Evacuations from Israel underway as military shuttles Canadians to Greece | RCMP aware of online threats to Canada's Jewish community, calls for 'increased vigilance' | Leaked info about RCMP operation could have damaged allies' investigations, Ortis trial hears
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Evacuations from Israel underway as military shuttles Canadians to Greece; Passengers look at a departure board at Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on October 7, 2023, as flights are canceled because of the Hamas surprise attacks\. The conflict sparked major disruption at Tel Aviv airport, with American Airlines, Emirates, Lufthansa and Ryanair among carriers with cancelled flights\. \(Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP\) \(Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images\)

Evacuations from Israel underway as military shuttles Canadians to Greece

October 12 , 2023 • 10:52 AM EDT

Canadian military flights evacuating citizens, permanent residents and their families from Israel began Thursday, says Defence Minister Bill Blair.

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RCMP aware of online threats to Canada's Jewish community, calls for 'increased vigilance'; People are pictured during a vigil to honour those who were killed during recent terror attacks in Israel during a vigil in Vancouver, British Columbia on Tuesday, October 10, 2023\.

RCMP aware of online threats to Canada's Jewish community, calls for 'increased vigilance'

October 12 , 2023 • 04:34 PM EDT

The RCMP says it's aware of threats on social media directed at Canada's Jewish community and is calling on the public to be on high alert.

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Leaked info about RCMP operation could have damaged allies' investigations, Ortis trial hears; Cameron Jay Ortis, right, a former RCMP intelligence director accused of disclosing classified information, leaves the Ottawa Courthouse following a break in proceedings in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct\. 3, 2023\.

Leaked info about RCMP operation could have damaged allies' investigations, Ortis trial hears

October 12 , 2023 • 11:57 AM EDT

A former RCMP officer who was leading an investigation into the alleged Canadian associates of an international money-laundering syndicate says tipping off the targets could have jeopardized an international probe.

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Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, acquitted on sex assault charge, settles lawsuit; A Quebec judge acquitted Maj\.-Gen\. Dany Fortin in Dec\. 5, 2022 of one count of sexual assault dating back to an alleged incident more than 30 years ago when he was a student at Royal Military College Saint-Jean\.

Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, acquitted on sex assault charge, settles lawsuit

October 12 , 2023 • 05:35 PM EDT

Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin has reached an undisclosed settlement in his lawsuit over how the Canadian military and federal government responded to an allegation of sexual misconduct.

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Protesters urinated, defecated on church property, convoy trial hears; Trucks participating in a cross-country convoy protesting measures taken by authorities to curb the spread of COVID-19 are parked on Wellington Street in front of Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Friday, Jan\. 28, 2022\.

Protesters urinated, defecated on church property, convoy trial hears

October 12 , 2023 • 01:09 PM EDT

An Ottawa resident working at a downtown church during what became known as the "Freedom Convoy" testified at the criminal trial of two organizers that during the protests demonstrators were urinating and defecating on the property.

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Israeli-Palestinian conflict missing from resolution list as NDP prepares for policy conference; NDP delegates are meeting in Ottawa for the party's annual policy convention\.  

October 12 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

Israeli-Palestinian conflict missing from resolution list as NDP prepares for policy conference

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Labour minister condemns Ontario union and president for comments about Israel; Labour Minister Seamus O'Regan is seen during an announcement, Wednesday, October 19, 2022 in Ottawa\.  

October 11 , 2023 • 08:26 PM EDT

Labour minister condemns Ontario union and president for comments about Israel

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Military flights to evacuate Canadians from Israel to begin this week: Joly; Chief of the Defence Staff Wayne Eyre listens to Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly as she responds to a reporter's question during a news conference concerning the situation in Israel, Wednesday, October 11, 2023 in Ottawa\.  

October 11 , 2023 • 10:21 AM EDT

Military flights to evacuate Canadians from Israel to begin this week: Joly

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Israel anxiously watches its northern border for warning signs of a wider regional war; Flames and smoke rise following Israeli shelling in Jal al-Allam village, south Lebanon, on Oct\. 10, 2023\. A Lebanese security official said six rockets were fired from southern Lebanon into northern Israel Tuesday evening\.  

October 11 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

Israel anxiously watches its northern border for warning signs of a wider regional war

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RCMP investigator sees no 'lawful reason' why Ortis would have leaked information, jury hears; Cameron Jay Ortis, right, a former RCMP intelligence director accused of disclosing classified information, leaves the Ottawa Courthouse following a break in proceedings in Ottawa on Tuesday, Oct\. 3, 2023\.  

October 11 , 2023 • 01:43 PM EDT

RCMP investigator sees no 'lawful reason' why Ortis would have leaked information, jury hears

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