45 m. ago FIRST READING: How quickly (and dramatically) Canadians lost faith with immigration

In only a few years, Canadians went from near-universal support for immigration to a near-majority demanding mass-deportations

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50 m. ago Australia prosecutors appeal ‘inadequate’ sentence for mushroom murderer

Sydney (AFP) — Australian prosecutors said Monday they had launched an appeal against last month’s “manifestly inadequate” sentence for convicted murderer Erin Patterson, local media reported, after a trial that drew global attention. Patterson, 51, was handed life in prison with parole last month for serving a sumptuous beef Wellington laced with poisonous fungi to […]

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10 h. ago Blue Jays Game 2 win might have felt all Yesavage and Guerrero Jr, but there was more to it

In a game where your greenest rookie simply overpowers the best hitting team in baseball, and your franchise first baseman has a grand slam, it’s easy for other players to get lost in the shuffle. Not that any of those players cares much beyond the win and the 2-0 lead they take to New York […]

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13 h. ago Oil Rises in Relief Rally as OPEC+ Agrees Modest Production Hike

Oil opened higher after OPEC and its allies agreed to raise production by a modest amount next month, staving off traders’ fears of a super-sized quota increase.

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22 h. ago Interview with Noa Tishby: Two years after October 7, Israel has lost the PR war

Advocate says Israel was losing even before Hamas attacked. "Like, why would a country think that it needs to justify its existence, right?"

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65 h. ago 'I've lost my confidence' Vernon Adams Jr. says amid Stampeders' three

Starting QB aims to help turn fortunes around in visit to play former team in Vancouver

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3 d. ago Brownstein: Director was startled by 'global reaction' to his film about Oct. 7 rescue mission

Montreal native Barry Avrich's The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue, in theatres Friday, has been embroiled in controversy since it first launched at the Toronto International Film Festival.

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4 d. ago Denmark Loses Lawsuit Over Billions Lost in Tax Dividend Scandal

Danish tax authorities lost a London suit against dozens of hedge funds and traders who used complex tax trades to swindle it out of around 12 billion kroner ($1.9 billion).

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4 d. ago NB Power seeking rate hike, advocacy group says customers at ‘breaking point’

NB Power is asking ratepayers for yet another increase after two years of major hikes and growing frustration from customers. 

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4 d. ago 'It's a miracle no one got hurt': east Vancouver fire hits small businesses hard

Faye Smith says her husband, Brandon Hart, lost over $100K in photography equipment and other independents also lost everything

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6 d. ago Internet blackout hits Afghanistan as part of morality crackdown

ISLAMABAD — An internet blackout hit Afghanistan on Monday, with local media reporting a potential nationwide cut of fiber-optic services as part of a Taliban crackdown on immorality. It’s the first time Afghanistan has experienced a shutdown of this kind since the former insurgents seized power in August 2021. Earlier this month, several provinces lost […]

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6 d. ago Officials make public plea for information in search for missing Alberta boy

Searchers are putting out another public plea for information that may help them find a 6-year-old boy who went missing over a week ago while on a camping trip with his family.

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6 d. ago Former Vancouver Canucks owner admits misconduct to B.C. Securities Commission

Arthur Griffiths has agreed to pay $30,000 for securities violations after investors in a cannabis company he headed lost their money

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6 d. ago One of three beached sperm whales in P.E.I. dead; condition of another unknown

One of three beached sperm whales off the coast of northern Prince Edward Island has died, says a marine rescue organization. Tonya Wimmer, executive director of the Marine Animal Response Society, said her organization got a call about the stranded animals on Saturday evening. The first whale was dead soon after, she said. “At least […]

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6 d. ago Former Vancouver Canucks owner admitted misconduct to BC Securities Commission

VANCOUVER — The BC Securities Commission says Vancouver businessman Arthur Griffiths has agreed to pay $30,000 for securities violations after investors in a cannabis company he headed lost their money. The commission says Griffiths — the former owner of the Vancouver Canucks and Vancouver Grizzlies — was the chief executive officer of RoccaVerde Wellness Corp. […]

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6 d. ago Toronto Blue Jays discovered a lucky cap and they'd better wear it in the playoffs

A nerve-filled final week of the regular season had a happy ending for the Toronto Blue Jays.And we have their lucky cap to thank.Just four days ago, the AL East Division title was in danger of slipping away to the surging New York Yankees.The Blue Jays had lost six of seven games, while the Yankees had won seven of eight and had an easy remaining schedule.It felt like the sky was falling.That's when Blue Jays closer Jeff Hoffman had an idea: change the cap.Thank you, lucky cap (@BlueJays/X)Hoffman has been credited with the late-season wardrobe change, as the Blue Jays turned to their seldom-used white-panel caps. The white-panel cap with the modernized logo was introduced back in 2015, but hadn't been used this season until Thursday.If you love the white panel caps, you can thank Jeff Hoffman.The Jays wore them during Hall of Fame weekend (but w/the old logo).He asked if MLB would OK wearing the caps with the new logo on them.He was told the caps already existed but haven&...

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7 d. ago Edmonton's City Plan needs a 'revamp,' says one of its creators

'All is not lost, of course. But the time is now': Five years after the adoption of the defining document, Edmonton's population has boomed at a rate faster than anyone had predicted

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7 d. ago Lufthansa airline group to shed 4,000 jobs by 2030 with help of AI, sees stronger profits ahead

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Lufthansa Group said Monday that it would shed 4,000 jobs by 2030 with the help of artificial intelligence, digitalization and consolidating work among member airlines — even as the company reported strong demand for air travel and predicted stronger profits in years ahead. Most of the lost jobs would be in […]

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7 d. ago Oil Falls on Concerns Another OPEC+ Supply Boost Will Swell Glut

Oil declined at the start of the week as expectations that OPEC+ will hike production again in November exacerbated concerns about a glut.

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7 d. ago Police, peace officers mark 48th annual memorial service on Parliament Hill

The Canadian Police and Peace Officers' Memorial Service aims to remember those who lost their lives while on duty.

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