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As the U.S. and Israel-Iran war was raging, Capt. Raman Kapoor was stuck for 2½ months on an oil tanker in the Persian Gulf with 23 seafarers begging to go home. “Our families were so scared, the entire crew was requesting for their relief, but we couldn’t get out of …
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Tommy Hunter, ‘Canada’s Country Gentleman,’ dead at 89
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. “Canada’s Country Gentleman” Tommy Hunter, the celebrated musician whose professional career spanned from the 1950s into …
Read More »Interpol names suspect in Monaco bombing that reportedly wounded Russia-linked tycoon
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. Interpol on Friday identified a 39-year-old woman from Ukraine as the main suspect in a bombing …
Read More »Iran begins week of funeral ceremonies for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
The body of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei lay in state in a vast hall in Tehran on Friday as clerics, officials, foreign dignitaries and other mourners paid their respects to Iran’s late Supreme Leader, killed in a U.S.-Israeli airstrike earlier this year. Iran is staging a week of mass funeral processions …
Read More »Officials fear medical crisis as Venezuelans displaced by quakes crowd shelters, hospitals
A week after Venezuela’s devastating twin earthquakes, doctors on Wednesday said the biggest dangers now facing survivors are untreated wounds and infectious diseases. Thousands of displaced Venezuelans are sleeping in crowded shelters or outside without access to clean water amid dismal sanitary conditions following the June 24 earthquakes that officials …
Read More »Even birds living in protected Ontario reserve can’t escape climate change, new study finds
Listen to this article Estimated 5 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. Long Point Bird Observatory is a protected area full of wildlife that is located on a …
Read More »2 people arrested after hanging ‘power of love’ banner on Empire State Building antenna
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. A daredevil couple scaled the Empire State Building’s antenna Wednesday and unfurled a banner about “the …
Read More »Some Islanders start getting extra money from province on Friday to help with rising costs
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. Some Prince Edward Islanders will see extra money in their bank accounts on Friday as the …
Read More »Why one superfan thinks now is the right time for Canada’s Eurovision debut
LISTEN | Canada joins Eurovision and this superfan explains why that’s such big news : As It Happens6:55Canada joins Eurovision and this superfan explains why that’s such big news Canada is officially joining the phenomenon known as Eurovision. And the Canadian behind the fringe show “A Canadian Explains Eurovision To …
Read More »Alberta government to announce details for West Coast pipeline proposal
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. The Alberta government is expected to announce details on Thursday regarding its proposal to build a …
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