February 19, 2024
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#964 A Long Shot For Gaza
In Sherbrooke, Quebec, a doctor watches the war in Gaza unfold through photos and videos from his family on the ground.
Jesse Brown
Host & Publisher
Cherise Seucharan
Reporter, CANADALAND
Tristan Capacchione
Audio Editor & Technical Producer
Bruce Thorson
Senior Producer
Jonathan Goldsbie
News Editor
Karyn Pugliese
Editor-in-Chief
André Proulx
Production Coordinator

Dr. Ayman Oweida he’s doing everything he can to help his family survive. But he hears the bombs getting closer when speaking to them on the phone. 

The eyewitness of Aunt Fatimah, who says she is the sole survivor of an attack by the IDF, has lead Oweida to sign onto a coalition asking the Canadian government to cease arms exports to Israel. 

It might not save his family – but it might do something. 

 

Host: Jesse Brown 

Credits: Cherise Seucharan (Reporter), Tristan Capacchione (Audio Editor and Technical Producer), Jonathan Goldsbie (News Editor), Bruce Thorson (Senior Producer), Karyn Pugliese (Editor-in-Chief)

 

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