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A Winnipeg-born man has been imprisoned in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centre in the Mojave Desert since October, where he says he’s without proper food, medical care and regular showers — and he has no idea when he’ll be released. Clayton Herman, 54, has spent nearly 200 …
Read More »How Carney’s Davos speech holds up 3 months later
Mark Carney, who spent twice as many days abroad in his first year as prime minister than Justin Trudeau did, was in Mumbai, India, when the U.S. and Israel launched their war against the Islamic Republic of Iran on Feb. 28. In a statement that sent a rumble of discontent …
Read More »U.S., Venezuela re-establish diplomatic ties 2 months after Maduro’s capture
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 United States and interim authorities in Venezuela have agreed to re-establish diplomatic and consular relations, …
Read More »Wife of former South Korean president sentenced to 20 months for bribery
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. A South Korean court sentenced former first lady Kim Keon Hee on Wednesday to one year and eight months in jail …
Read More »He gave away his art after learning he had 18 months to live. Now his cancer’s in remission
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. After Bill Staubi was diagnosed with liver cancer and told he only had 18 months to …
Read More »ABC signs Jimmy Kimmel to a 1-year contract extension, months after temporary suspension
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. U.S. President Donald Trump won’t be getting his wish. ABC said Monday it has signed late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel to a one-year contract extension. Kimmel’s previous, multi-year …
Read More »The U.S. has put military pressure on Venezuela for months. What’s the endgame?
For months, U.S. pressure on Venezuela has included a buildup of military force in the region, threats of military action, along with strikes on alleged drug boats off its coast. Yet it remains ambiguous and unclear as to what, exactly, the Trump administration’s strategy is for Venezuela, or its plans …
Read More »Lost for 5 months in the Northern Rockies, this cat is heading home to Oklahoma for Christmas
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. After nearly five months lost in northeastern B.C, a beloved family cat is heading home for the holidays. Since July, Shadow the cat has been surviving in …
Read More »Flu vaccines take months to make. Here’s what could speed it up
This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. For decades, the flu virus in the shots you’re offered every fall has been grown …
Read More »This moss survived 9 months outside the International Space Station in the harshness of space
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Space is a harsh environment: it’s a vacuum with freezing temperatures, super high ultraviolet radiation and, of course, almost no oxygen. But Japanese researchers have found a type …
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