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Iran’s state-run news agency says Iran has fired ballistic missiles at targets inside Israel
By Josef Federman And Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on April 13th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Iran says it has launched ballistic missiles as part of its attack targeting Israel. The state-run IRNA news agency quoted an anonymous official saying ballistic missiles were part of the attack. Already, slow-moving Shahed-136 bomb-carrying drones have been seen in the skies over Iran. However, those are more easily shot down. A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel says Iran has launched more than 100 drones toward it and says it’s ready to respond
By Josef Federman And Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on April 13th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – Iran launched dozens of drones toward Israel late Saturday, Israeli and Iranian officials confirmed, on an unprecedented revenge mission that pushed the Middle East ever closer to a regionwide war. Israel’s military said over 100 drones had been fired but that its air defenses were prepared for the attack and it was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. says it will provide unspecified support for Israel’s defense in Iran drone attack
By Joseph Federman, The Associated Press on April 13th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – The White House says it will provide unspecified support for Israel’s defense against an ongoing airborne attack from Iran. National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said in a Saturday statement that “Iran has begun an airborne attack against Israel.” She added: “The United States will stand with the people of Israel and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel says Iran launched a number of drones toward it that will take hours to arrive
By Associated Press, The Associated Press on April 13th, 2024
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli military says Iran has launched a number of drones toward Israel. The army’s spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said it would take several hours for the aircraft to arrive. He said Israel was prepared. He spoke Saturday evening. Israel has been on heightened alert since an airstrike last week killed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!High winds leave thousands without electricity across Ontario
By The Canadian Press on April 13th, 2024
TORONTO – Hydro One says thousands of Ontario residents are without power this morning amid high winds blowing across much of the province. The electricity distributor says about 23,000 customers are without power as of mid-morning. Hydro One says crews are out in full force responding to outages caused by damaging winds that have knocked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes a container ship near Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with Israel
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on April 13th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Commandos from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks between the two countries. The Middle East had braced for potential Iranian retaliation over a suspected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Iran’s Revolutionary Guard seizes a container ship near Strait of Hormuz amid tensions with West
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on April 13th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Commandos from Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto an Israeli-affiliated container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks between the two countries. The Middle East had braced for potential Iranian retaliation over a suspected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Video shows raid on ship near Strait of Hormuz that a Mideast official says was carried out by Iran
By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press on April 13th, 2024
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A video seen by The Associated Press shows commandos raiding a ship near the Strait of Hormuz by helicopter Saturday, an attack a Mideast defense official attributed to Iran amid wider tensions between Tehran and the West. The video showed the attack earlier reported by the British military’s United ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!British military warns of possible vessel being boarded near Strait of Hormuz
By Dubai,United Arab Emirates, The Associated Press on April 13th, 2024
The British military warned Saturday that a vessel may have been boarded by an unknown party near the crucial Strait of Hormuz. The warning from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations offered no details about the boarding in the Gulf of Oman near the Strait The incident comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta distillery behind jumbo vodka jugs wants apology after getting ‘load of hate’
By Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
EDMONTON – An Alberta distillery behind four-litre vodka jugs that stirred controversy this week says it was unfairly targeted on social media and wants an apology from the cabinet minister who said the product was not responsibly priced. Earlier this week, Service Alberta Minister Dale Nally said the price of the product, on sale for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Airbus workers reach tentative agreement with company
By The Canadian Press on April 12th, 2024
MIRABEL, Que. – Airbus Canada says it has reached a tentative agreement with the union representing employees at the company’s assembly facility in Mirabel, Que. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers represents about 1,300 workers at the facility. Earlier in April, workers rejected a second offer from the employer. At the time, the ... Read More »
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