Global National: April 19, 2024 | Will a limited Israeli attack on Iran result in further escalation

Reaction has been muted in Israel, Iran and the U.S., following reports of an Israeli strike on Iran. There are tentative hopes the strike was limited enough to avoid Iran and Israel spiralling into uncontrolled violence. Crystal Goomansingh reports from Jerusalem.

Israel fended off an attack from Iran last week and in the wake of that barrage, U.S. President Joe Biden urged Israel’s prime minister to take the win. Today, there were no angry statements or vows of further retaliation — and that, observers say, is a relief. Jackson Proskow has more from Washington, D.C.

The Ontario government is cracking down on a chemical plant after dozens of people in a First Nation became sick this week. Extremely high levels of the cancer-causing chemical benzene were detected in Aamjiwnaang First Nation, south of Sarnia. People there have been exposed to high levels of dangerous pollutants for years. Now, in response to growing public concerns over the spike in benzene readings, the province says it is taking action. But as Global News chief investigative correspondent Carolyn Jarvis reports, the people of Aamjiwnaang have little hope it will amount of change.

Here in Canada, you might think our climate and numerous lakes would protect us from severe water shortages. But a rapidly-heating planet means warmer winters and drastically smaller snowpacks — which makes the prospect of serious and prolonged drought a reality. Now, stakeholders in Alberta have signed a series of historic agreements about how water will be shared. Heather Yourex-West explains.

Six special letters from the 1960s between two unlikely pen pals have sold at auction for thousands of dollars. They were sent to a Second World War veteran-turned-artist in Ontario by acclaimed Nova Scotia folk artist Maud Lewis. Heidi Petracek reports on what led to the long distance connection and where the letters are now.

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