As Israel threatens to launch a military ground offensive in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, members of the international community — including Canada — are urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reconsider. More than 28,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel began its military incursion into Gaza in October 2023, according to Palestinian officials. Israel has faced criticism from human rights agencies for its offensive, as well as accusations of genocide . Israel claims its offensive into the Gaza Strip is justified due to the Oct. 7 attack that triggered the war. They are paying the highest price, unfortunately," NRC advocacy officer Yousef Hammash, who's in Rafah, told The Current on Tuesday.

Ramzi Okasha came to Rafah from northern Gaza's Saftawi neighbourhood with his wife and two kids. The 50-year-old former university lecturer in business administration sits in his tent, in a refugee camp, surrounded by his wife and kids, their belongings piled along the edges. Blankets, mats, bottles of water and backpacks are all that's left for this family, who've been fleeing for their lives for close to four months. Their journey first took them to Khan Younis back in October 2023, then to Alqsa University and finally to the southern tip of the Gaza Strip. Read the full report (new window)Yasmine Hassan (new window), Mohamed El Saife (new window) · CBC News ·

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The public suffers because you're not going to get modernization of services, we're not going to get a lower cost structure. Story continuesProponents of digital government initiatives say they'll make public services more accessible at a lower and more standardized cost. "With the track record of large IT projects with the government, it actually challenges public confidence in that agenda," Khan said. "You should be consulting for specialized skills, you should be consulted for technologies and solutions that are outside the public service. Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Jennifer Carr agrees, calling the ArriveCan debacle a "textbook example of everything that is wrong with the government's outsourcing practices."

government rolled out its new electric school buses with much fanfare. Spare buses are also in short supply, Geiss said, because so many of the province's electric buses are in the shop. There's no such thing as a 10-year-old electric school bus anywhere in the world, Gillis said. Officials with Lion Electric, the makers of the electric buses, acknowledge there are issues with the buses. Officials with Lion Electric, the makers of the electric buses, acknowledge there are issues with the buses.

(Kirk Fraser/CBC - image credit)Contract negotiations between the Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation and the province have stalled again, and the union says more job action is set to begin on Friday. Prince Albert and Area Teachers' Association: Saskatchewan Rivers School Division, Prince Albert Catholic School Division. The most recent round of contract negotiations started earlier this week and ended with both sides accusing the other of walking away from the bargaining table. "But the teachers union chose to walk away after just 30 minutes." Tell us your thoughts on the teachers' job action:

That's in line with a new report co-authored by a University of Alberta professor that says to find a meaningful, lasting relationship, people should stop looking for a soulmate. There are 3.1 million posts on TikTok (new window) using the soulmate tag. A 2014 study (new window) from University of Toronto professor Spike Lee found that framing love as a perfect unity can hurt relationship satisfaction. When a soulmate theorist believes they're with the right person, they tend to give their partner the benefit of the doubt, Franiuk said in 2019. I lucked out with someone who's open to putting in the work, said Friedman, 40, who lives in Harrowsmith, Ont.

Two neighbourhood information sessions on the proposed shelter planned for this week were postponed by the city. (Pratyush Dayal/CBC - image credit)A proposed emergency shelter in Saskatoon's Sutherland neighbourhood is drawing concern from some community members and the city councillor who represents them. Darren Hill is the councillor for ward 1 which includes the area for the proposed shelter. Darren Hill is the councillor for Ward 1, which is where the proposed shelter would be. Mark Jace Reilly Colin lives across from the street from the proposed shelter location.

From left to right, silver medallist Molly Carlson of Canada, gold medallist Rhiannan Iffland of Australia, and bronze medallist Jessica Macaulay of Canada pose during the medal ceremony of the final of the women's high diving at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha on Wednesday. (Oli Scarff/Getty Images - image credit)Canadian divers captured two medals on Wednesday at the World Aquatics Championships in Doha, Qatar. In the women's 20-metre high dive final, Montreal's Molly Carlson scored 320.70 to take the silver medal while teammate Jessica Macaulay, also of Montreal, scored 320.35 to claim bronze. Win and you're in for water polo teamThe Canadian women's water polo team has one last chance to qualify for the women's Olympic tournament this summer. Despite a 10-8 loss to Australia in a classification game on Wednesday, Canada will play one final match at the World Aquatics Championships that will decide their Olympic fate for 2024.

Within two years of opening the establishment, the Panopoulos brothers applied for a licence to sell liquor in their dining lounge. Inspired in part by this Americanized Chinese cuisine, and with no proper training on making pizza, Panopoulos started to experiment. Personal Life and Later YearsOn a brief return to his native Greece, Sam Panopoulos married Christina Lymberopoulos in 1967. In a CBC Radio interview, he said that, for him “it was just another piece of bread cooking in the oven.”On 8 June 2017, Sam Panopoulos died at the University Hospital in London. Posthumously, in honour of Sam Panopoulos’ enduring legacy, 20 August, his birthday, is observed yearly as International Hawaiian Pizza Day.

Assembly of First Nations, says rhetoric around the Land Act changes is setting back reconciliation. The use of Crown land is governed by the Land Act. The current Land Act gives final decision-making powers only to the minister in charge, to issue leases and licences for land use. Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian PressCullen said under the Land Act there are about 40,000 tenures and the government issues about 2,500 a year. Written submissions on the Land Act amendments are open online until March 31.

Hassan, host of the popular CBC Radio and SiriusXM show Laugh Out Loud, will perform at Soo Blaster on April 6Premium Comedy will host Canadian comedian Ali Hassan at Soo Blaster on Saturday, April 6. Hassan, the host of the popular CBC Radio and SiriusXM show Laugh Out Loud, has toured across Canada, as well as in the United States, the Middle East and the UK. As part of the Just for Laughs cross-country Comedy Night In Canada tour hosted by Rick Mercer, he performed 23 shows across Canada in 25 days. Through his 15 years as a stand-up comedian, Hassan has performed at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and Toronto, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, and brought his show Muslim Interrupted to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland. Tickets are on sale now for Ali Hassan in Sault Ste.

Property owners in Muskoka Lakes say short-term rentals have taken the peace and quiet out of cottage country. For cottage owners like Todd Perry, whose family has enjoyed a lake in the area for seven decades, it's about time something is done about short-term rentals. Daniel Thomas/CBC/Radio-CanadaHow would bylaw change short-term rentals? Story continuesMuskoka Lakes Mayor Peter Kelley says that would help limit unruly behaviour, which has become more of a problem as short-term rentals have become big business. The Muskoka Lakes Association represents 2,000 cottagers in the area and vice-president Ken Pearce said the group sees both sides of the issue.

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