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Is Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap still banned from entering Canada Were they ever? It's unclear

Is Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap still banned from entering Canada Were they ever? It’s unclear

When Liberal MP Vince Gasparro, the parliamentary secretary for combating crime, announced Irish hip-hop trio Kneecap is banned from entering Canada, he cited a U.K. terror-related charge for one member that has since been dropped. But neither Gasparro or any officials reached by the CBC have been able to explain what that dismissal means for the group’s ability to travel to this country.

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Protests, warnings of 'catastrophic consequences' confront Israeli plan to take control of Gaza City
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August 5, 2020

Protests, warnings of ‘catastrophic consequences’ confront Israeli plan to take control of Gaza City

Forced into tents on the edge of the Mediterranean Sea…

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Israeli security cabinet approves plan for Israel to take over Gaza City
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August 5, 2020

Israeli security cabinet approves plan for Israel to take over Gaza City

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said early Friday that Israel’s…

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'I am ashamed of what we are doing in Gaza,' says ex-chief of Israeli security agency
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August 5, 2020

‘I am ashamed of what we are doing in Gaza,’ says ex-chief of Israeli security agency

As It Happens’I ashamed of what we are doing in…

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Netanyahu considers full Gaza takeover, Israeli media says, as more Palestinians die of hunger
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August 5, 2020

Netanyahu considers full Gaza takeover, Israeli media says, as more Palestinians die of hunger

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met senior security officials to…

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Canadian Forces airdrop humanitarian aid into Gaza for the first time
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August 5, 2020

Canadian Forces airdrop humanitarian aid into Gaza for the first time

The Canadian Armed Forces made their first humanitarian airdrop over…

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Hamas wants open humanitarian corridors, end to Israeli strikes for hostages to get aid
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August 5, 2020

Hamas wants open humanitarian corridors, end to Israeli strikes for hostages to get aid

Hamas said on Sunday it was prepared to co-ordinate with…

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By acknowledging 'real starvation' in Gaza, Trump sharpens Western pressure on Netanyahu
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August 5, 2020

By acknowledging ‘real starvation’ in Gaza, Trump sharpens Western pressure on Netanyahu

In what humanitarians are calling a make-or-break week for saving…

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Canada pledges $30M in Gaza aid, $10M for Palestinian Authority work toward statehood
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August 5, 2020

Canada pledges $30M in Gaza aid, $10M for Palestinian Authority work toward statehood

While Canada is not joining France in recognizing a Palestinian…

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Canada joins allies in demanding Israel stop 'dangerous' aid delivery in Gaza
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August 5, 2020

Canada joins allies in demanding Israel stop ‘dangerous’ aid delivery in Gaza

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and 24 of her counterparts…

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