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Election reignites pipeline politics | CBC Radio

Front Burner There’s renewed political appetite for pipelines in Canada. But do the economics — or the environmental realities — make sense? CBC News · Posted: Apr 08, 2025 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 4 hours ago Workers lay pipe during construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion on …

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North American markets climb as relief spreads through trading worldwide, but U.S.-China threats loom

Wall Street’s main indexes opened sharply higher on Tuesday after a bruising sell-off that wiped out trillions of dollars from the world markets since last week, as hope grows that the U.S. might be open to negotiation with some allies on tariffs. The S&P 500 was up 3.7 per cent in morning trading, …

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This man lost his life savings to identity fraud. He doesn’t know how it happened

When Rick Hall discovered most of his life savings had been drained from his bank account, he suspected he had been hacked.  The first clue came when his password didn’t work. Then, once he regained access, he saw that on Feb. 17 a total of $28,710 had been transferred to an unknown …

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Harry ‘singled out’ for ‘inferior treatment,’ says lawyer at appeal over prince’s security detail

Prince Harry was treated unfairly when he was stripped of his British security detail, his lawyer told appeal court judges in London on Tuesday. Harry, who made a rare appearance in court for the hearing, lost his government-funded protection in February 2020 after he stepped down from his role as a working …

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‘Time for you to abandon the United States’: Asylum seekers who used app being told to leave

Migrants who were temporarily allowed to live in the United States by using an online appointment app have been told to leave the country “immediately,” officials said Monday. It was unclear how many beneficiaries would be affected.  More than 900,000 people were allowed in the country using the CBP One …

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Renewables provided record share of global electricity in 2024

For the first time, renewable energy plus nuclear — sources that don’t directly emit greenhouse gases — generate more than 40 per cent of global demand for electricity, says a new report from an international research group.  Renewable power generation provided a record 32 per cent of global electricity last year, while …

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At least 18 dead, more than 120 injured in roof collapse at Dominican Republic nightclub

At least 18 people died and more than 120 were injured after a roof fell at a nightclub in the capital of the Dominican Republic early on Tuesday, authorities said. Crews were searching for potential survivors in the rubble at Jet Set in Santo Domingo, said Juan Manuel Mendez, director …

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Kids under 16 will need parental consent to livestream on Instagram

Instagram users under 16 won’t be able to livestream or unblur nudity in direct messages they’ve received without parental approval, owner Meta Platforms said Tuesday as it widened its safety measures for teenagers. The social media company also said it was extending safeguards for users under 18 to Facebook and …

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Canada election: Poilievre pledges tax haven crackdown, touts size of Edmonton rally

Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper introduced Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a packed campaign event in Edmonton, which is believed to be one of his biggest rallies yet. During an exchange with a reporter from the Globe and Mail, Poilievre asked whether she enjoyed his rally in Edmonton last night …

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Ukraine says it captured 2 Chinese soldiers fighting for Russia in Donetsk region

The Ukrainian military has captured two Chinese men fighting with the Russian army in the eastern Donetsk region, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced Tuesday.  Zelenskyy said a clash with Chinese soldiers occurred near the villages of Tarasivka and Bilohorivka in the Donetsk region, where six Chinese military personnel engaged Ukrainian …

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