Israel carries out air strikes on several positions in southern Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah.

A Nova Scotia boy has been mailing out thousands of Christmas cards this holiday season, returning the favour after he received hundreds of cards for his birthday.

Sierra Leone's ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma has been listed as a suspect in what authorities say was a failed coup attempt last month.

President Biden said Israel needs to be more careful when it comes to civilian deaths in its war with Hamas as the next phase of the war is weeks away.

Nearly 18,000 Palestinians have been killed since October the 7th, including 22 overnight at the al-Maghazi refugee camp.

Palestinians stranded in Gaza with foreign passports have been returning home in recent weeks.

Six captives who were being held by Hamas in Gaza have are back in Israel getting treated in local hospitals.

17 Thai nationals have arrived home in Bangkok after being freed in Gaza where Hamas held them for weeks.

Stocks were little changed on Tuesday after a strong month and as earnings reports wind down.

Gil Dickmann, whose cousin Carmel Gat is reported to be among the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, says people in Israel are feeling some optimism — but also deep uncertainty as they wait to see who, if anyone, will actually be released.

Biden said the captives deal was reached through “extensive US diplomacy”, including “numerous call.”

Palestinians find some relief after 49 days of Israeli air strikes and shelling.

Canadian doctors are bracing for what could be another busy cold and flu season as cases of RSV and influenza are on the rise while COVID-19 continues to circulate.

Many Palestinians from Gaza have lost access to medical treatment in Israel because of the war.

Spain's PM Sanchez secures re-election for a second term.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is urging Canadians to put pressure on the government to help facilitate the passage of a bill that would remove the carbon tax on fuels used for some farming activities.

Canadian Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver, missing since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, was thought to be one of the hostages, but now her family says she was killed in the initial attacks.

Across the world, rallies are being held in solidarity with Palestinians.

Ilan Zecharya, whose niece is among those being held captive by Hamas, reacts to the news that Canadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver was among those killed by Hamas on Oct. 7.

Minister of International Development Ahmed Hussen says the first group is now 'safe and sound' in Egypt and Ottawa is working on getting the rest of Canadians stuck in Gaza evacuated to safety.

Hamas criticises announcement, says it shows Berlin in partnership with Israel on crimes against Palestinian people.

Many of the thousands of Palestinian workers Israel has sent back to Gaza say they were beaten and starved in Israeli captivity.

WARNING: This story contains distressing images | Rescuers search for survivors in the rubble of a building at the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza on Tuesday after Israeli airstrikes on the area. With what the UN calls an imminent...

WARNING: This story contains distressing images | Rescuers search for survivors in the rubble of a building at the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza on Tuesday after Israeli airstrikes on the area. With what the UN calls an imminent...