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Good morning. Due to technical issues, we are sending this edition later than usual.
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Passengers who were aboard a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv finally arrived safely in Israel after the pilot stabbed a fellow pilot. More on that below, along with today’s space launch and a bet on prediction markets.
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A FlyDubai aircraft carrying passengers who experienced an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia is seen parked at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv on Wednesday. Ariel Schalit/The Associated Press
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Israel-bound flight diverts to Saudi Arabia after cockpit attack
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A pilot stabbed a fellow pilot on a flight to Israel before passengers burst into the cockpit and wrestled with the attacker as the plane descended sharply and people screamed, witnesses said. The jetliner was stabilized and made an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia.
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The motive: It was not clear what motivated the attack, which led Israel to scramble warplanes amid concerns about a possible hijacking. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saudi Arabia arrested the pilot, who was not identified.
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The latest: The shaken passengers from the FlyDubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv landed Wednesday evening in Israel on another flight, as onlookers cheered.
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Dancers from Sipekne'katik First Nation gather during an event for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at the site of the former Shubenacadie Indian Residential School in Shubenacadie, N.S. Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press
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From the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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Other efforts: Canada doesn’t have enough Indigenous teachers. One of the 94 calls to action in 2015 was a directive to “develop a joint strategy to eliminate educational and employment gaps between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians.” This initiative aims to close both gaps.
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Jim Andriopoulos, Atul Tiwari, and Michael Williams, the team behind Verdx. EDUARDO LIMA/The Globe and Mail
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The team betting on prediction markets
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What’s next: The company, led by former Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. chief executive Atul Tiwari, filed an application this week seeking registration with the Canadian Securities Administrators as an investment dealer and membership with the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization. The application is subject to review for acceptance.
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The courtroom of the temporary Supreme Court of Canada in the West Memorial Building in Ottawa. Justin Tang/The Canadian Press
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The Supreme Court is taking on more cases
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After criticism that the top court was not producing enough judgments, it is now reversing the trend. The court each year receives several hundred applications to have cases heard in Ottawa, but in the 2020s the judges have said yes to only 7 per cent of the requests. This year the court has agreed to 13 per cent of appeal applications.
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The details: The judges do not reveal why they say yes or no to new cases, but the Supreme Court Act outlines the main two criteria: whether a top court ruling would answer questions of national importance or settle conflicting judgments in the lower courts across the country.
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