The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT), mediator Qatar announced Saturday, as families of hostages held in Gaza braced for news of loved ones, Palestinians prepared to receive freed detainees and humanitarian groups rushed to set up a surge of aid. The overnight approval … Read more
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eight years since its historic first march, the Women’s March is returning Saturday to the nation’s capital just before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. Rebranded and reorganized, the rally has a new name — the People’s March — as a means to broaden support, especially during a reflective moment for progressive organizing after … Read more
This First Person column is the experience of Bryle Hector Socito, who lives in Calgary. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. This story is part of Welcome to Canada, a CBC News series about immigration told through the eyes of the people who have experienced it. I sat in the front row … Read more
CAIRO (AP) — Qatar’s foreign ministry said the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will go into effect at 6:30 GMT on Sunday. Early Saturday morning Israel’s Cabinet approved the deal for a ceasefire in Gaza that would release dozens of hostages and pause the 15-month war with Hamas, bringing the sides a step closer to … Read more
As she turned the pages of the script, one her agent had previously turned down, Pamela Anderson knew she could play the lead role — and play it well. “Goosebumps,” she told CBC’s On the Coast guest host Amy Bell. “I knew how to play her. I knew that I could inhabit this character, I … Read more
OTTAWA — Canadian colleges and universities are responding to a cash crunch brought on by Ottawa’s cut to international student permits with layoffs, hiring freezes and service reductions, say people in the post-secondary education sector. A year ago, the federal government announced a 35 per cent reduction in study permits — bringing the number down … Read more
Standing in a neighbour’s driveway on Perry Mills Road in Champlain, N.Y., less than a kilometre from the border with Canada, Stephen Phaneuf points to fields and forest behind the small blue home. “They come out from the fields, out from everywhere,” says Phaneuf, 67, referring to migrants crossing from Canada into the United States, … Read more
More than a year after the police chief in Saint John, New Brunswick, announced a review of his officers’ conduct in the case of two men wrongfully convicted of murder, there’s no sign of the promised report. Chief Robert Bruce said he had ordered a “comprehensive review” of the investigation that resulted in Robert Mailman … Read more
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — At least 30 people have been injured, some seriously, in a chairlift accident at the Spanish Astún ski resort, in the Pyrenees mountain range, emergency services and local media reported Saturday. Nine of the injured are in very serious condition, while another eight are moderately injured, they said. State TV channel … Read more
TORONTO — Four of Canada’s biggest banks have left the UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance that aims to accelerate climate action among financial institutions. Banks including BMO, National Bank, TD Bank Group and CIBC confirmed Friday they were no longer members. The withdrawals from the alliance follow on departures by the six largest banks in the … Read more