From Global News.
In tonight’s top story, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising a temporary tax break on the GST in what is widely seen as an attempt to shore up support during what could be a costly holiday season for Canadians. Mackenzie Gray looks at what items are being covered, what other financial aid is being promised and the politics behind this announcement.
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif, who Israel claims to have killed in an airstrike earlier this year. Redmond Shannon reports on the charges related to the crisis in Gaza and how Canada would respond if Netanyahu or Gallant came to the country.
Russian President Vladimir Putin says his country has fired a "new" intermediate-range ballistic missile at Ukraine, where officials are claiming that it was an intercontinental ballistic missile. Jackson Proskow looks at what message the use of these missiles sends to Ukraine and the West.
Canada’s consul general defended himself Thursday against claims he lied about pushing the government to buy a $9 million luxury condominium in Manhattan. Touria Izri explains the backstory of the controversy.
While geothermal energy is not a new discovery, scientists have long struggled to figure out how to convert it into a commercially viable source of heat and electricity. But as Heather Yourex-West explains, the German city of Geretsried is pinning its hopes for a green energy future on the idea, with the help of Canadian technology.
Plus, a long-unrecognized painting by renowned Canadian artist Emily Carr, discovered and purchased at a barn sale in New York for just $50, has now been auctioned off for nearly $350,000. Eric Sorensen looks at how the painting’s value exceeded expectations, and who it was sold to.
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