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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. Five countries have committed troops for an international security force for Gaza, the commander of the …
Read More »Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announces fall referendum on immigration, constitutional questions
Listen to this article Estimated 6 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. Premier Danielle Smith wants to hold a referendum in October on measures to limit immigration to …
Read More »Ontario policing inspector announces provincewide look at how police, boards can protect against corruption
Ontario’s inspector general of policing will conduct a provincewide independent review of police in the wake of a corruption scandal involving more than half a dozen Toronto police officers. Ryan Teschner said incidents of corruption “understandably shake public trust” and a thorough independent investigation is needed to answer the public’s …
Read More »Commentator, former Blue Jays catcher Buck Martinez announces retirement
Listen to this article Estimated 1 minute 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. Toronto Blue Jays announcer Buck Martinez has announced his retirement, ending a career that saw the former big-league catcher …
Read More »Barry Manilow announces surgery for early-stage cancer and postpones January concerts
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. Barry Manilow will be having surgery to remove a cancerous spot on his lung and will …
Read More »Carney announces shuffle of deputy ministers
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. Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a large shuffle of deputy ministers and senior public servants …
Read More »U.S. announces $11.1B weapons package for Taiwan, angering China
The United States on Wednesday approved $11.1 billion US in arms sales to Taiwan, the largest ever weapons package for the island which is under increasing military pressure from China. The Taiwan arms sale announcement is the second under U.S. President Donald Trump’s current administration, and comes as Beijing ramps …
Read More »Carney announces long-awaited automatic tax filing, makes school food program permanent
The Liberal government will begin rolling out a long-awaited automatic tax filing system for low- income Canadians and make the national school food program permanent in advance of a federal budget that the prime minister is promising will lay the groundwork to support the country’s most vulnerable citizens. Prime Minister …
Read More »Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announces resignation
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announced on Sunday he will step down following growing calls from his party to take responsibility for a historic defeat in July’s parliamentary election. Ishiba, who took office last October, had resisted demands from mostly right-wing opponents within his own party for more than a month, saying such …
Read More »China announces preliminary duty on Canadian canola after anti-dumping probe
China on Tuesday announced a preliminary anti-dumping duty on Canadian canola imports — a fresh escalation in a yearlong trade dispute that began with Ottawa’s imposition of tariffs on Chinese electric vehicle imports last August. The provisional rate will be set at 75.8 per cent, effective from Thursday, the statement said. China …
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