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Conservatives accuse Liberals of ‘kowtowing to Beijing’ as 2 MPs cut Taiwan trip short

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. The federal Conservatives are accusing the Liberals of rewarding “Beijing’s intimidation” after some parliamentarians on a …

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Malaysia, Indonesia become 1st countries to block Musk’s Grok over sexualized AI images

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. Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed …

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Air Canada worker trapped in baggage hold of Toronto-to-Moncton plane freed before takeoff

Gabrielle Caron was on her way home from a vacation in Mexico, when her connecting flight from Toronto to Moncton took an unexpected turn. Air Canada Rouge Flight 1502 was taxiing toward the runway at Toronto Pearson International Airport when Caron noticed flight attendants frantically running down the aisle of …

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Canadian ice master makes Olympic history with 1st indoor temporary speed skating rink

No ice is colder and harder than speed skating ice. The precision it takes has meant Olympic speed skaters have never competed for gold on a temporary indoor rink, until the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Games. In pursuit of maximum glide and minimum friction, Olympic officials brought on ice master Mark …

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Greenpeace calls for more transparency from Canada’s largest pulp and paper company

Environmental group Greenpeace is calling for more transparency on the part of Canada’s largest pulp and paper company, saying it has received millions of dollars in government funding without providing the public with details of how that money is being used or sharing its plans for the future of Canada’s …

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Wiretaps caught Colombian cocaine group discussing Venezuelan military’s ‘Cartel of the Suns’

The broker told his client he had a relative in the “little red party” with links to the “famous Suns” who, for an up-front fee, would guarantee safe passage of the container with the cocaine onto the ship docked at the Venezuelan port.  The cocaine — a batch of 32 …

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Judge sends Saskatoon bus driver to jail for driving drunk with 52 kids on board

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. A Saskatoon judge says a bus driver who mixed alcohol and pain killers while driving a …

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Mexico’s president says U.S. military intervention ruled out after talks with Trump

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. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said she ruled out a U.S. military intervention to combat drug cartels, …

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Co-accused in couple’s Ontario murder trial testifies she wasn’t prepared to deal with boy’s high needs

WARNING: This story details allegations of child abuse and references thoughts of suicide. The second of two Ontario women accused in the death of a boy in their care testified for the first time, saying Monday that she and her wife struggled to get him the help they felt he …

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2 Native American-owned corporations cancel contracts with ICE

Last week, a second Native American-owned corporation announced it was severing a multi-million dollar contract with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), after community pressure.   A subsidiary of Oneida ESC Group, a corporation owned by the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin, cancelled a US $3.8 million contract with ICE for engineering …

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