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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. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa is working on a $1-billion project aimed at expanding critical minerals processing capacity in Canada, while securing the equivalent of $70 …
Read More »Trump’s pledge to scrap mail-in voting could throw U.S. elections into a tailspin
U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to ban mail-in voting ahead of the country’s midterm elections — a manoeuvre that could throw the electoral system into disarray and disenfranchise millions of voters who rely on this method to cast a ballot. Trump has railed against voting by mail since he lost …
Read More »Is Canada beating ploughshares into swords with its NATO 5% pledge? Not likely
By anyone’s measure, $150 billion a year is an eye-watering amount of money to spend on anything — let alone defence. While it pales in comparison to the inflation-adjusted appropriations of the Second World War, it is potentially, for this generation, the very definition of beating ploughshares into swords. Or …
Read More »Manitoba liberals pledge more benefits for transitioning social assistance recipients – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 14, 2023 2:24 pm Updated September 14, 2023 4:42 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Manitoba Liberals are promising to let social assistance recipients keep more of their benefits as they transition to work. Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont …
Read More »Manitoba Tories pledge incentive to use local music in film and TV productions – Winnipeg
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 14, 2023 5:51 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size Manitoba Progressive Conservatives are promising aid for the local film, television and music industry if they are re-elected Oct. 3. Tory Leader Heather Stefanson says she would offer a 10 …
Read More »Chris Bassitt, wife pledge to donate for each win
Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO – Blue Jays starting pitcher Chris Bassitt and his wife Jessica want to have an impact on their new home in Toronto. The Bassitts pledged on Tuesday to donate US$10,000 every time the Blue Jays win when Chris pitches this season, …
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