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LIVE UPDATES Rain reduces wildfire activity, aids firefighters: Jasper park officials
Jasper National Park officials said Thursday night that rain over the day resulted in "minimal fire behaviour and spread."
U.S. President Joe Biden reaffirmed American support for Israel, but cautioned that the country must not be "consumed" by "rage" while responding to the surprise attack from Hamas militants that killed more than 1,400 people almost two weeks ago.
"Justice must be done," Biden said on Wednesday at a press conference in Tel Aviv. "But I caution this -- while you feel that rage, don't be consumed by it."
He then drew parallels to the American experience following the terrorist attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.
"After 9/11, we were in rage in the United States," Biden said. "We sought justice… We also made mistakes."
Biden also spoke about the humanitarian crisis being caused by heavy bombing of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, and said Hamas is using civilians as human shields.
"The vast majority of Palestinians are not Hamas," Biden said. "Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people."
However the U.S. president said an agreement has been reached with Israel that will allow aid and assistance into the densely-packed, war-stricken territory – but it will be subject to inspection to ensure that it ends up in the hands of civilians and not Hamas.
"The people of Gaza need food, water, medicine and shelter," Biden said. "But let me be clear, if Hamas diverts or steals the assistance, it will demonstrate they have no concern for the welfare of civilians."
Watch Biden's full speech from Tel Aviv at the top of this article
Jasper National Park officials said Thursday night that rain over the day resulted in "minimal fire behaviour and spread."
The Canadian Olympic Committee has removed women's national soccer team head coach Bev Priestman over a drone scandal, according to a press release from the organization.
A woman in Yukon believes her hair clip helped save her during a bear attack.
Newly released financial reports show that William, the Prince of Wales, drew a salary of $42.1 million last fiscal year, his first since inheriting the vast and lucrative Duchy of Cornwall.
On Wednesday night, the owner of Maligne Lodge in Jasper, Alta., was shocked to receive a photo of her business engulfed in flames.
The Law Society of British Columbia says a DNA test shows a former judge and Order of Canada recipient accused of falsely claiming to be Cree "most likely" has Indigenous heritage.
Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, a historic leader of Mexico's Sinaloa cartel, and Joaquin Guzman Lopez, a son of another infamous cartel leader, were arrested by U.S. authorities in Texas on Thursday, the U.S. Justice Department said.
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris pressured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to help reach a Gaza ceasefire deal that would ease the suffering of Palestinian civilians, striking a tougher tone than President Joe Biden.
As fire threatened people in Jasper National Park, Colleen Knull sprung into action.
A Saskatchewan-born veteran of the Second World War was recently presented with France's highest national order.
A local First Nations elder and veteran is helping to bring the Ojibwe language to a well-known film for the first time.
A cat who fled her Montreal home nearly a decade ago has been reunited with her family after being found in Ottawa.
A woman in Waterloo, Ont. is out thousands of dollars for a car crash she wasn’t involved in.
A swarm of bees living in a lamppost in Winnipeg’s Sage Creek neighbourhood has found a new home for its hive.
Around 100 acres of Manitoba Crown Land near the Saskatchewan border is being returned to the Métis community.
Nova Scotia is suspending the licensed Cape Breton moose hunt for three years due to what the province is calling a “significant drop” in the population.
A well-known childhood prank known as 'nicky nicky nine doors,' or 'ding dong ditch,' has escalated into a more serious game that could lead to charges for some Surrey, B.C. teens.
It's been more than a month since their good friend was seriously hurt in an accident and two teens from Riverview, N.B., are still having a hard time dealing with it.