Sunday, April 6, 2025

IDF backtracks on account of killing Palestinian medics after new video emerges

ambulances on a dark road at night

The Palestinian Red Crescent has released video clearly showing emergency vehicles with lights flashing before the Israeli military opened fire on them last month, killing 15 paramedics and aid workers later found in a mass grave. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) originally said the vehicles approached them unmarked and in darkness.



source https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6713884?cmp=rss

Trump calls his tariffs economic 'medicine' after trillions wiped out from U.S. stock market

A TV monitor shows a person speaking at a desk as other monitors show financial data.

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday said foreign governments would have to pay "a lot of money" to lift sweeping tariffs that he characterized as "medicine," as financial markets indicated another week of steep losses could be in store.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-tariffs-medicine-markets-1.7503125?cmp=rss

U.S. health secretary heads to Texas after 2nd unvaccinated child dies of measles-related illness

A person is seen standing as a large U.S. flag is seen in the background.

A Texas county is the epicentre of a measles outbreak that started in late January and continues to swell, with nearly 500 cases in the state alone.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/2nd-texas-unvaccinated-measles-death-1.7503364?cmp=rss

Should Canada build a foreign intelligence service like the CIA?

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Should Canada build a spy service to gather foreign intelligence via human sources? It's a question worth asking as the country deals with a less reliable neighbour next-door, which also helps keep Canada informed about what is happening abroad.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canada-human-foreign-intelligence-1.7498632?cmp=rss

William sends signals as he becomes 'quite an active' Prince of Wales

A person in military gear sits in a tank.

Whether Prince William is sitting in a tank while visiting British troops in Estonia or his private estate is drawing attention to its efforts to expand one of the last remaining examples of temperate rainforest in southwestern England, signals are being sent about how the heir to the throne is settling into his role as Prince of Wales.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/prince-william-king-charles-1.7502189?cmp=rss