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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. Senate Republicans abruptly left Washington on Thursday without voting on a roughly $70 billion US bill …
Read More »NASA targeting no earlier than April 1 to send astronauts around the moon in Artemis II mission
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. After several delays to the mission that will take four astronauts around the moon, NASA held …
Read More »She found out she had cancer while pregnant. Experts say earlier screening needed in Quebec
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. When Salimeh Maghsoudlou felt a lump in her breast during pregnancy, cancer was the last thing …
Read More »Benin’s interior minister says a coup announced earlier has been foiled
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A coup that was announced in Benin on Sunday has been “foiled,” the interior minister said in a video on Facebook. “In the early morning of Sunday, …
Read More »Canada’s economy shed over 40,000 jobs in July, partly offsetting earlier growth
The Canadian economy lost more than 40,000 jobs in July, sinking the share of people employed to an eight-month low, Statistics Canada reported on Friday, as the labour market gave back substantial gains seen in June. The unemployment rate, however, remained steady but at a multi-year-high level of 6.9 per cent, the …
Read More »Nutrition warning labels are hitting shelves near you — earlier than expected
Health Canada’s new front-of-package nutrition warning labels are beginning to appear on store shelves six months ahead of the food industry’s deadline. First announced in 2022, the black-and-white labels alert shoppers if a product is high in sugar, sodium and/or saturated fat, which the federal department says can lead to increased health risks …
Read More »Trump’s 104% tariffs on China to take effect at midnight, quashing earlier market gains
The United States said on Tuesday that 104 per cent duties on imports from China will take effect shortly after midnight, even as the Trump administration moved to quickly start talks with other trading partners targeted by U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff plan. U.S. stocks dropped on Tuesday for a fourth straight …
Read More »Man shot 2 weeks earlier in same Edmonton building where security guard slain
A man was shot in the same Central McDougall building just weeks before a security guard was gunned down on Dec. 6. On Nov. 21 around 4:54 a.m., patrol officers responded to a reported shooting at the apartment building at 106th Street and 107th Avenue. “Upon arrival, police located an …
Read More »Ontario may see earlier leaf colour change after wettest summer on record
Some parts of southern Ontario have already seen the fall leaves change colour due in part to the record amount of rainfall the region experienced this summer — and it’s expected that more leaves may change colour sooner. Global News meteorologist Ross Hull says that after the wettest summer on …
Read More »Northwest Territories residents head to polls after wildfire delayed earlier vote – National
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 14, 2023 10:36 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Residents of the Northwest Territories are heading to the polls Tuesday, more than a month after the election was originally set to be held. The election had been scheduled for …
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