Israel's ground incursion into Lebanon to battle Hezbollah militants left eight Israeli soldiers dead Wednesday, while the region braced for further escalation.

Roughly 300 Canadians have left Lebanon on government-charted flights from Beirut to Istanbul, a Global Affairs Canada official said. Three more flights are scheduled this week.

Western nations are updating contingency plans for organizing evacuations from Lebanon after a sharp escalation in border warfare between Israel and the Hezbollah group.

The Israeli military warned people to evacuate nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities after launching what it said was a limited ground incursion against Hezbollah.

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly put women's rights and international law at the centre of what could be the Trudeau government's last speech to the UN General Assembly.

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Newly emerged film footage of President John F. Kennedy's motorcade speeding down a Dallas freeway after he was fatally wounded sold at auction Saturday for US$137,500.

The Israeli strike that killed Hezbollah’s Hassan Nasrallah was a "measure of justice" for victims of a four-decade "reign of terror," President Joe Biden said Saturday.

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu signaled to the world from the United Nations on Friday that the multiple conflicts in the Middle East were far from resolved.

Global Affairs Canada is reserving seats on commercial flights for Canadian citizens as it becomes increasingly difficult to book seats independently, sources said.

The federal government has for months urged Canadians to get out of Lebanon immediately via commercial flights as the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah worsens.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to his home in Ottawa Wednesday for an informal private dinner.

As the tensions in the region ratchet up, Canadians are being urged to leave Lebanon immediately and not count on government-assisted evacuations.

Hezbollah hurled dozens of projectiles into Israel early Wednesday, including a missile aimed at Tel Aviv that was the militant group's deepest strike yet.