These are the 5 headlines you should read this morning – CTV News

Nov. 7, 2023

MPs defeat a motion calling on the federal government to expand the carbon tax carve-out to all home heating, the death toll in Gaza surpasses 10,000, and two are dead after a fire at Canada’s high commission in Nigeria.

Here’s what you need to know to start your day:

1. Carbon tax motion: Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s non-binding motion calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to extend the carbon tax pause on home heating oil to all forms of home heating failed to pass Monday(opens in a new tab).

2. Airstrikes in Gaza: The Israeli army severed northern Gaza from the rest of the besieged territory and pounded it with airstrikes Monday as the Palestinian death toll passes (opens in a new tab)10,000 people(opens in a new tab).

3. Fire at diplomatic mission: Two Nigerian maintenance workers were killed Monday(opens in a new tab) and two others injured when a diesel tank exploded at Canada’s high commission in Abuja, Nigeria.

4. Dental data: More than one third of Canadians reported not seeing a dentist in the past year(opens in a new tab), according to a new Statistics Canada report.