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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. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will open Canada’s new consulate in Greenland’s capital this week, as both allies seek to deepen ties amid turbulent relations with the …
Read More »Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl makes album sales, music chart history in 1st week
Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, has officially sold four million equivalent album units — which includes album sales and streaming activity — in its first week in the U.S. That is the biggest first week in modern music history according to Luminate, the industry data …
Read More »SNL returns next week. When the show debuted, it didn’t shy away from assassination talk
On Sept. 22, 1975, 45-year-old Sara Jane Moore dropped her son off at his San Francisco school, visited a private gun dealer and, in what she later told the Los Angeles Times was a “a kind of ultimate protest against the system,” drew a .38-calibre pistol outside a hotel later …
Read More »3 flights landing in Calgary this week were targeted with bomb threats. Here’s how they’re handled
A CF-18, F-15 and a refueling tanker aren’t typical sights in the skies over a city like Calgary. Many local residents immediately took notice of unusual activity on Monday afternoon, sharing photos and videos on social media of military jets roaring over the city. Later, North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) …
Read More »Great white shark spotted near Hubbards for 2nd time in a week
For the second time in one week, swimmers at Fox Point Beach near Hubbards, N.S., have gotten up close and personal with a great white shark. Maria Maclean-Guy, who lives in the area and studies engineering at Dalhousie University, was snorkeling with her mom and brother on Monday afternoon when the …
Read More »Carney says he will travel to Germany next week to deepen ties
Prime Minister Mark Carney will soon travel to Europe in a bid to deepen economic and security ties with Germany. Carney told reporters on Friday he will meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Tuesday. “Canada has a good partnership with Germany. It’s been built up over the …
Read More »Canada Post and union meeting pushed to next week due to mediator availability
A meeting between Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 postal workers has been delayed until next week due to the availability of federal mediators, the company says. The two sides, which were set to meet Friday, will now meet on Aug. 20. It’s been two weeks since members of …
Read More »Trump vs. TV: A play-by-play of a wild week taking on the U.S. president’s naysayers
First he came for late-night TV, then a daytime talk show and a crude cartoon. U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration are fighting battles on all fronts when it comes to mockery and criticism of the 47th commander-in-chief. As speculation swirls that CBS might have turfed The Late Show with …
Read More »The week X’s Grok AI went Nazi
Front Burner Grok, the “anti-woke” chatbot from Elon Musk’s xAI, went on racist, violent tirades just a week before the company launched its own AI “companion” characters and won a $200 million American military contract. Is AI safety being taken seriously enough? CBC News · Posted: Jul 21, 2025 8:00 …
Read More »Israel, Iran show no signs of backing down as conflict enters its second week
Israel and Iran’s air war entered a second week on Friday and European officials sought to draw Tehran back to the negotiating table after U.S. President Donald Trump said any decision on potential U.S. involvement would be made within two weeks. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Friday that …
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