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Iran continued to fire missile and drone barrages in response to ongoing attacks from Israel and the U.S. on Thursday, as the war in the Middle East entered its sixth day.
Israeli military launches dozens of strikes in southern Lebanon, while also targeting Tehran in fresh attacks Azerbaijan accused Iran on Thursday of firing two drones at its territory, injuring two people, marking a further expansion of the conflict. Prime Minister Mark Carney didn’t rule out the possibility of Canada joining the U.S. assault on Iran, saying in a news conference that the nation will “stand by our allies when it makes sense.” Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said the federal government is looking at various options to help Canadians trying to get out of the Middle East as the violence continues across the region. The Republican-majority U.S. Senate rejected a resolution to restrict Trump’s ability to continue the administration’s military campaign in Iran.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says the government is looking at getting Canadians out of the Middle East, including asking the United Arab Emirates to use its airspace for chartered evacuation flights. Anand said as of Wednesday morning more than 2,000 Canadians in the region have requested government assistance to leave since the U.S.
and Israel attacked Iran over the weekend, sparking retaliatory missile and drone strikes in the Persian Gulf region.
In an address to Australia’s Parliament that was something of a love letter to the country and its people, Prime Minister Mark Carney implored citizens in both Commonwealth realms to draw closer together amid a breakdown in the established global order. Carney said Canada and Australia, linked by a common heritage and similar political institutions, are well positioned to partner on the challenges of our time, namely by codeveloping critical minerals and artificial intelligence and banding together on defence at a time when reliable allies are harder to come by. Carney and his Australian counterpart, Anthony Albanese, with whom he has developed a close personal rapport, inked deals on those issues but also a new “tax and investment treaty” to spur bilateral business investment.
Quinte West has released its 2025 annual public sector salary disclosure, including the “Sunshine List” of employees receiving more than $100,000 annually. Compared to 2024, the list grew by 17 people to a total of 77. The list includes 46 city employees, 18 fire employees, 11 water and wastewater employees and two library employees. At the top of the list is the Chief Administrative Officer, David Clazie, with a salary of $217,692.33. He is the only one on the list to break $200,000 in salary. The municipality’s fire chief, John Whelan, was among the top earners at $176,264.20. The
Sunshine List came in in 1996 and the amount has not changed in nearly 30 years. Making $100,000 then would be the equivalent of about $186,000 in 2026.

Sports

Paul Cotter scored the winner in the shootout, Connor Brown forced overtime with a tying goal with 2:21 left in the third period and the New Jersey Devils beat Toronto 4-3
Nikolaj Ehlers sealed his hat trick with an empty-net strike and the Carolina Hurricanes held off the Vancouver Canucks for a 6-4 victory
MacKenzie Weegar is on his way to Utah. The Flames announced that the Mammoth will send three 2026 second-round picks, prospect Jonathan Castagna and Olli Maata to Calgary in exchange for the veteran defenceman.

The Edmonton Oilers have acquired Jason Dickinson and Colton Dach from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Andrew Mangiapane and a conditional first-round pick in 2027,