France’s foreign minister criticized “military operations” in the Caribbean at a G7 meeting on Tuesday, as the deployment of a US aircraft carrier strike group escalated an arms buildup in the region.Speaking to reporters at the start of a Group of Seven gathering in Canada, top French diplomat Jean-Noel Barrot said it was crucial to …
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G7 foreign ministers gather in Canada Tuesday for meetings expected to focus on Ukraine and find consensus on a path forward to end the four-year-old conflict.Options to fund Ukraine’s war needs could feature prominently at the talks in Canada’s Niagara region on the US border.The diplomats are meeting after President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on …
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Canada has lost its measles elimination status, health officials said Monday, a major setback caused by a year-long resurgence of the disease largely among unvaccinated groups.Canada was formally declared measles-free in 1998, an achievement credited to years of consistently high childhood vaccination rates.But an outbreak that began in the eastern part of the country in …
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“Predator: Badlands,” the latest installment in the sci-fi horror franchise that started nearly 40 years ago, devoured the competition at the North American box office, debuting at $40 million, industry estimates showed Sunday.The 20th Century Studios film stars Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as an outcast Predator who is the hero this time, teaming up with an android (Elle …
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Canada’s high court on Thursday ended a months-long battle to save some 400 ostriches exposed to avian influenza that had attracted support from the likes of US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.The final legal block to culling the birds was removed when Canada’s Supreme Court refused to hear the case brought by the owners …
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government on Tuesday unveiled a “historic” budget aimed at overhauling an economy that is reeling from US tariffs and expected to slow in 2025 and 2026. Economists surveyed by the government have lowered their projections. They are now forecasting growth of 1.1 percent this year (down from 1.9 percent a year …
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A new lawsuit alleges streaming giant Spotify turns a blind eye to vast networks of bots that inflate streaming figures to benefit megastars such as Drake at the expense of lesser-known artists.The legal action, filed in a US federal court on Sunday, claims the Canadian rapper gets millions of dollars in revenue from such fake …
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government presents its first budget on Tuesday, a spending plan he says will provide “the answer” for an economy starting to buckle under US tariffs.Carney, who led the central banks of Canada and England before entering politics this year, has pitched himself as the ideal person to steer Canada through …
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Los Angeles FC, fueled by two goals from Denis Bouanga and one apiece by Son Heung-min and Jeremy Ebobisse, beat Austin FC 4-1 on Sunday to advance in the MLS Cup playoffs.The victory in Austin, Texas, gave LAFC a 2-0 victory in the best-of-three round one series.They booked a one-match Western Conference semi-final showdown with …
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points in just three quarters as the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder thumped the New Orleans Pelicans 137-106 on Sunday to push their season-opening win streak to 7-0.The Thunder, who have matched the 7-0 start of their 2024-25 championship campaign, dominated the winless Pelicans despite three key absences.Guard Luguentz Dort was …
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