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Fri, 11 Jun 2021 04:00:35 EDT
U.S. lawmakers planning economic battle with China have some questions — about Canada
A massive bill laying out the long-term U.S. strategy for competing with China is making its way through Congress. There is even a long section in it about Canada. As Alex Panetta explains, the bill p...

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:31:04 EDT
India blocks Canadian bhangra-rap star Jazzy B's Twitter account after he supports farm protests
Jaswinder Singh Bains — known internationally as bhangra-rap star Jazzy B — says he was shocked when messages began coming in over the weekend from fans who couldn't see his Twitter account in ...

Wed, 9 Jun 2021 19:49:07 EDT
Biden says he wants to 'confront' China. Is Trudeau willing to go along?
There has been much talk lately of a new "D-10" group of nations emerging from the G7 summit in Cornwall, England. This would include the existing G7 nations, India, Australia and South Korea in an ex...

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 11:56:44 EDT
Hoover Dam reservoir hits record low water level amid extreme drought
The reservoir created by Hoover Dam, an engineering marvel that symbolized the American ascendance of the 20th Century, has sunk to its lowest level ever, underscoring the gravity of the extreme droug...

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 10:08:32 EDT
Inflation spike shows U.S. consumer appetite bumping up against shortages
American consumers absorbed another surge in prices in May — a 0.6 per cent increase over April and 5 per cent over the past year, the biggest 12-month inflation spike since 2008.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:46:48 EDT
The 'ring of fire' seen in the sky around parts of the world Thursday
The top of the world got a sunrise special on Thursday — a "ring of fire" solar eclipse.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 09:41:33 EDT
U.S. pledge of 500M doses 'a small piece of the puzzle' in global vaccination race: expert
Health officials and experts around the world on Thursday welcomed a U.S. plan to donate 500 million more COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries, but the celebrations came with hesitation. ...

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 07:42:29 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday
Ontario and Alberta both moved Thursday to speed up second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, as the more delta variant continues to gain ground.

Wed, 9 Jun 2021 22:44:51 EDT
Meat company JBS confirms it paid $11M US ransom in cyberattack
The JBS Canada beef processing facility in Alberta has resumed production after a cyberattack that impacted the company's operations in North America and Australia.

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:22:34 EDT
Ousted Myanmar leader faces new corruption charges that her lawyer slams as 'absurd'
New corruption cases have been opened against Myanmar's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other former officials from her government, state-run media said on Thursday. The cases are the latest in ...

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:19:44 EDT
U.S. committed to seeing patents waived to boost COVID-19 vaccine access
U.S. President Joe Biden's administration is committed to efforts to waive intellectual property rights for COVID-19 vaccines and will raise the issue with the World Trade Organization (WTO), but it m...

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Mentally ill Canadian convicted in terror probe lands in U.S. supermaximum security prison
A Canadian family and U.S. experts alike say a mentally ill man from Mississauga, Ont., who was convicted for his role in an online terror plot while a teenager shouldn't be in a supermaximum securit...

Wed, 9 Jun 2021 17:50:46 EDT
This elephant herd is wandering through China, causing chaos and capturing hearts 
A herd of elephants in southwest China has been on a year-long journey to nowhere, wreaking havoc, capturing hearts and confounding scientists along the way. 

Wed, 9 Jun 2021 22:28:29 EDT
Building collapse leaves at least 11 dead, 7 injured in Mumbai
A dilapidated three-storey building collapsed following heavy monsoon rains in the western Indian city of Mumbai, killing at least 11 people and injuring seven others, police said Thursday. ...

Wed, 9 Jun 2021 17:40:49 EDT
Groups founded by Putin-critic Alexei Navalny declared 'extremist,' outlawed by Moscow court
A Moscow court on Wednesday outlawed organizations founded by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny by labelling them extremist, the latest move in a campaign by authorities to silence dissent and ...

Wed, 9 Jun 2021 08:29:09 EDT
Many of the U.S. uber-rich pay next to no income tax, ProPublica reports
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos paid no income tax in 2007 and 2011. Tesla co-founder Elon Musk's income tax bill was zero in 2018. And financier George Soros went three straight years without paying federa...

Wed, 9 Jun 2021 07:40:06 EDT
NASA's Juno spacecraft snaps rare close-ups of Jupiter's biggest moon
NASA's Juno spacecraft has provided the first close-ups of Jupiter's largest moon in two decades.

Wed, 9 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Why the Pope's lack of apology over church's role in residential schools was no surprise to Vatican observers
Vatican observers were far from surprised after Pope Francis stopped short on Sunday of a formal or full apology for the Catholic Church's role in operating many residential schools in Canada. ...

Wed, 9 Jun 2021 20:34:00 EDT
Turning waste into works of art for G7 leaders
Artists Joe Rush and Alex Wreckage sent an artistic message to the leaders of the upcoming G7 summit. Dubbed 'Mount Recyclemore' in Hayle, England, the artists took piles of electronic waste and fashi...

Wed, 9 Jun 2021 10:59:30 EDT
Bitcoin is now legal tender, at least in one country
El Salvador's legislative assembly has approved legislation making the cryptocurrency Bitcoin legal tender in the country, the first country to do so, just days after President Nayib Bukele made the p...



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