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Against a backdrop of threats and insults from President Trump, Canadians have made a point of displaying national pride by shunning cross-border travel to the United States in favor of domestic tourism. But as many Canadians will tell you, flying within the country tends to be prohibitively expensive. The airfare from Toronto to Vancouver can…

Wary of assassination, Iran’s supreme leader mostly speaks with his commanders through a trusted aide now, suspending electronic communications to make it harder to find him, three Iranian officials familiar with his emergency war plans say. Ensconced in a bunker, the supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has picked an array of replacements down his chain…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said last week that Israel had launched its war against Iran “to roll back the Iranian threat to Israel’s very survival.” For decades, he said, Iran’s leaders have “brazenly, openly” called for Israel’s destruction and backed up their rhetoric with a program to develop nuclear weapons. Here’s a look at why…

Israel said it targeted Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor site on Thursday morning “to prevent the reactor from being restored and used for nuclear weapons development.” The Israeli military posted a video of the strike on social media, showing several explosions. The site had been one of Iran’s key nuclear facilities, once thought to produce…