Unpublished Newswire
Reem Sultan’s uncle was killed in Gaza last December, her aunt died of malnutrition in January. Her cousin’s family of six, including children, perished when their home was bombed in May. Another cousin who went to retrieve and bury their bodies died in an air strike, killed while grieving the dead. In all, the resident of London, Ont., has lost 15 close relatives in the Middle East conflict, but a tally of extended family members reaches closer to 100. So while Ms. Sultan welcomes the news that Canada intends to recognize the state of Palestine, she says more is needed than just words...
July 31, 2025 - 21:21 | Andrea Woo, Claire McFarlane, Temur Durrani | The Globe and Mail
Canada has joined 13 other countries, including the United States, Britain and France, to denounce what they describe as threatening Iranian state activity in Europe and North America.Thursday’s statement does not detail specific incidents but speaks of attempts by Iranian intelligence “to kill, kidnap and harass” people.
July 31, 2025 - 20:59 | Ian Bailey | The Globe and Mail
A man and a woman were taken to hospital in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries, but the status of another individual was not immediately clear after a small plane crashed near the Ottawa International Airport late Thursday afternoon. Read More
July 31, 2025 - 20:23 | Gord Holder, Postmedia | Ottawa Citizen
At the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in October of 1992, the police created a barrier around Paul (Sparkle) Markle and a group of Toronto Blue Jays front office workers and players’ children and wives. It was Game 4 of the American League Championship Series and after Roberto Alomar slapped a ninth-inning, game-tying homer off A’s closer Dennis Eckersley, the fans, already rowdy, began sniffing for Canadian blood. The Jays eventually won in the 11th inning. “The police said, ‘Stay in your seat until the crowd leaves,’ because we didn’t want to get rained on with popcorn and warm beer...
July 31, 2025 - 20:06 | Ben Kaplan | The Globe and Mail
The White House said Trump was raising the tariff rate because Canada "has failed to cooperate in curbing the ongoing flood of fentanyl" and imposed retaliatory tariffs.
July 31, 2025 - 19:57 | Sean Boynton | Global News - Canada
For several years in the mid-2000s, I worked at the Victoria Conservatory of Music, where I managed a program for keen young musicians. I had met the virtuoso bassist Gary Karr earlier in my career. I doubted he would remember me, but knowing his dedication to music education I contacted him to ask if he and his partner, the pianist and harpsichordist Harmon Lewis, would host a musical evening for some of our students. Their generosity was beyond what I could have hoped for. The visit to Gary and Harmon’s home in Saanich, B.C., became an annual event, eagerly anticipated by the students...
July 31, 2025 - 19:54 | Jamie Syer | The Globe and Mail
