Новости за 09.01.2024

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Israeli leaders to avoid harming civilians as it presses its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and told them the creation of a Palestinian state was key to a long-term solution. Even as he spoke, fighting was intense in parts of the enclave.

U.S. Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has prostate cancer and his recent hospitalization was for surgery and later to treat a urinary tract infection related to that operation, doctors said Tuesday. The Biden administration is mounting a policy review after senior administration and defence officials were not told for days about Austin's hospitalization or his cancer.

Canadian figure skater Nikolaj Soerensen, reportedly under investigation by Canada's Office of the Sport Integrity Commissioner for an alleged sexual assault in 2012, says he and ice dance partner Laurence Fournier Beaudry will not compete at the national championships this weekend in Calgary.

Insured losses from extreme weather events exceeded $3 billion in Canada for the second straight year, according to a new report, highlighting concerns about the growing cost of weather-related disasters.

Rebel News personality David Menzies was arrested Monday for allegedly assaulting a police officer while trying to ask Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland questions about the government's decision to leave the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) off the designated terrorist entity list.

The armed assault happened around noon, according to Longueuil police. A 43-year-old man has been arrested.

British Columbia is transitioning to test for cervical cancer through HPV screening, meaning patients will be able to provide samples from home and ultimately test less often if their results are negative.

CES, the Consumer Technology Association's annual show of all things tech, is underway in Las Vegas. See the industry's latest advances and gadgets across personal tech, transportation, health care and more — with burgeoning uses of AI.

The Coalition for Justice and Human Rights alleges the City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Police Service have breached an interim injunction by failing to ensure there is adequate shelter space to accommodate people being evicted from the encampments.

John Scully wants to know that a medically assisted death would be an option for him, should he want one. The former war correspondent suffers from severe mental illness, a mix of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety.

Winds are expected to gust up to 100 km/h on Tuesday along some parts of southwestern British Columbia as winter storms trigger ferry cancellations, power outages and avalanche warnings.

Canada's big five banks — RBC, TD, BMO, CIBC and Scotiabank — are potentially misleading investors with their use of terms like sustainable finance, according to a complaint to securities regulators by a climate advocacy group.

China threatened new trade measures against Taiwan on Tuesday, ahead of the island's weekend presidential and parliamentary elections.

Irish singer and political activist Sinéad O'Connor died of natural causes, a coroner's office in London, England, confirmed to CBC News on Tuesday.

South Korea's parliament on Tuesday endorsed landmark legislation outlawing the country's dwindling dog meat industry, as public calls for the ban have grown sharply amid animal rights campaigns and worries about the country's international image.

After a year of record-breaking wildfires across Canada and the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth, it likely comes as no surprise that 2023 was the hottest year on record. According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, 2023 was nearly 1.5 C warmer than the pre-industrial average.