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LISTEN | Full interview with Alina Fernández: As It Happens10:21Fidel Castro’s anti-communist daughter hopes the U.S. will bring regime change to Cuba While thousands of Cubans have been marching in the streets to oppose the U.S. indictment of their former president Raúl Castro, a literal daughter of the revolution is …
Read More »Danielle Smith says she hopes MOU can be finalized in ‘next number of days’
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. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday she hopes the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between her province …
Read More »Markets soar, oil prices plummet as hopes rise for U.S.-Iran peace
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. Markets soared overnight and U.S. crude prices plunged 13 per cent after China’s foreign minister on …
Read More »Wall Street set for lower open after Trump’s comments dent Iran resolution hopes
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. Wall Street’s main indexes were set for a lower open on Thursday, in the last session …
Read More »Lockeport hopes mermaid statue will scale up tourism but some locals aren’t on board
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. A plan to erect a mermaid statue in Lockeport, N.S., is prompting a discussion about tourism …
Read More »Abi Strate leads Canadian Olympic ski jumping hopes at Milano-Cortina Winter Games
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. Canada’s newly named ski jumping team has high hopes heading into the Milano-Cortina Winter Games — …
Read More »Canada aims for steel tariff relief as Carney hopes to improve relationship with Trump, sources say
Partial relief from steel tariffs is the modest expectation of the Canadian delegation heading to the White House for Tuesday’s meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump. According to three Canadian sources speaking to CBC News and Radio-Canada, the hope is that any sort of steel tariff …
Read More »White House hopes monthly U.S. jobs report to continue despite claim by labour statistics nominee
Donald Trump’s selection as next commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) threatens to bring a new level of politicization to what for decades has been a nonpartisan agency issuing reports on the nation’s economic health, according to Democrats and some economists. While many former Labour Department officials say …
Read More »Tesla’s profits fall again as Musk hopes robotaxis will offset declining sales
The fallout from Elon Musk’s plunge into politics a year ago is still hammering his Tesla business as both sales and profits dropped sharply again in the latest quarter. The car company that has faced boycotts for months said Wednesday that revenue dropped 12 per cent and profits slumped 16 per …
Read More »Trump hopes for Russia-Ukraine ceasefire progress ahead of calls with Putin, Zelenskyy
President Donald Trump hopes separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. Trump expressed his hopes for a “productive day” Monday — and a ceasefire — in a social media post over the …
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