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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 Canadian Armed Forces has made the decision to end its avalanche-control program in Rogers Pass, …
Read More »Fears Ontario’s student aid program will bring huge debt, put higher education out of reach
The physiotherapist who helped Foday Saidykhan recover from a basketball injury also helped inspire the Toronto teen’s dreams for the future. A summer mentorship program offering the high-schooler a hands-on introduction to a variety of health-care careers and professionals happy to discuss their own schooling further cemented his growing interest …
Read More »Iran’s Khamenei says ‘rioters should be put in their place’
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. Iran’s supreme leader insisted Saturday that “rioters must be put in their place” after a week …
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 »Trump to put tariffs on cabinets, furniture, pharmaceuticals and heavy trucks
U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will put import taxes of 100 per cent on pharmaceutical drugs, 50 per cent on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30 per cent on upholstered furniture and 25 per cent on heavy trucks starting on Wednesday. The posts on his social media site Truth Social did …
Read More »Some FEMA staff who signed dissent letter over agency cuts being put on leave, documents say
Some employees of the U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) who signed a public letter of dissent earlier this week were put on administrative leave Tuesday evening, according to documents reviewed by the Associated Press. More than 180 current and former FEMA employees signed the letter sent to the FEMA …
Read More »Appeals court agrees NFL can be put on trial over claims Black coaches face discrimination
The National Football League can be put on trial over civil claims that Brian Flores and other Black coaches face discrimination, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday, rejecting the league’s attempt to force Flores into arbitration with commissioner Roger Goodell as the arbitrator. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …
Read More »Flight attendant says Delta put ‘profits over safety’ in Toronto crash
A flight attendant awarded for her heroism after the Delta Air Lines crash in Toronto earlier this year is now suing the company, alleging it “cut corners on safety” and knowingly put passengers at risk, CBC News has learned. In a 15-page complaint filed in U.S. federal court in Michigan …
Read More »As this tiny frog disappears from Canada, conservationist warn fast-tracking bills put more species at risk
The Blanchard’s Cricket Frog is so tiny it can fit on your thumb, and the distinctive call for which it is named would make it easy to hear — if it hadn’t recently been declared locally extinct in its wetland habitat of southwestern Ontario. Thomas Hossie, assistant professor of biology who studies amphibians at the province’s Trent University, described …
Read More »Port Sudan airstrikes cause explosions, put humanitarian aid deliveries at risk
Explosions and fires rocked Sudan’s wartime capital Port Sudan on Tuesday, a witness said, part of a days-long drone assault that has torched the country’s biggest fuel depots and damaged its primary gateway for humanitarian aid. The strikes included an unmanned aerial vehicle attack by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces …
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