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Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. New Orleans’ mayor-elect said Friday that a federal immigration crackdown launched this week is already causing harm as encounters between masked agents and residents, including some caught …
Read More »Bangladesh’s ousted PM Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for student crackdown
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A Bangladesh war crimes court sentenced ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to death on Monday, concluding a months-long trial that found her guilty of ordering a deadly crackdown on a student-led …
Read More »Crackdown on ‘out-of-control’ trucking loophole promised in upcoming federal budget
The government says it’s earmarking money in the upcoming budget to crack down on a tax-evasion scheme the trucking industry has long derided as a $1-billion scam. The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), the voice of the country’s trucking industry, has dubbed it “Driver Inc.” It occurs when companies try to …
Read More »Ticketmaster vows crackdown on scalper accounts that buy up most tickets
Ticketmaster, the world’s largest online box office, is promising for the first time to crack down on industrial-scale scalpers to bar them from using hundreds — sometimes thousands — of fake Ticketmaster accounts to buy up and resell tickets for concerts, theatre and sporting events. The move, announced in a …
Read More »Battleground L.A.: Fighting Trump’s ICE crackdown
Front Burner The showdown between California and Washington: ICE raids and protests, as Trump faces lawsuit for sending in the National Guard. CBC News · Posted: Jun 10, 2025 8:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours ago A protester holds a sign as a Waymo taxi burns near the …
Read More »We will never forget Tiananmen crackdown, Taiwan and U.S. say on 36th anniversary
The world will never forget China’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square, Taiwan’s president and the top U.S. diplomat said on the 36th anniversary of an event Beijing treats as taboo and allows no public remembrance. The events on and around the central Beijing square on June 4, …
Read More »Universities seek to lure U.S.-bound students amid Trump crackdown
Universities around the world are seeking to offer refuge for students impacted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s crackdown on academic institutions, targeting top talent and a slice of the billions of dollars in academic revenue in the United States. Osaka University, one of the top ranked in Japan, is offering …
Read More »Canada election: Poilievre pledges tax haven crackdown, touts size of Edmonton rally
Former Prime Minister Stephen Harper introduced Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre at a packed campaign event in Edmonton, which is believed to be one of his biggest rallies yet. During an exchange with a reporter from the Globe and Mail, Poilievre asked whether she enjoyed his rally in Edmonton last night …
Read More »Up to 1 in 3 groceries online labelled as Canadian; new car theft crackdown: CBC’s Marketplace Cheat Sheet
Miss something this week? Don’t panic. CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need. Want this in your inbox? Get the Marketplace newsletter every Friday. Marketplace found up to 1 in 3 groceries get labelled as Canadian. But customers say they’re skeptical A screenshot from the Metro website shows a ‘produit d’ici’ …
Read More »Human smuggling persists along Canada-U.S. border, despite crackdown
Human smuggling networks continue to operate along Quebec’s border with Vermont and New York state despite winter conditions and increased law enforcement, according to U.S. Federal Court records about two incidents over the past weekend. The U.S. Border Patrol disrupted a human smuggling run early Sunday across the Quebec-New York border …
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