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Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina said he fled the country in fear for his life following a military rebellion but did not announce his resignation in a speech broadcast on national television late Monday from an undisclosed location. Rajoelina has faced weeks of Gen Z-led anti-government protests, which reached a pivotal …
Read More »Trump says imports of wood products may pose national security threat to U.S. — raising fears in B.C.
B.C.’s forestry sector is awaiting the results of a U.S. Commerce Department investigation into the imports of wood products, which could impose further tariffs on the beleaguered industry. It comes months after U.S. President Donald Trump launched a Section 232 investigation into whether importing timber, lumber and derivative products could pose a …
Read More »Russia presses in Eastern Ukraine, as fears loom in Europe over Trump-Putin meeting
Small bands of Russian soldiers thrust deeper into Eastern Ukraine on Tuesday before a summit between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump, which European leaders fear could end in peace terms imposed on an unlawfully shrunken Ukraine. In one of the most extensive incursions so far this …
Read More »Afghan Canadian fears mother may be sent back into Taliban’s hands after they nearly killed her
An Afghan Canadian man is calling on the federal government to speed up the refugee sponsorship process for his mother, who fled Afghanistan after she was beaten by the Taliban and is now hiding in Tajikistan to avoid deportation back to Kabul. Noorullah Hakemi, who lives in Ottawa and came …
Read More »She’s fought for clean water for years and fears proposed Ontario permit changes will hurt First Nations
Makasa Looking Horse Henry remembers the moment she learned some people in her community had never tasted clean tap water. “A lot of people have to rely on buying water, not having any hooked-up water, piped-in water and running water in their households,” she said. “This is a huge stressor …
Read More »Toronto tenant fears homelessness amid alleged ‘bad faith’ eviction
A Toronto man who has lived in the same High Park apartment for decades says he now fears for his livelihood after being denied permission to appeal his eviction to Ontario’s top court. Andras Henye, who is disabled, partially blind and dealing with declining health, has lived in the same …
Read More »Canadian universities grapple with evaluating students amid AI cheating fears
Canada’s post-secondary institutions are looking for new ways to assess students as they respond to fears about AI being used to cheat on exams. During the COVID-19 pandemic, most university exams were moved online. Then came generative AI tools like ChatGPT, capable of producing essays and answering complex questions in seconds. In the U.S., …
Read More »‘I was going to die’: Kim Kardashian shares fears as she faces Paris robbery suspects in court
Kim Kardashian said a silent prayer — for her sister, her best friend, her family — as a masked man pulled her toward him in a Paris hotel room in the 2016 jewelry heist that changed her life. She was wearing only a bathrobe. She was bound with zip ties. She …
Read More »Tariff fears are driving a boost in auto sales in Detroit
With a licence plate and set of keys in hand, Jerry Chen gets into the new Toyota Highlander his family decided to purchase before U.S. President Donald Trump’s auto tariffs kicked into gear. Chen and his wife, who have two children, bought the vehicle from a Toyota dealership in Bloomfield Township, …
Read More »Poland and Baltics plan Ottawa Treaty exit, sparking fears for the landmine ban’s future
Against the backdrop of Russia’s three-year war in Ukraine, Poland and the Baltics are preparing to exit the Ottawa Treaty, the landmark agreement that saw 164 countries destroy their arsenals of landmines and ban future use. But critics of the decision, including the Canadian who developed and promoted the agreement, …
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