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Seven months of relative calm in Syria came to a bloody end last week, when what began as local skirmishes escalated into the worst fighting since the fall of Bashar al-Assad in December. The fighting took place in Suwayda, a southern Syrian province that has remained outside of government control …
Read More »Masai Ujiri era ends in Toronto as Raptors move on from longtime president
Masai Ujiri is out as vice-chairman and president of the Toronto Raptors, marking the end of a more than decade-long run that delivered the franchise’s first NBA title. The sides parted ways Friday, with Ujiri heading into the final year of his contract. The dismissal continues Maple Leaf Sports & …
Read More »IMF warns Trump’s tariffs will slow U.S., global economies as we enter ‘a new era’
The U.S. and global economies will likely slow significantly in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs and the uncertainty they have created, the International Monetary Fund said Tuesday. The IMF said that the global economy will grow just 2.8 per cent this year, down from its forecast in January …
Read More »What will Canada’s second Trudeau era leave behind?
In an interview in December 2022, Justin Trudeau allowed himself to talk about legacy. He has typically avoided entertaining such stuff. But sitting in his West Block office a little more than two years ago, he spoke of “unfinished business” and a desire to “lock in what Canada is doing …
Read More »End of an era: Manitoba couple selling mobile apiary – Winnipeg
There are four school buses on the Kostrabas’ property near Beausejour, Man. One, parked next to the house, stores a winter’s worth of firewood. Two more, down a narrow road leading further into the acreage, are filled to the ceiling with barrels, boxes and frames, with more piled in heaps …
Read More »In Danielle Smith era, Premier Notley’s tenure now looks peachy
EDITOR’S NOTE: CBC News and The Road Ahead commissioned this public opinion research in mid-October, starting six days after Danielle Smith won the leadership of the United Conservative Party. As with all polls, this one is a snapshot in time. It’s a surefire applause line, at least at a United …
Read More »With Kenney’s exit, the ‘resistance’ era is over — but something louder might follow
Late in 2018, Maclean’s magazine put five Conservative leaders on its cover and billed them as “the resistance” — an apparent play on the name of the movement that had emerged to oppose Donald Trump in the United States. The three premiers and two party leaders on the cover were presented as …
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