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Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government is set to announce investments in Canadian ports that could be used to ship Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) to other countries, including investments in Manitoba’s Port of Churchill. “Our government is in the process of unleashing half a trillion dollars of investment in energy infrastructure, port infrastructure […]
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MOSCOW—Russia and Ukraine exchanged 146 prisoners of war from each side on Sunday after mediation by the United Arab Emirates, the Russian defense ministry and the Ukrainian president said. The Russian ministry said all of the freed Russians were in Belarus receiving psychological and medical assistance. Ukraine also returned to Moscow eight Russian citizens, residents […]
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News Analysis Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, known for his packed rallies and plainspoken, pragmatic-style public addresses, used his Aug. 18 byelection victory speech in Alberta to outline his party’s agenda in the aftermath of the recent federal election that returned the Liberals to power with a minority government. Poilievre, whose party’s defeat in the […]
Read MoreCloudbursts are causing chaos in mountainous parts of India and Pakistan, with tremendous amounts of rain falling in a short period of time over a concentrated area. The intense, sudden deluges have proved fatal in both countries. A cloudburst occurs when a large volume of rain falls in a very short period, usually more than […]
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Police in British Columbia are investigating after shots were fired at a restaurant linked to a prominent Indian comedian, with apparent footage of the overnight incident widely shared on social media. Kap’s Cafe is linked to comic and television host Kapil Sharma, who posted a video of the newly opened establishment on Instagram this week. […]
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By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic extremists killed nine people and injured four in Borno state in northeastern Nigeria, authorities said Sunday. The attack was carried out by Boko Haram militants on the Malam Fatori community, Babagana Zulum, the state governor, said. He did not say when the attack happened. The community, very […]
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Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for parts of Ontario and Quebec as temperatures are expected to rise to 45 degrees Celcius with the humidex this weekend and continue through to mid-week. Significant heat conditions in southern and eastern Ontario as well as southern and western Quebec will begin on June 22 and are […]
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Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon says the consumer carbon tax is “absolutely gone” for good, but there is currently no plan to remove the tax by way of legislation. “There are a lot of laws on the books that either aren’t applied anymore or are simply ignored, maybe even forgotten, but the carbon tax is […]
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Cannes film festivalFocusing on the rogue’s gallery of hypocrites and crooks surrounding him, Assange himself is in the background of a pretty definitive examinationJulian Assange sits at the centre of this gripping account of the WikiLeaks founder’s rise, fall and protracted seven-year limbo inside the Ecuadorian embassy. Eugene Jarecki’s documentary takes its title from the […]
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President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin both addressed a phone call they had Monday about bringing the war in Ukraine to a close. “Just completed my two hour […]The post Trump and Putin Speak Out After Lengthy Call – Peace Process Takes Big Step Forward, Role for Pope Discussed appeared first on The […]
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