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A train driver has died and nine people are in a critical condition after two passenger trains collided in central England, police said. Police and accident investigators are working to understand why a commuter train bound for London’s St. Pancras Station slammed into the back of another train headed for the same destination on Friday…
Beth Mooney has played down any concerns about her back injury after Australia crushed the Netherlands by 98 runs in their T20 Women’s World Cup clash in Southampton. In reply to Australia’s 6-219 on Saturday, the world number 14 side were restricted to 3-121 despite a brave effort from the associate nation. Australia’s third win…
Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed at least 16 people on Saturday, hours after a ceasefire with Hezbollah took effect, with Israel saying it was responding to projectiles fired by the Iran-backed group. Lebanon’s state news agency NNA said Israeli warplanes and drones hit multiple locations in the south and the Bekaa Valley. A statement from…
The federal government is winding back its discount to the fuel excise, after three months of relief for motorists. The 50 per cent discount, which has knocked 32 cents off each litre of petrol, will drop back to 16 cents between July 1 and August 2, before tapering off altogether. The Heavy Vehicle Road User…
Israeli strikes across southern Lebanon on Saturday morning killed at least 16 people, including two children, according to Lebanese civil defense and media, one day after the U.S. said Israel and Hezbollah had implemented a fresh ceasefire at President Donald Trump’s request. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and…
His company, Magna, went global and its success lifted investors, his workers, York Region, where his headquarters was, and most of all, Stronach himself. In 1997, he was paid as much as the bosses of the big three automakers — General Motors, Ford and Chrysler — combined and wasn’t shy in saying he deserved it…
Argamani was raised in Be’er Sheva, a city of some 230,000, located about 80 km northeast of Jerusalem. At age 16, she began computer coding, crediting her Jewish-Chinese mother who encouraged her to learn English, math and “be an excellent student.” Upon enrolling at Ben-Gurion University, she “felt that I made her proud,” pursuing a…
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Rotfleisch: The exit tax is a bit of a misnomer. It’s payable when you become a non-resident of Canada, and it’s one of the deemed dispositions under the Income Tax Act. A deemed disposition means it’s a legal fiction. It’s not an actual disposition, but the Tax Act says you have disposed of something. The…
Davies is, yes, the one player on this team that is familiar to even the soccer-averse. The superstar left back blew an ACL in March, 2025, while playing for Canada. He worked his way back to fitness, and was playing for his professional club, Bayern Munich, in early May when he injured a hamstring. He’s…