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He’s now 92 After one week without a U.S. House speaker, Republicans appear no closer to choosing a new leader Oklahoma judge dismisses case of man who spent 30 years in prison for Ada rape DEVELOPING DEVELOPING | Live updates following Hamas attack in Israel What to know as war between Israel and Hamas militants rages on for a fourth day CTVNews.ca Top Stories BREAKING BREAKING | ‘We will help you’: Canada to send military aircraft to evacuate citizens from Israel in ‘coming days’ The Canadian government is ‘planning’ to assist Canadians and their families departing from Tel Aviv ‘in the coming days,’ using Canadian Armed Forces aircraft, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly announced Tuesday. Federal officials are also working on other options for those who cannot reach the airport amid the Israel-Gaza war. 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Here’s how to leave bedbugs behind when you travel home: expert Bedbugs are taking over some French cities, which one expert says could happen in Canada unless people are careful when they travel. B.C. first province to sign individual health deal with feds, worth $1.2 billion Canada’s health minister is touting Ottawa’s new $1.2-billion bilateral funding agreement with British Columbia as a new model for federal-provincial co-operation to address the health-care crisis across the country. Sci-Tech Utah sues TikTok, alleging it lures children into addictive, destructive social media habits Utah became the latest state Tuesday to file a lawsuit against TikTok, alleging the company is “baiting” children into addictive and unhealthy social media habits. Ancient tree showed remnants of the largest-ever solar storm: researchers An ancient tree held evidence of the largest solar storm in Earth’s history, a process researchers say can be used to identify the risks in the future. X promises ‘highest level’ response on posts about Israel-Hamas war. Misinformation still flourishes The social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, says it is trying to take action on a flood of posts sharing graphic media, violent speech and hateful conduct about the war between Israel and Hamas. Entertainment Barry Manilow prepares upcoming Broadway musical ‘Harmony,’ at long last More than 30 years after the musical “Harmony” was written, it finally prepares to make its Broadway debut. The historical show written by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman tells the true story of the forgotten German performing group The Comedian Harmonists. ‘Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour’ will be a blockbuster – and might shake up the movie business The concert film, compiled from several Taylor Swift shows at Southern California’s SoFi Stadium, is expected to launch with US$100 million, or possibly more. Advance ticket sales worldwide have already surpassed US$100 million. Rena Sofer returns to ‘General Hospital’ as fan favourite Lois after more than 25 years It’s been nearly 30 years but Rena Sofer still remembers her line from a classic scene on ABC’s “General Hospital” in 1994 when her character jumped out of a cake to surprise her husband and his other wife. Business Birkenstock prices its initial public offering of stock valuing the sandal maker at $8.64 billion Birkenstock has set a price for its initial public offering of stock that values the 249-year-old German maker of upmarket sandals at $8.64 billion. Deadly bird flu reappears in U.S. commercial poultry flocks in Utah and South Dakota Highly pathogenic bird flu has made its first appearances in U.S. commercial poultry flocks this season, affecting one turkey farm in South Dakota and one in Utah and raising concerns that more outbreaks could follow. 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Powerball jackpot grows to US$1.55 billion for Monday; cash option worth US$679.8 million The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated US$1.55 billion for Monday night’s drawing after no one matched the game’s six numbers for the giant prize Saturday. 104-year-old Chicago woman dies days after making a skydive that could put her in the record books Dorothy Hoffner, a 104-year-old Chicago woman whose recent skydive could see her certified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person to ever jump from a plane, has died. Sports Pavan, McBain qualify with 2 other Canadian teams for beach volleyball playoffs Canadians Sarah Pavan and Molly McBain have punched their playoff-round tickets at the Beach Volleyball World Championships in Mexico. Toronto Maple Leafs sign forward Noah Gregor to one-year contract The Toronto Maple Leafs have signed forward Noah Gregor to a one-year contract worth US$775,000. Confident India aims to maintain perfect start when it takes on Afghanistan at the Cricket World Cup Beating five-time champion Australia in its opening match has given India extra confidence for the rest of the group stage at the Cricket World Cup. Autos Canadian auto workers, GM reach tentative contract agreement less than 24 hours after strike began Unifor workers have kicked off a strike at General Motors Canada after failing to reach a new contract with the U.S. automaker. Workers at Mack Trucks reject tentative contract deal and will go on strike early Monday Union workers at Mack Trucks have voted down a tentative five-year contract agreement reached with the company and plan to strike at 7 a.m. Monday, the United Auto Workers union says. Connected vehicles can be at risk of hacking, consumer awareness paramount: experts Blasting the heat with a remote sensor before you even get into your vehicle on a brisk winter morning is a welcome convenience. So are the comforts of lane assistance, voice command, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. But experts warn modern, connected vehicles, which are heavily packed with microchips and sophisticated software, can offer an open door to hackers. Stay Connected