1. Truce collapses: A cease-fire announced by the U.S. and the UN quickly unravelled in an exchange of fire in Rafah Friday, just hours the planned 72-hour cessation took effect. Officials said at least four people were killed and 15 injured in the eastern part of Rafah, which lies close to Gaza's borders with Israel and Egypt.
2. B.C. chief's salary: A First Nation chief in British Columbia is attracting attention after his tax-free salary of $915,000 recently became public knowledge. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation said Kwikwetlem First Nation Chief Ron Giesbrecht's income far exceeds the income claims filed so far under the new First Nations Financial Transparency Act. Giesbrecht takes home nearly three times what Prime Minister Stephen Harper makes.
3. Ebola warning: In a new travel notice, the Public Health Agency of Canada is recommending that Canadians avoid all non-essential travel to Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. "This recommendation is designed to protect Canadian travellers and make it easier for health officials in these countries to dedicate their resources towards controlling the outbreak."
4. 'It means the world to me': An Edmonton family has been publicly reunited with the police inspector who saved Kaitlyn Mason-Baril's life almost 20 years ago. Mason-Baril was just two-years-old when she began gagging in the backseat of the family car. Insp. Ed McIsaac, who raced to the rescue, said the incident is a "stand out" in his career.
5. Canadian Open: The Rogers Cup kicks off Friday in Montreal and Toronto, where tennis stars like Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Milos Raonic, and Montreal’s own Eugenie Bouchard are set to compete in the tennis tournament. The men’s events will take place at Toronto’s Rexall Centre, while the women will take to the court at Montreal’s Uniprix Stadium. Qualifying rounds are set to take place on Saturday, and the first rounds begin Monday.
