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Bill to help authorities probe online activities raises widespread privacy fears

OTTAWA — A Liberal government bill that would make it easier for police and spies to navigate the online world is running into fierce opposition from major digital companies, civil liberties groups and...

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Help wanted: Workforce planning key for northern infrastructure, military projects

Canada's North has an outsized presence on the list of infrastructure proposals referred to the federal major projects office so far, all while Ottawa looks to spend big on bolstering the country's military...

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Kuwait's military says it has responded to a morning drone attack as the Iran war's shaky ceasefire is tested

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait's military says it has responded to a morning drone attack as the Iran war's shaky ceasefire is tested. The Associated Press

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Bolivia’s fuel shortages and 'junk gasoline' drive a surge in electric cars

LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Tired of gasoline shortages and skyrocketing prices, Simón Huanca took matters into his own hands. The 53-year-old Indigenous artisan imported a Chinese electric...

2h ago

Passengers start disembarking from hantavirus-stricken cruise ship in Spain's Canary Islands

TENERIFE, Canary Islands (AP) — Passengers started disembarking on Sunday from the hantavirus-hit cruise ship anchored off Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, hours after arriving there as evacuation...

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Iran ceasefire tested as cargo ship catches fire and Kuwait reports drone attack

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The shaky ceasefire in the Iran war was tested again on Sunday when a cargo ship caught fire after being hit by an unknown projectile off Qatar’s coast, and Kuwait's...

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British military says ship caught fire after being hit off coast of Qatar

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The British military said a ship caught fire Sunday after being hit by an unknown projectile off the coast of Qatar. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade...

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Iran war disruptions spark higher costs and lost income in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Tariqul Islam lost his savings after setbacks in his clothing business about a year and a half ago and turned to ride-sharing on his motorbike to make ends meet. Until recently,...

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Prime Minister Mark Carney touts Canadian values in speech at global progress summit

TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada needs to build new institutions and reimagine old ones as an antidote to the anxieties that people and governments are grappling with in the modern age. Carney...

11h ago

Québec solidaire weighing priorities, including wealth tax and public grocery stores

MONTREAL — Quebec's leftist sovereigntist party will campaign in part on running public grocery stores and a wealth tax ahead of the general election scheduled for October. Québec solidaire, which holds...

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