "A Canada that it would be very easy to target with 500% steel tariffs, or one patriot missile aimed at Parliament Hill," he added, rather incredulously," Time quoted Hoekstra as saying. However, he did not say that. The Beaverton is a Canadian satirical and parody publication similar to the Onion, where the authors write fictitious articles based on real events. "When public figures or actual businesses are…...

23+ hour, 53+ min ago (404+ words) Susanna Tapani scored the game-winning goal with 9:40 remaining as the Boston Fleet spoiled the Toronto Sceptres" home-opener with a 3-1 win in Professional Women"s Hockey League action Saturday. Abby Newhook, with a goal and an assist, and Alina Mueller, with an empty-netter, also scored for Boston (2-0-0-0). Aerin Frankel stopped 24 shots. Blayre Turnbull scored for Toronto (1-0-0-1). Raygan Kirk made 10 saves. Turnbull opened the scoring when she took the puck off the side boards and roofed it for a short-handed goal at 6:26 of the opening period. Newhook outhustled a Toronto defender for the puck, resulting in a 2-on-1 rush with Jill Saulnier. Saulnier"s shot off a Newhook pass was stopped by Kirk, but the rebound went off Newhook"s skate and in at 14:12 of the second period to tie the score. With 49.2 seconds left, Natalie Spooner was stopped on a wraparound…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago (574+ words) University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers are tracking storms in outer space to better understand the impacts they have on Earth. Solar storms happen when the sun releases a big burst of energy and particles. The Northern lights are a result of those particles crashing into Earth's upper atmosphere, also known as a geomagnetic storm. "When we see beautiful auroral displays, which we love to go out and watch, that can cause havoc on our modern societies," said Glenn Hussey, director of SuperDARN Canada. The organization is part of a global radar network that monitors weather in space. Solar storms can create powerful electric currents, Hussey said. Studies show they have the potential to knock out power grids, degrade pipelines and interfere with navigation and communication signals. "We look at convection up in the ionosphere, and you can make the analogy…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago (497+ words) Reaction to the federal'provincial memorandum of understanding on a potential Alberta-to-B.C. bitumen pipeline is rippling across the province, far beyond political circles. The MOU, signed this week in Calgary, drew a rare standing ovation for Prime Minister Mark Carney from oil and gas executives, signalling what some called a thaw in an often-frosty relationship between Ottawa and Alberta's energy sector. Many Albertans say the agreement gives them something they haven't felt in years: hope. "It's great for the economy," said one Calgary resident. "We need to diversify during this time of crisis with the situation with the tariffs." "It's a start in the process and it gives them the opportunity but there's going to be a lot of work to be done," added another. The agreement lays the groundwork for a potential pipeline that would move Alberta bitumen to British…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago (158+ words) A man was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a reported stabbing late Friday night. Toronto Police the incident happened near Danforth Avenue and Greenwood Avenue sometime after 9 p.m. Police say a male victim was located with injuries and transported to hospital by paramedics. In an email to CP24, Paramedic Services said the call was received at approximately 9:20 p.m. An adult male was transported to a trauma centre with serious, possibly life-threatening injuries, they said. The exact location of the incident remains unclear. However, drops of what appeared to be blood were visible inside a nearby restaurant. No additional information has been released. Anyone with information is asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers anonymously. STABBING:Danforth Ave & Greenwood Ave9:20 pm- reports that someone has been stabbed- male victim has been located with injuries- victim being transported to hospital with life threatening injuries…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago (574+ words) University of Saskatchewan (USask) researchers are tracking storms in outer space to better understand the impacts they have on Earth. Solar storms happen when the sun releases a big burst of energy and particles. The Northern lights are a result of those particles crashing into Earth's upper atmosphere, also known as a geomagnetic storm. "When we see beautiful auroral displays, which we love to go out and watch, that can cause havoc on our modern societies," said Glenn Hussey, director of SuperDARN Canada. The organization is part of a global radar network that monitors weather in space. Solar storms can create powerful electric currents, Hussey said. Studies show they have the potential to knock out power grids, degrade pipelines and interfere with navigation and communication signals. "We look at convection up in the ionosphere, and you can make the analogy…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1137+ words) More than 35,000 families left the GTA last year for other parts of Canada, according to Environics data. This story is part of a two-part series examining where households are moving and why. Jessica Jerome remembers the moment she realized her family could no longer make life in the GTA work. Sitting in traffic on her way home in Mississauga, exhausted from long drives to her children's sports practices and unable to get ahead, she called her husband and said she was done " done with the gridlock, done with the cost of living, and done trying to buy a home that always felt out of reach. In one week since CTV News Toronto reported that thousands left the GTA for other parts of Canada last year, dozens of families have reached out to share similar stories, including some who have already…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago (291+ words) Moldova closed its airspace for about an hour overnight following a drone incursion that its pro-European president denounced on Saturday, accusing Russia of flying across her country to attack civilians in neighbouring Ukraine. The country, wedged between Ukraine and Romania, has repeatedly reported violations of its airspace since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Earlier this week, Moldova said a drone had crashed on its soil, with six drones in total overflying its territory. The defence ministry said in a statement on Saturday airspace had been "closed for approximately one hour and 10 minutes" just before 11:00pm local time on Friday (2100 GMT). The ministry said the "emergency measure" came after two unidentified drones illegally flew over Moldovan territory, "creating a direct threat to aviation safety". The ministry added that Moldovan radars had not detected the drones, but the incursion was "confirmed by…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago (431+ words) A Halifax-based life sciences company has released the results of a promising cancer therapy study. Sona Nanotech used a treatment called targeted hyperthermia therapy (THT) on patients with metastatic melanoma who were not responding to immunotherapy. "We've taken gold nanoparticles, just nanorods, one billionth of a metre long, and inserted them into tumours and then we pass your infrared red light over them and the nanorods convert the light into heat and we use warm heat to change the core of the tumour so that it is more visible to the immune system," explains Dr. Carman Giacomantonio. The researcher and surgical oncologist says he's been looking at ways to manipulate cancers for a very long time and the core of them is the problem. "The core is like a fortress; it prevents things from getting in and from destroying the…...