For thousands of years, Jewish identity has been tied to the land of Israel through language, culture, law, religion, traditions and collective memory. The Jewish connection to Jerusalem did not begin in 1948. It survived despite conquest, exile, persecution and genocide.
China retains enormous strengths, including a massive industrial base, substantial domestic savings, world-class manufacturing capacity and a government that exercises extraordinary influence over the banking system. Beijing can compel banks to extend loans, restructure debt and delay financial crises that might otherwise emerge. The more likely outcome is not collapse, but slower growth.
On a purely political level, however, there’s cause to question their prospects — and, by extension, Canada’s economy. In a normal world negotiators like LeBlanc and Charette would anticipate conferring with a sensible, reasonable, reliable and trustworthy U.S. administration, with a shared goal of nailing down a pact representing the best interests of all three…
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Public libraries in Nova Scotia are relying more heavily on fundraising to make ends meet as provincial funding fails to keep…
Manitoba’s government spoke last fall with U.S. energy advisers about developing a hyperscale AI data centre near Winnipeg and using private capital to build an $18-billion hydroelectric generating station on the Nelson River, documents obtained by CBC News show. Premier Wab Kinew says a massive data centre is no longer on the table but he…
I live in Vancouver’s West End. Late last month, I was startled awake. I didn’t know why until I went out at 7 a.m. and saw a heavy police presence, a trail of destruction and distressed neighbours trying to piece together what had happened in our neighbourhood. Read More
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Kurt Wittin has gone by many names, but his former customers reserve their harshest for the man they allege charged them…
Dressed in a hospital gown, Brendan Hynes lies flat on his back inside an MRI machine in the basement research lab of Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. A technician reminds him to stay perfectly still and lets him know the hour-long scan is about to get started. “That means you’re going to start…
A press release from l’Union des producteurs agricoles, a trade union representing agricultural workers in Quebec, said the protest aims to raise awareness about the many impacts the project would have on local communities, including forced expropriations.
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Hundreds of people gathered in a LaSalle park Tuesday evening to remember a three-year-old girl who died after a tragic bouncy castle accident last week. Flowers, stuffed animals and handwritten notes were laid in Ouellette Park as mourners paid tribute to Ava Ciampini, who was critically injured…