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People in the U.S. Midwest and Great Lakes states are sweltering under intense heat and humidity in the lead-up to the Fourth of July holiday. In New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani warned that temperatures are expected to climb into the high 90s and triple digits, with a heat index …
Read More »Facing mounting backlash, Anandasangaree says U.S. tech companies are ‘misinterpreting’ his lawful access bill
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. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree accused U.S. tech giants of “misinterpreting” his lawful access bill, which promises …
Read More »Building owner facing 7 counts of manslaughter in connection with fatal Old Montreal fire
Listen to this article Estimated 4 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. The owner of an Old Montreal building where seven people died in a 2023 fire is …
Read More »Shadow fleets of sanctions-skirting ships facing global crackdown: analysis
Listen to this article Estimated 4 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. Dramatic social media footage of Belgian special forces boarding an oil tanker suspected to be linked …
Read More »How a Canadian military intelligence operative ended up facing an espionage charge
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. Prior to being arrested this week and accused of passing sensitive or classified information to a …
Read More »Zelenskyy says Ukraine facing ‘one of the most difficult moments in our history’ in wake of U.S. peace plan
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. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that Ukraine has to confront the possibility of losing its dignity or risking the loss of a key partner as it figures …
Read More »P.E.I. man facing what police say are 1st terrorism charges laid in Atlantic Canada
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A North Rustico, P.E.I., man already under a terrorism peace bond is now facing what police say are the first terrorism charges ever laid in Atlantic Canada. …
Read More »Ex-swim instructor at N.S. youth correctional facility facing 66 sex-related charges
Nova Scotia RCMP say a Dartmouth man is facing 66 sex-related charges following a four-year investigation into allegations of dozens of sexual assaults at a provincial youth correctional facility. Donald Douglas Williams, 75, who was the swim instructor at the Nova Scotia Youth Centre in Waterville, N.S., between 1988 and 2017, …
Read More »Canada is facing a housing crisis. Could it take a page from Europe?
Slavica Salihbegovic’s family was growing. So she did what anyone living in Vienna would do: She asked the city for a bigger apartment. “At that time, I was pregnant with my first kid,” she said. “I lived in a two-room apartment … it was an OK building, but it was …
Read More »F-35 program facing skyrocketing costs, pilot shortage and infrastructure deficit: AG report
Canada’s plan to buy 88 U.S.-built F-35 fighter jets is facing significant challenges, including skyrocketing costs, a shortage of trained pilots and a lack of critical infrastructure, according to a new report from Auditor General Karen Hogan. The audit for the F-35 program is part of Hogan’s spring audits, released Tuesday, which …
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