As electric vehicles make their way here on cargo ships from China, export markets like Canada are becoming ever more crucial to Chinese carmakers during a seismic shift in the global auto industry. Dozens of those companies are grappling with factors at home that have driven them to focus on …
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Lebanon fighting eases after U.S.-Iran deal but displaced warned not to rush home
Fighting in southern Lebanon abated on Monday after the announcement of a U.S.-Iran deal to end the wider conflict, but local authorities warned displaced people not to rush home, and Israel said it would not withdraw its troops from the area. Lebanon has suffered the deadliest spillover of the conflict between the U.S. and Iran, with nearly …
Read More »This Alberta village has an ambulance, but it’s out of town 96% of the time
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. The Village of Linden has a fire engine, a waterpumper and a rescue truck parked and …
Read More »Global stocks soar and oil prices drop as U.S., Iran reach tentative deal to end war
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. Stock markets are rallying worldwide and oil prices are easing, after the United States and Iran …
Read More »Britain to introduce legislation to ban under-16s on social media, Starmer says
Britain will ban children under 16 from using a range of social media apps including Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube to protect young people from harmful content and excessive screen time, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Monday. Starmer told a news conference that he will fight back if technology companies …
Read More »Fox agrees to buy streaming pioneer Roku for $22B US
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. Fox has agreed to buy the streaming pioneer Roku in a cash and stock deal valued …
Read More »New memorial marks one of Canada’s deadliest — but less known — highway accidents
Violet Denty was just nine years old when she awoke to the sound of her father crying at the kitchen table in their modest home in Rushoon, a small fishing village tucked into Newfoundland and Labrador’s Burin Peninsula. She knew something was terribly wrong. “My father is a Silent Generation …
Read More »How much rent should a royal pay?
Hello, royal watchers and those intrigued by what’s going on inside the House of Windsor. This is your deep dive into royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox. When a public spending watchdog in the U.K. revealed some of the …
Read More »He’s paddled 60 km to work on B.C.’s North Coast. This week, he’ll try to kayak from Washington to Alaska
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. Yota Kano is on the water “pretty much every day.” He’s been an avid paddler since …
Read More »Trump warns Israel and Iran not to ‘blow it’ after new strikes threaten emerging ceasefire deal
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday played down Israeli strikes on Lebanon but said Israel and Iran should refrain from such attacks with a deal to end the war with Iran potentially close at hand. “There should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon, but there should also …
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