7 hours ago Radio Duration 24:41 The Liberal leadership race really got underway this week. Mark Carney wracked up endorsements from current cabinet ministers, while Chrystia Freeland pitched herself as running against the “Ottawa establishment”. Meanwhile, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling an early election on Wednesday in hopes of …
Read More »After an ‘unexpectedly difficult’ year, what’s ahead for the Royal Family in 2025?
Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox. When it emerged almost a year ago that Catherine, Princess of Wales, and King Charles had health concerns, it was a rare royal moment. Not one, but …
Read More »Notre-Dame Cathedral restoration ‘overwhelming,’ France’s Macron says ahead of reopening
Notre-Dame Cathedral will reopen its doors next week to Paris tourists and the Catholic faithful, five-and-a-half years after fire gutted the Gothic masterpiece, one of the French capital’s most beloved and visited monuments. President Emmanuel Macron was one of the first to catch a glimpse of the newly renovated cathedral …
Read More »Mexico will retaliate if U.S. moves ahead with Trump’s tariff plans, president says
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Wednesday Mexico would retaliate if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump followed through with his proposed 25 per cent across-the-board tariff, a move her government warned could kill 400,000 U.S. jobs and drive up prices for U.S. consumers. “If there are U.S. tariffs, Mexico would also …
Read More »Israel carries out airstrikes in Beirut ahead of anticipated ceasefire deal with Hezbollah
Israeli warplanes hit Beirut’s southern suburbs with a wave of airstrikes on Tuesday just before Israel’s cabinet met to discuss a ceasefire deal with its Hezbollah foes. A senior Israeli official and Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib appeared optimistic a deal could be reached, clearing the way for an end to a …
Read More »In a bid to bolster the grid, Texas charges ahead on battery storage
Across Texas, fenced lots of shipping-like containers are popping up amid the oil derricks and wind turbines that have defined the landscape. Building blocks of a new energy ecosystem, these grey boxes are packed full of batteries, already revolutionizing the way power is produced and distributed to consumers. “We’ve got …
Read More »Canada ponders ‘top secret’ data cloud as allies push ahead with intelligence-sharing plans
Australia is joining the United States and the United Kingdom in developing top-secret cloud networks to exchange highly classified defence, national security and intelligence data with each other — a concept Canada has just begun to think about. Experts say that, unless the gap is closed quickly, Canada’s lack of such digital infrastructure …
Read More »Ford government warns schools to watch ‘political bias’ ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary
Almost a year after the Hamas attack on Israel shook the Middle East and prompted a conflict that continues to reverberate around the world, the Ontario government is giving school boards strict instructions on how to mark the anniversary of Oct. 7. A memo sent to school boards across the …
Read More »Concerns mount over pediatrician shortage at Kelowna hospital ahead of flu season – Okanagan
Concerns among parents and caregivers in the Central Okanagan are growing in the wake of a pediatrician shortage at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH). “With winter coming up and all the winter flus, like that is very scary, definitely very scary,” said Tianna Byers, a Kelowna mother of three. Earlier this …
Read More »Air Canada ‘disruptions have already begun’ ahead of strike notice deadline
The clock is ticking for Air Canada and its pilots to reach an agreement in their labour dispute ahead of a looming shutdown that could upend air travel for thousands of passengers. Some disruptions have already begun as a midnight deadline is fast approaching for the national carrier and the …
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