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Hegseth orders review of U.S. troops deployed to NATO in fiery Brussels speech

Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth chastised NATO allies as “shameful” for the restrictions placed on …

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In social media’s ‘curated’ age, the modern wedding seeks to stand out

When Nat Kim and Nick Fernando began planning their Vancouver wedding in 2024, the couple, both designers, knew they had a specific vision for the event.  “There were a lot of things that we were particular about,” said Kim, 30, an interior designer. “We knew we were going to have …

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Driver dead, nearly 90 other people injured after passenger trains collide north of London

Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Two trains collided north of London on Friday, killing a driver and seriously injuring dozens of …

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Bolivia’s president declares state of emergency to break protest gridlock

Bolivian authorities began clearing road blockades on Saturday after President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency, enabling wider military deployment in his effort to restore order amid protests that have brought the economy to a halt over the past 50 days. Addressing the nation early Saturday morning, Paz said …

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Ukraine keeps striking Russian refineries and supply routes. How close is the country to an energy crisis?

Even before Ukraine launched its largest attack ever on Moscow — striking a major refinery and causing thick black smoke to rise above the capital on Thursday — the effects of Kyiv’s intensifying drone campaign were being acutely felt by many Russians. In Crimea, which Moscow illegally annexed in 2014, …

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Paths carved into boreal peatlands for oil and gas exploration could be speeding up climate change: study

Thousands of lines carved into Canada’s boreal peatlands for oil and gas exploration could be speeding up climate change, suggests a new study from University of Waterloo researchers. Known as “seismic lines,” they have been carved through the forests of B.C., Saskatchewan and especially Alberta for accommodating oil and gas …

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After deadly protests, more Iranian women choosing to defy hijab law despite the dangers

“Because it’s Iran. And I have to live here.”  That was the explanation offered by a young woman in Tehran earlier this week when she was asked why she declined to do an anonymous, audio-only interview with a CBC News journalist from abroad.  What she wasn’t afraid to do, however, …

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6th person dead in hospital after fatal collision in Mapleton, Ont.: OPP

Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A sixth person is dead after a fatal two vehicle collision in Mapleton, Ont. last week, …

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The day the Five Eyes showed up to confront Russia about its plan to attack Ukraine

It has been revealed that a group of Five Eyes officials delivered a dramatic and potentially unprecedented in-person warning to a Kremlin official about the consequences Moscow would face for attacking Ukraine, days before the start of its full-scale invasion. An account of the February 2022 meeting was first disclosed …

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‘We just have to push’: Canada in position to win FIFA World Cup group

Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Canada has already made history at this summer’s FIFA World Cup. The team doesn’t plan to …

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