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A member of Israel's war cabinet is appearing to indicate Israel will not change its course regarding Rafah, despite an order from the top United Nations court to immediately halt its military offensive in the southern Gaza city.

The International Court of Justice doesn't have a police force to enforce its orders -- but the ruling is a further blow to Israel's international standing.

Criticism continues to mount over the soaring civilian death toll and humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is also under pressure at home to end the war, as thousands join weekly demonstrations calling on the government to reach a deal to bring home hostages taken during Hamas' October 7th attacks. (10)

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The organizers of a pro-Palestinian encampment at the University of Toronto say they are still deciding their next steps after the school gave them a 24-hour ultimatum.

The encampment was set up on May 2nd to call on the university to cut its ties with Israel over the ongoing war in Gaza

The university said yesterday the encampment at the downtown Toronto campus must end and a trespass notice will be issued if an agreement is not reached.

Students speaking on behalf of the encampment say they are appalled by the university's approach, calling the offer inadequate. (10)

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Quebec provincial police say an inmate has escaped from a minimum security federal detention centre north of Montreal.

The 32-year-old man was serving an indeterminate sentence for second-degree murder and assault causing bodily injury.

He was noticed missing from the centre in Laval last night.

Police have released a description and are asking for help finding the man, saying he may try to hitchhike. (10)

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Canada's highest court has upheld the conviction of a man found guilty of sexually assaulting his longtime partner, saying he was not entitled to present evidence of their prior sexual activity.

The man -- identified only as T-W-W -- was convicted after the trial judge refused to allow evidence that the couple had consensual sex the evening before he sexually assaulted her.

Evidence of a complainant's sexual history is presumed to be inadmissible. (10)

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A woman has filed a lawsuit in New York accusing rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs of sexual assault, battery and gender-motivated violence.

The lawsuit comes after a series of allegations against the hip-hop mogul.

The woman claims Combs subjected her to violence and abuse over several years in the 1990s.

She alleges in one incident Combs forced her take ecstasy and have sex with his late former girlfriend Kim Porter. (10)

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An Italian teenager who died of leukemia in 2006 is on the way to becoming the first saint of the Millennial generation.

Carlo Acutis was a 15-year-old computer whiz has been touted as the "patron saint of the internet."

He was put on the road to sainthood after Pope Francis approved the first miracle attributed to him -- the purported healing of a seven-year-old Brazilian boy from a rare pancreatic disorder after coming into contact with a piece of one of Acutis' T-shirts.

Francis has now attributed a second miracle to the teen, after a young woman from Costa Rica began to recover from a head trauma soon after her mother says she prayed at Acutis' tomb. (8)

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(NewsWatch by Emily Joveski)

The Canadian Press