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After four days trying to call his family in the Gaza Strip, Vancouver resident Omar Mansour said he was able to hear his brother's voice for a few minutes Monday morning.

OTTAWA — Chris Holopina called his mom in Manitoba every single week while he was deployed in Bosnia in 1996. At 22, he was doing exactly what he'd always wanted to do: serving in the Canadian Armed Forces as a combat engineer.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Vancouver man says his family in Gaza has no water A Vancouver resident says his family in the Gaza Strip has no water to drink.

VANCOUVER — The YouTube video appears to show a person who looks like Liu Xin making unfounded remarks about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, saying among other things that "he is a man who loves porn.

REGINA — Saskatchewan's natural gas utility could face hefty fines for not remitting the carbon tax to the federal government, and its executives may also face jail for failing to do so, federal legislation says.

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Canucks banished the ghost of a tough loss last week for a Halloween night victory.

KELOWNA, B.C. — Kerri Einarson made Halloween extra scary for her New Zealand opponents on Tuesday at the Pan Continental Curling Championships at Kelowna Curling Club. The skip from Gimli, Man.

TORONTO — Cam Talbot just wanted a chance. He got one on the West Coast alongside his old coach — and his new team is enjoying the early returns.

SANTIAGO, Chile — Charles Philibert-Thiboutot of Quebec City raced to a silver medal in the men's 5,000-metre final on Tuesday at the Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile.

HALIFAX — A sold-out crowd of 6,421 soccer fans braved close to freezing temperatures Tuesday night to watch Canada beat Brazil 2-0 in women’s soccer action at outdoors Halifax stadium the Wanderers Grounds.