US senators begin series of votes towards ending shutdown – BBC

Israel on Sunday said it had recovered the bodies of six hostages in Gaza, including a young Israeli-American man who became one of the most well-known captives held by Hamas as his parents met with world leaders and pressed for his release.

A pair of Canadian Geese chose to make its nest outside the Laval courthouse and though it is a strange location, it was still a pleasant sighting for some.

Quebec’s chief coroner is launching a public inquiry into the deaths of a mother and daughter in a fire that ripped through a century-old building in Old Montreal last week.