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In the volatile streets of Paris, Macron may be winning his war of attrition against the unions

Chris Brown | News/World | Thu, 30 Mar 2023 04:00:00 EDT

France’s pension battle has become a war of attrition between the country’s unions and President Emmanuel Macron. Already, the biggest winner is France’s far right. read more

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Russia arrests American reporter from Wall Street Journal on espionage charges

The Associated Press | News/World | Thu, 30 Mar 2023 06:42:32 EDT

Russia's top security agency says a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, Evan Gershkovich, has been arrested on espionage charges. read more

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Vatican repudiates Doctrine of Discovery in response to demands from Indigenous people

Nicole Winfield | News/Canada/Montreal | Thu, 30 Mar 2023 06:57:30 EDT

The Vatican formally repudiated the Doctrine of Discovery, which legitimized the colonial-era seizure of Indigenous lands, on Thursday after decades of demands from Indigenous people. The Vatican said the documents were manipulated by colonial powers. read more

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How the Nashville grade school shooter was able to get guns legally

Mark Gollom | News/World | Thu, 30 Mar 2023 04:00:00 EDT

The deadly shooting in a Nashville grade school has sparked calls for a so-called red-flag law in Tennessee. But a proposed law in 2020 never made it out of committee. It's another example how the state has scrapped tighter gun laws and passed legislation that makes it easier to acquire weapons. read more

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Pope Francis works, prays to begin first day of hospital stay, Vatican says

The Associated Press | News/World | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:11:21 EDT

Pope Francis rested well overnight and was "progressively improving" on Thursday after being hospitalized with a respiratory infection, the Vatican said. read more

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World's oldest-known surviving Scottish tartan has 'more to tell,' says researcher

Jason Vermes | Radio/As It Happens | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 17:54:34 EDT

Dye analysis and radiocarbon testing suggests a fragment of tartan measuring 55-by-43 centimetres dates back the period between 1500 and 1600. It will go on display as part of the Victoria and Albert Museum Dundee’s tartan exhibition next month.  read more

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Russia stops sharing missile test info with United States

The Associated Press | News/World | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:46:44 EDT

A senior Russian diplomat said Wednesday that Moscow will no longer inform the U.S. about its missile tests, an announcement that came as the Russian military deployed mobile launchers in Siberia in a show of the country's massive nuclear capability. read more

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Fiona and Ian will never again be used to name an Atlantic hurricane

Carolyn Ryan | News/Canada/PEI | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:58:54 EDT

The World Meteorological Organization has retired the names Fiona and Ian from its roster of tropical storm names, citing the damage caused by hurricanes with those names in 2022. read more

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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon to be interviewed in lawsuit over company ties to Jeffrey Epstein

Reuters | News/Business | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:37:08 EDT

Jamie Dimon, the chief executive of JPMorgan Chase & Co, will be interviewed under oath over the bank's relationship with late sex offender and former client Jeffrey Epstein, a lawyer involved in the case said on Tuesday. read more

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Adidas decides to abandon trademark complaint with Black Lives Matter

Reuters | News/Business | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 09:39:40 EDT

Sportswear maker Adidas AG on Wednesday reversed course 48 hours after asking the U.S. Trademark Office to reject a Black Lives Matter application for a trademark featuring three parallel stripes. read more

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Battery-powered 'shark' cleans plastic-infested waters

Reuters | News/Science | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:49:59 EDT

A robotic shark that gobbles up plastic waste has been let loose in London’s docklands, to clean up the water by removing the equivalent of more than 22,700 plastic bottles per day, according to its developers. read more

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Hit pause on AI development, Elon Musk and others urge

Reuters | News/World | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:09:35 EDT

Elon Musk and a group of artificial intelligence experts and industry executives are calling for a six-month pause in developing systems more powerful than OpenAI's newly launched GPT-4, in an open letter citing potential risks to society and humanity. read more

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New source of water found in moon samples from China mission

The Associated Press | News/Science | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 10:27:17 EDT

Scientists have discovered a new and renewable source of water on the moon for future explorers in lunar samples from a Chinese mission. read more

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Kharkiv, once an IT hub for Ukraine, now struggles to provide services after workers fled war

Sarah Lawrynuik | News/World | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 04:00:00 EDT

Ukraine’s tech sector has been a bright spot in the country’s economy since the war began, but the benefits of that success are not spread equally as highly mobile businesses and workers flee eastern cities like Kharkiv, some with no plans to return. This kind of exodus has major repercussions for the cities left behind. read more

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Nashville school shooting victims remembered as 'loving, caring'

The Associated Press | News/World | Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:45:41 EDT

The head of the Christian elementary school in Nashville who was killed in a shooting there on Monday was described by friends as smart, loving and a rare female leader within a male-led religious culture. read more

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Giant meatball with woolly mammoth DNA unveiled by cultured meat startup

Reuters | News/Science | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 07:58:54 EDT

A giant meatball made from flesh cultivated using the DNA of an extinct woolly mammoth was unveiled on Tuesday at Nemo, a science museum in the Netherlands. read more

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Zaporizhzhia nuclear deal compromise sought as Zelenskyy invites China's Xi to Ukraine

The Associated Press | News/World | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 03:34:29 EDT

The head of the United Nations atomic energy watchdog returned Wednesday to Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, reportedly saying he is working on a plan to protect Europe's largest nuclear power facility "more locally" amid the war in the surrounding area. read more

Protests in Israel amid judicial reform overhaul

More religious or more democratic? Israel protests become fight for country's 'essential character'

Saša Petricic | News/World | Tue, 28 Mar 2023 11:51:48 EDT

The streets of Israel have boiled with anger and frustration for three months. And they continue to seethe even after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu paused — just a little — in his quest to rein in the country’s judges. read more

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Canada helping Mexico invade the U.S., says Republican firebrand

Alexander Panetta | News/World | Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:04:27 EDT

Canada is helping Mexico invade the U.S., a Republican firebrand says. At a U.S. congressional hearing on the border, Marjorie Taylor Greene complained about visa-free Mexican travel to Canada. read more

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U.S. court reinstates murder conviction for Serial podcast subject Adnan Syed

Reuters | News/World | Tue, 28 Mar 2023 15:48:37 EDT

A Maryland appeals court on Tuesday reinstated the murder conviction of Adnan Syed, who was found guilty of the 1999 killing of his former girlfriend in a case that drew attention after the podcast Serial raised doubts about his guilt. read more

Canada to back Biden administration’s limits on ‘mercenary’ spyware tools

Canada to back Biden administration’s limits on ‘mercenary’ spyware tools

Canada/Politics/U.S. News | Thu, 30 Mar 2023 13:12:21 +0000

Biden issued an executive order on Monday aimed at restricting the U.S. government’s use of spyware that poses risks to national security. read more

Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia over espionage charges

Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia over espionage charges

Politics/World/Evan Gershkovich | Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:58:56 +0000

Russia's top security agency said Evan Gershkovich was detained in the Ural Mountains city of Yekaterinburg while allegedly trying to obtain classified information. read more

Pope Francis ‘improving’ after hospitalization due to infection, Vatican says

Pope Francis ‘improving’ after hospitalization due to infection, Vatican says

World/Pope Francis/Pope Francis Update | Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:31:33 +0000

Pope Francis was hospitalized Wednesday after having suffered breathing problems in recent days and was diagnosed with a respiratory infection, though not COVID-19. read more

Host homes needed as more Ukrainian refugees expected in Calgary

Host homes needed as more Ukrainian refugees expected in Calgary

Canada/World/Calgary rent | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 20:07:41 +0000

According to Centre for Newcomers, many Ukrainian refugees are choosing Calgary due to the low rental prices compared to larger cities such as Toronto and Vancouver. read more

Pope Francis in hospital with lung infection after difficulty breathing

Pope Francis in hospital with lung infection after difficulty breathing

World/Pope Francis/Pope Francis Update | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 20:02:37 +0000

Francis, 86, who appeared in relatively good form during his regularly scheduled general audience earlier Wednesday is expected to remain in hospital for several days of treatment. read more

A 2nd giant ‘hole’ appears on the sun, could trigger more amazing aurora

A 2nd giant ‘hole’ appears on the sun, could trigger more amazing aurora

Canada/Science/Trending | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 19:03:22 +0000

Researchers say the coronal hole could send solar winds at speeds of up to 2.9 million kilometres per hour toward Earth by the end of the week. read more

Prince Harry accuses Palace of withholding info on phone-tapping allegations

Prince Harry accuses Palace of withholding info on phone-tapping allegations

Trending/World/associated newspapers | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 16:48:41 +0000

The case alleges Associated Newspapers engaged in unlawful acts that included hiring private investigators to bug homes and cars and record private phone conversations. read more

Paris trash strike ends as pension protest numbers begin to shrink

Paris trash strike ends as pension protest numbers begin to shrink

World/France/France News | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:08:20 +0000

Tuesday's protests in Paris saw dozens of arrests and flare ups of violence, though significantly fewer people participated in the action nationwide. read more

King Charles III lands in Germany for first trip outside Britain as monarch

King Charles III lands in Germany for first trip outside Britain as monarch

World/Germany King Charles III/Germany visit King Charles III | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:55:14 +0000

As Britain's head of state, the king meets weekly with the prime minister and retains his mother's role as leader of the Commonwealth. read more

Nashville school shooting: Suspect fired indiscriminately at victims, police say

Nashville school shooting: Suspect fired indiscriminately at victims, police say

World/Nashville/nashville news | Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:10:35 +0000

Before Monday’s violence in Nashville, there had been seven mass killings at K-12 schools since 2006 in which four or more people were killed within a 24-hour period. read more

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