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Twenty seconds and a whole world passed between the moment a fire truck was cleared to cross Runway 4 at LaGuardia airport in New York on Sunday night and the instant it was plowed into by an Air Canada flight that had been cleared to land, killing the two pilots. …
Read More »Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopens, with strict limits
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. Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened on Monday for limited traffic, a key step in …
Read More »Trump expands U.S. travel ban to 5 more countries and Palestinian Authority, toughens limits on others
The Trump administration is expanding its travel ban to include five more countries — plus the Palestinian Authority — and imposing new limits on 15 others, doubling the number of jurisdictions affected by sweeping limits announced earlier this year on who can travel and emigrate to the U.S. The administration …
Read More »Alberta already has sky-high car insurance rates. Will 120 km/h speed limits send premiums higher?
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. Vehicle insurance companies are going to keep a close watch on whether the Alberta government keeps driving forward with a proposal to increase some highway speed limits …
Read More »U.S. Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, in case on Trump birthright citizenship order
The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a blow on Friday to the power of federal judges by restricting their ability to grant broad legal relief in cases, as the justices acted in a legal fight over President Donald Trump’s bid to limit birthright citizenship, ordering lower courts that blocked the policy …
Read More »New temporary foreign worker limits; Cineplex appeals fine: CBC’s Marketplace cheat sheet
Miss something this week? Don’t panic. CBC’s Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need. Want this in your inbox? Get the Marketplace newsletter every Friday. Businesses face new limits on temporary foreign worker program A McDonald’s restaurant is pictured in Burnaby, B.C., in 2023. Restaurants have become a major employer of cooks, …
Read More »Ontario courts are stretched to their limits. Will a new minister of bail reform help?
On Jan. 9, 2023, the relative of a Richmond Hill man accused of assault, choking and breaking the terms of his probation among a total of 13 offences paid down $1,000 for a new commitment — a promise the man would follow strict rules in exchange for temporary freedom. They …
Read More »Ontario school boards, government advance conflicting plans on social media limits
The Ford government and a group of Ontario school boards are slowly moving forward with contrasting strategies to battle distractions in the classroom caused by social media apps like TikTok and Instagram. A government-led plan to meet with the executives of major social media companies to discuss how to combat …
Read More »St. Pierre-Jolys community members push back after school division limits access to library – Winnipeg
The Joly Regional Library in St. Pierre-Jolys has been a pillar in the South Eastern Manitoba village since the 1960s and was the first bilingual library to be built in rural Manitoba. Recently, though, the Red River Valley School Division made the decision to move forward with a plan to …
Read More »Speed limits set to increase on some Ontario highways, including parts of 401
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Speed limits on some Ontario highways are set to increase on Friday, including large portions of the 401. Beginning on July 12, speed limits will be permanently raised 10 kilometres per hour to 110 km/h on 10 roadways in northern and southern …
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