Global National: Dec. 16, 2023 | Ottawa teen faces terrorism charges in threat to Jewish community

In a Global News exclusive, a teenager in Ottawa has been arrested and charged by the RCMP in relation to an alleged terrorism plot against the Jewish community. Mercedes Stephenson spoke with the Grade 10 boy’s father on Saturday. He said he was concerned about religious extremists trying to radicalize his son.

Over in the Middle East, the accidental killing of three Israeli hostages by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday is triggering stronger calls — from within Israel — to put an end to their continued siege of Gaza. The murdered hostages were bare-chested and carrying a white flag when they were shot dead as Sean O’Shea reports.

Also, the Canadian government says its keeping an eye on a recent Chinese investment in a struggling Australian firm that owns Canada's only operating rare earths mine. The minerals are essential to the “green” economy. As Heidi Petracek explains, some industry insiders want Ottawa to take more assertive action to keep China away from domestic resources.

Forgeries of some of Canada’s famous ‘Group of Seven’ works are the focus of a unique exhibit in a Vancouver museum after it was revealed that the ten oil paintings acquired by and showcased in the institution since 2015 were actually fakes. Catherine Urquhart has the details.

And, Alan Cross, Corus Entertainment’s own “professional music geek” celebrated the 1,000th episode of his renowned, syndicated radio show and podcast, ‘The Ongoing History of New Music’ — which also turned 30 this year, as Farah Nasser reports.

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