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Six months after the Liberal government released draft rules for its new foreign influence registry, Canada still does not have an operational database of agents working on behalf of other states. Now, civil society organizations and diaspora groups are urging the government to move ahead with the registry that would publicly disclose who is lobbying…
Canada is gearing up to take on Qatar in their second match of the 2026 men’s FIFA World Cup as both countries battle it out in hopes of their first-ever tournament victory. The match is also the first the Canadian team is playing in BC Place in Vancouver and the second being held in the…
Listen to this article Estimated 6 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. Premier Doug Ford’s government is on pace to sit for the fewest days of any Ontario government over the past five…
Listen to this article Estimated 3 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. A developer has withdrawn its plans to build a two-megawatt artificial intelligence (AI) data centre in Armour Township, Ont., due to…
An audit of Australia’s most ambitious renewable energy project has found that despite a reset in 2023, there are still “significant deficiencies” in how Snowy 2.0 is being managed. The project involves building a hydro-electric power station underground in the NSW Kosciuszko National Park with tunnels linking the Tantangara and Talbingo reservoirs. The latest audit,…
Thursday night football features the match of round 15 in the AFL, with ladder leaders Fremantle up against third-placed Geelong at Perth Stadium. The Dockers have won a club-record 12 straight games, while the Cats will be without star midfielder Bailey Smith, who has been ruled out with illness. Follow all the action in out…
The leader of the Tasmanian Greens has apologised for likening Premier Jeremy Rockliff to Joseph Stalin, the infamous Soviet dictator. Rosalie Woodruff earlier said she was trying to argue that Premier Jeremy Rockliff was “erasing history” when she made the reference on Tuesday. Later, on adjournment in parliament today, Dr Woodruff said she understood her…
A Melbourne fashion boss who allegedly held a woman captive and violently sexually assaulted her at his Byron Bay beach villa three years ago has denied the charges on the first day of his trial in northern New South Wales. Warning: this story contains details of alleged sexual offences. Shmuel Tal, 49, is standing trial…
US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has harshly criticised some NATO members over defence spending and their stances on the Iran war as he announced a review of US military forces in Europe. “It’s a review that some countries will fail, and others will pass with flying colours,” Mr Hegseth told NATO defence ministers gathered…
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