Canada’s central bank cut its key lending rate on Wednesday, offering a boost to borrowers in an economy squeezed by US President Donald Trump’s trade war.The Bank of Canada reduced the rate to 2.5 percent, after holding it at 2.75 percent since March as it weighed the impact of Trump’s fluctuating tariffs on Canadian businesses …
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Jorja Miller has been ruled out of New Zealand’s Women’s Rugby World Cup semi-final against Canada in a blow to the reigning champions’ hopes of defending their title. The 21-year-old back-row has been one of the outstanding players of the tournament, scoring four tries as well as impressing in defence.New Zealand, the record six-time women’s …
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Chrystia Freeland, who was former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau’s top ally before she helped force him out, said Tuesday she was leaving the cabinet for a role focused on Ukraine.Freeland also ran to replace Trudeau as Liberal Party leader and prime minister, but lost decisively in a March vote to Mark Carney, before joining …
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The latest entry in Crunchyroll’s “Demon Slayer” anime film series took first place in the North American box office this weekend with a genre-record $70 million debut, industry estimates showed Sunday.”Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba — Infinity Castle: Part 1,” the first title in a new trilogy based on the popular manga series, opened to …
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“Hamnet,” a devastating period drama about the life of William Shakespeare and his family, won top prize Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival.The heart-wrenching movie stars Paul Mescal as Shakespeare, who tries to forge a career as a playwright while his wife Agnes — played by Jessie Buckley — contends with the perils of …
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Five Canadian ice hockey players who were acquitted of sexual assault charges will be suspended to start the NHL season but can return December 1, the league said Thursday.Michael McLeod, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube, Carter Hart and Callan Foote were all found not guilty in Ontario Superior Court in July after a judge ruled that …
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Two people misidentified online as suspects in the fatal shooting of right-wing US activist Charlie Kirk told AFP Thursday they were terrified by the misinformation targeting them, as the manhunt for the real killer continued.Michaela, who asked to be identified by her first name due to safety concerns, told AFP she became “really scared” as …
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A documentary about an Israeli ex-soldier’s efforts to rescue his family from the October 7 Hamas attacks premiered under heavy police presence on Wednesday, after initially being cut from the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) lineup. Groups supporting Israel and the Palestinians faced off outside the venue before the screening of “The Road Between Us: The …
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Canada’s record-breaking 2023 wildfires exposed more than 350 million people in North America and Europe to air pollution that likely contributed to tens of thousands of deaths, according to new estimates published Wednesday.The findings “underscored that severe wildfires do not have only local consequences” but can inflict real harm a continent away, said the scientists …
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Alex Zendejas and Folarin Balogun scored to give the United States a 2-0 victory over Japan while Mexico battled South Korea to a 2-2 draw in international football friendlies on Tuesday.Zendejas scored in the 30th minute and Monaco striker Balogun added an insurance goal in the 64th minute as the Americans improved to 7-6 with …
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