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Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Canadian resident of China has been arrested in the United States for allegedly stealing electric car manufacturer Tesla’s trade secrets and conspiring to sell them to undercover law enforcement officers. Klaus Pflugbeil, the operator of a China-based business that sells technology …
Read More »Dozens more U.S., U.K. strikes target ‘deeply buried’ Houthi targets – National
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The United States and United Kingdom have launched “proportionate and necessary strikes” against 36 Houthi targets across 13 locations in Yemen, according to a joint military statement issued through the Canadian Forces on Monday. The joint statement says these strikes were done …
Read More »Canadians among 19 charged in alleged cross-border drug smuggling scheme
A Montreal man and four other Canadians are among 19 people indicted for allegedly participating in a conspiracy to smuggle cocaine and other narcotics from Mexico to the United States and Canada, the U.S. Department of Justice said Tuesday. The department said police forces in all three countries participated in …
Read More »Canada’s ‘super pigs’ threatening to invade northern U.S. states
An exploding population of hard-to-eradicate “super pigs” in Canada is threatening to spill south of the border, and northern states like Minnesota, North Dakota and Montana are taking steps to stop the invasion. In Canada, the wild pigs roaming Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba pose a new threat. They are often …
Read More »Canada’s India allegation puts U.S. in ‘difficult’ spot as it seeks deeper ties
Canada’s allegation that there is evidence agents of India’s government may have behind the killing of a Sikh leader on Canadian soil have put the U.S. in what experts say is a “difficult” bind as it seeks deeper economic ties with the South Asian superpower. The Biden administration has said …
Read More »Jimmy Buffet, ‘Margaritaville’ singer, dies at age 76 – National
Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song Margaritaville —and turned that celebration of loafing into a billion-dollar empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions — has died. He was 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his …
Read More »Filming Christmas in July? How Hollywood strikes hit holiday movie-making here – National
It’s a classic holiday film tale: small towns, snowflakes and star-crossed lovers. But this year’s queue of beloved holiday movies may be considerably smaller due to the worldwide shut-down of productions caused by current Hollywood writers’ and actors’ strikes. Glitch SPFX is an Ottawa-based special effects company responsible for simulating …
Read More »Canadian cinemas preparing for fallout of Hollywood strikes – National
Canadian movie theatre owners say they’re nervously watching for developments in dual Hollywood strikes and plan to show more classics, cult favourites and live events if the labour disruptions stretch on. The owners are expecting striking stars represented by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, and …
Read More »Canada’s wildfires to get more U.S. aid after Biden speaks with Trudeau
U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday directed his administration to deploy “all available federal firefighting assets” that can quickly respond to the wildfires raging across Canada. The White House said Biden made the order after speaking with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau about the evolving wildfire situation, where the American president …
Read More »U.S. releases video of ‘unsafe’ manoeuvre by Chinese warship in Taiwan Strait – National
The United States Navy has released a new video showing an up-close angle of an “unsafe” manoeuvre performed by a Chinese warship in the Taiwan Strait this weekend. The incident, first captured by Global News on June 3 aboard the HMCS Montreal, was just the latest aggressive military move from …
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