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Donald Trump departs for Middle East (AP) US President Donald Trump on Sunday departed for a visit to Israel and Egypt, calling the trip a “very special” moment as he hailed a ceasefire and hostage release deal that he said had brought the Gaza war to an end.“This is going to be a very special…

President Donald Trump is setting off for Israel and Egypt on Sunday to celebrate the U.S.-brokered ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas and urge Middle East allies to seize the opportunity to build a durable peace in the volatile region. It’s a fragile moment with Israel and Hamas only in the early stages…

Gold futures have soared above US$4,000 per troy ounce for the first time, as many investors seek a safe place to park their money as the U.S. government shutdown continues. Gold futures in New York jumped above the $4,000 mark Tuesday morning, reaching a record high. The going price for New York spot gold had…

WINNIPEG – Governments and non-profit groups are taking time to review this year’s wildfire season and the unprecedented challenges posed by evacuating tens of thousands of people across wide swaths of the country. The Canadian Red Cross registered 52,000 people across the Prairies, Ontario and Atlantic Canada, making it the agency’s largest domestic operation in…

China signaled Sunday that it would not back down in the face of a 100 per cent tariff threat from President Donald Trump, urging the U.S. to resolve differences through negotiations instead of threats. U.S. Vice President JD Vance defended Trump’s position and seemed to warn China not to be aggressive in its response. “China’s…

Hariraj Sudevan (Image/Facebook@UAE Labours) Hariraj Sudevan, 37, an engineer from India working in the UAE, passed away just hours after seeing off his visiting family at the airport, leaving friends and relatives devastated.He died of a heart attack on October 6, merely hours after dropping his wife and son at Abu Dhabi International Airport as…

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Indian-origin Gurpreet Singh Broca opened a turban store in Sudbury, in North Ontario. (Photo: The Sudbury Star) A shop in Northern Ontario’s Sudbury was at the center of a social media meltdown in Canada this week as the shop, Chardikala Turban Store, sells turbans and articles of Sikh faith, including traditional head coverings, ceremonial cloths,…

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Apple was hit with a lawsuit in California federal court by a pair of neuroscientists who say that the tech company misused thousands of copyrighted books to train its Apple Intelligence artificial intelligence model. Susana Martinez-Conde and Stephen Macknik, professors at SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University in…

The income gap in Canada remains at a “record high,” according to newly released data, which highlights the growing divide between the wealthiest groups and those struggling with affordability — especially the youngest households. In addition, the wealthiest households continue to hold the vast majority of all wealth in Canada, and that trend continues to…