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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. Lithuania’s president and prime minister were taken to safe locations Wednesday and residents of Vilnius were …
Read More »Mexico moved extradition goalposts after U.S. indicted top politician over cartel ties: experts
The Claudia Sheinbaum administration’s demand for “irrefutable” proof before handing over a top elected politician to the U.S. over alleged drug cartel dealings reveals how the Mexican government applies a double standard in its stated battle against organized crime, experts say. The United States unveiled an indictment on April 29 …
Read More »Federal leaders remember Pope Francis as humble pontiff who moved reconciliation forward
Canada’s political leaders are remembering Pope Francis as a humble leader with a deep moral obligation and the spiritual courage to help the world’s most vulnerable. “Today, the world lost a man who profoundly touched the lives of billions of people,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said during a campaign stop in …
Read More »Varsho moved to 60-day IL after shoulder surgery
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 24, 2024 11:06 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Star outfielder Daulton Varsho has been transferred to the Toronto Blue Jays’ 60-day injured list. Varsho had surgery on his right shoulder Monday. He bats left …
Read More »Third Marineland beluga that moved to U.S. aquarium dies
A third beluga from Marineland has died at a U.S. aquarium after arriving there two years ago. Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut says the beluga named Kharabali exhibited abnormal swimming behaviour in November and was eventually moved to its intensive care facility 11 days ago. Mystic says staff were giving Kharabali …
Read More »Winnipeg’s city hall hanukkiah moved inside for 24 hours over weekend – Winnipeg
A Winnipeg city councillor is voicing her concerns over a decision to temporarily relocate a hanukkiah, also known as a Hanukkah menorah, from outside to inside city hall for a 24-hour period over the weekend. Fort Rouge-Fort Garry East Coun. Sherri Rollins sent out a statement on Monday expressing her …
Read More »Notorious killer Paul Bernardo moved to a medium-security prison
Convicted teen killer and serial rapist Paul Bernardo was quietly moved to a medium-security prison in Quebec on Monday, the lawyer for his victims’ families says. Bernardo has been serving a life sentence for kidnapping, torturing and killing Kristen French, 15, and Leslie Mahaffy, 14, in the early 1990s near …
Read More »Hockey Canada moved cash from fund used for sexual assault claims to avoid encouraging more claims: report
A controversial reserve fund that Hockey Canada publicly vowed it would stop using to settle sexual assault allegations is significantly depleted after the organization transferred millions of dollars in past years to another account, a new interim report reveals. Former Supreme Court justice Thomas Cromwell’s interim report on Hockey Canada’s governance, released last week, …
Read More »My art – and my life — was dark and surreal. Then I moved to Canada
This First Person column is by Calgary artist Claudia Reyes who moved to Canada from Mexico. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. I was born and raised in Mexico. Often when I talk to people in Canada and they find out where I am from, they say …
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