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Written by Chris Bilton Copy Editor, Digital News
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The United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran early Saturday, killing its Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. CBC has been following developments, including counterattacks, reaction from Canada and elsewhere, stranded travellers and what's likely to come next.
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(Hassan Ammar/The Associated Press)
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Middle East conflict widens as Iran retaliates following supreme leader's killing
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Israel launched new airstrikes on Monday, both in Iran and in Lebanon, where they are targeting Hezbollah militants backed by Iran. The Lebanon strikes came after Hezbollah launched missiles and drones in response for the killing of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei by the U.S. and Israel over the weekend.
Lebanon state media said 31 people had been killed and 149 injured in the strikes. Israel has bolstered its military presence on the Lebanon border but is not planning a ground invasion there, a military spokesperson said.
Iran has promised counterattacks and air raid sirens have been triggered across Israel, where public gatherings have been banned and schools and workplaces shut through at least Wednesday.
The conflict is affecting other countries across the region. Kuwait said its air defences intercepted hostile drones while a drone strike hit Britain's military base in Cyprus overnight, though no casualties were reported.
Three U.S. aircraft crashed over Kuwait on Monday after Kuwaiti air defences shot them down, U.S. Central Command said in a statement. Centcom said all six crew members ejected safely and are in stable condition.
Global air travel remained in turmoil on Monday, with major hubs including Dubai, Doha and Abu Dhabi, remaining closed for a third day, disrupting thousands of flights and stranding passengers.
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(The Associated Press)
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Wary U.S. allies try to avoid getting drawn into criticizing Washington or attacking Tehran
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As American and Israeli war planes finished their first attacks against Iran over the weekend, carefully worded statements from Western allies started to roll out.
Iran “must never be allowed to develop a nuclear weapon,” said a spokesperson for the British government. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he shared the U.S.’s interest in ending “this regime’s terror.” French President Emmanuel Macron insisted on diplomacy.
All said they weren’t involved in military action, but carefully skirted judgment of the legality of U.S. actions. No loud applause, no condemnation. Just “whispered warnings” about what it could spark, said French newspaper Le Monde.
Prime Minister Mark Carney seemed to side more with the U.S. and Israel on their mission in Iran, saying Ottawa “supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon” and from threatening international security. But he also insisted Canada was “not party to the military buildup or planning.”
It turned into a coalition of the wary, much different from the “coalition of the willing,” formed two decades earlier to actively help then-U.S. president George W. Bush invade Iraq. Or the alliance that opted to send its tanks and planes to Afghanistan, including Canada.
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Internal reports shed light on lewd comments and behaviour at Canada's border agency
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A series of reports into cases of sexual harassment raise questions about the workplace culture at the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), where internal investigations found inappropriate comments were tolerated and filing official complaints was discouraged.
What happened: The previously unreleased documents show many instances in which female employees were subjected to degrading comments and behaviour of a sexual nature over long periods, often by superiors or more experienced colleagues. The seven reports from 2023 to 2025 focus solely on complaints of sexual harassment, most of which were deemed to be founded. There is no mention in the reports of the sanctions that were imposed after the respondents were deemed to have breached their code of conduct.
The response: CBSA said it recently launched a process with its employees and union representatives "to identify and diagnose the most urgent issues to address" within its workforce of 18,000 employees.
Why it matters: The situation is reminiscent of crises that have affected the Canadian Armed Forces and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Still, legal and public service experts say the problem exists across the federal public sector.
Related: Majority of harassment cases in federal government involve superiors, official numbers show.
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