Saturday, October 5, 2024

WATCH | One year after the Nir Oz Kibbutz was destroyed by Hamas militants

Nir Oz Kibbutz in Israel

Nir Oz Kibbutz was one of the first Israeli communities attacked by Hamas militants in the morning hours of Oct. 7, 2023. That day, the kibbutz was home to 400 people in the south of Israel, about three kilometers from the boundary with Gaza. A year later, survivors continue to grapple with the devastation.



source https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/9.6528002?cmp=rss

Friday, October 4, 2024

Thursday, October 3, 2024

3 former Memphis police officers convicted of witness tampering in fatal beating of Tyre Nichols

Close-up on two clasped hands in a circle of people holding hands, with other members of the circle visible beyond, their heads lowered.

Three former Memphis officers were convicted Thursday of charges of witness tampering in the 2023 fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, and two were acquitted of federal civil rights violations in a death that sparked national protests and calls for broad changes in policing.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/jury-verdict-tyre-nichols-1.7342183?cmp=rss

Death toll hits 200 in wake of Hurricane Helene

A person walks down a road, their back to the camera. Rubble is seen at the side of the road, including what looks like a vehicle. There is a building in the distance.

Hurricane Helene's death toll reached 200 on Thursday and could rise higher still, as searchers made their way toward the hardest to reach places in the mountains of western North Carolina, where the storm washed out roads and knocked out electricity, water and cellular service.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/helene-death-toll-1.7341920?cmp=rss

RCMP official won't say whether Chinese 'police stations' are still operating in Canada

A police offer walks into a legislature's meeting room.

An RCMP official appearing before the foreign interference inquiry today refused to say whether any Chinese government "police stations" are currently operating in Canada.



source https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/foreign-interference-inquiry-rcmp-1.7341663?cmp=rss