We begin with stunning allegations from the former top Saudi intelligence chief who now lives in Canada. He alleges that the crown prince of Saudi Arabia sent a hit squad to track him down and allegedly kill him in Canada because he knows too much. The allegations are made in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. The accusations have not been proven in court. Mike Le Couteur takes us through the lawsuit.
An official period of national mourning has begun in Lebanon as victims of Tuesday’s deadly blast in Beirut’s port are buried. The blast has left at least 137 dead and thousands injured. There is fear others may be found under the rubble and as Crystal Goomansingh reports, there is no way Lebanon can recover from this on its own.
Canada is planning to support Lebanon, providing $5 million in federal aid for humanitarian assistance, but Lebanese Canadians are looking for other ways in how they can help their homeland rebuild. Though no formal fundraiser has been established, many have begun raising money for the Lebanese Red Cross. As Kamil Karamali reports, with Lebanon’s biggest port destroyed, getting goods into the country is going to be a challenge.
Asia Bibi, a woman who spent nearly 10 years on death row in Pakistan accused of blasphemy, has now found safe haven here in Canada. What happened to her triggered an international outcry. She’s Christian and was convicted after a long-standing dispute with neighbours ended with a group of local women accusing her of insulting the prophet Muhammad. In 2018, Pakistan Supreme Court granted her freedom and she ended up in Canada. Dawna Friesen reports.
The premier of Nova Scotia surprised many on Thursday, announcing he’s stepping down. Stephen McNeil says the job has taken its toll on him, this year alone the province suffered multiple tragedies including deaths linked to COVID-19 and Canada’s deadliest mass shooting. As Alexa MacLean reports, a public inquiry is taking place into that and McNeil’s government could face criticism.
It was August 6, 1945 when the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima, killing approximately 70,000 people, with another 70,000 people dying in the weeks after from radiation exposure, cancer and other long-term effects. Three days later, the U.S. dropped another atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. As Eric Sorensen explains, it’s still a cautionary tale about the horrors of nuclear war.
