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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. The Ring of Fire mining development in Northern Ontario has not been officially designated for fast-tracking …
Read More »Western Cuba hit by major blackout that energy official says could last 72 hours
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. A blackout left millions of people without power in Havana and the rest of western Cuba …
Read More »Minister says there’s ‘a lot more work to do’ with India after Canadian official says it’s no longer a threat
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. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says there’s still a lot of work to do on the …
Read More »Israel strikes Lebanon’s capital killing top Hezbollah official, despite ceasefire
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. Israel on Sunday struck Lebanon’s capital for the first time since June, saying it killed Hezbollah’s chief of staff Haytham Tabtabai and warning the Iran-backed militant group …
Read More »Trump pardons Rudy Giuliani, others who backed efforts to overturn 2020 election, official says
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. U.S. President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, his former chief of staff Mark Meadows and others accused of backing the Republican’s efforts …
Read More »Dominion Voting Systems, at centre of false 2020 election claims, sold to former Republican election official
Voting technology company Dominion Voting Systems (DVS), founded in Toronto and a target of conspiracy theories in the 2020 U.S. presidential election spread by Republican Donald Trump and his allies, has been sold. Dominion, which operated out of Denver for the past several years, was bought by a firm run …
Read More »‘Our people are watching’: FSIN official calls for humility, accountability after audit
A member of the Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations executive says he cannot stand behind his colleagues’ response to a scathing forensic audit last week that flagged $34 million in questionable expenses. Craig McCallum, who was elected 4th vice-chief of FSIN in October 2023, issued an open letter this week …
Read More »Hundreds of Iranians held on U.S. immigration charges to be deported to Iran: Tehran official
The United States will deport hundreds of Iranians back to Iran in the coming weeks, with the first 120 deportees being prepared for a flight in the next day or two, Iran said Tuesday. The deportation of Iranians, not yet publicly acknowledged by the U.S. government, comes as tensions remain …
Read More »Belarus political prisoner Statkevich freed, but he refuses to cross border: senior official
Belarusian opposition politician Mikola Statkevich refused to cross into Lithuania with other freed prisoners after they were pardoned and released at the request of U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday, a senior official in the exiled opposition party told Reuters. “This is a real drama because Mikola Statkevich completely refused to leave Belarus, and they …
Read More »John Bolton, former Trump official critical of president, has home searched
Law enforcement personnel were spotted Friday outside the Washington-area residence belonging to longtime Republican figure John Bolton, a critic of President Donald Trump before and after spending 16 months in his first administration. Footage from multiple U.S. media outlets, and a livestream from the website Lawfare, showed a presence of several …
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