| | | Hello, these are your top stories for Thursday, October 12, 2023. Go to cbc.ca/news to read more stories. | | | | | 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. | Read more | | | | 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. | Read more | | | | 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. | Read more | | | | | 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. | Read more | | | | 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. | Read more | | | | Enjoying this newsletter? You may also like CBC News Morning Brief, the news you need to know to start the day. Delivered weekday mornings. Sign up here | | | Share this newsletter | | or subscribe if this was forwarded to you. | | | | That's all for now. Check cbc.ca/news throughout the day for the most recent headlines. | | | | | |