The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index (INDEXTSI:JX) gained 35.21 points this week to close at 580.43. Meanwhile, the S&P/TSX Composite Index (INDEXTSI:OSPTX) was up 787.22 points to finish the week at 23,568.65. Statistics Canada released August’s…
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At least 22 people, mostly women and children, have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school compound Saturday, Palestinian officials said, with Israel saying it targeted Hamas fighters sheltering there. A spokesman for…
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World News
Zelensky says long-range weapons approval key part of his ‘victory plan’ as US visit nears
Zelensky has been pushing Ukraine’s allies to ease restrictions on weapons and although there have been signs of the US shifting its stance he said they are yet to be given the go-ahead. “We do have long-range…
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Ukraine wants to fire Western long-range weapons into Russia. But the battlefield gain is not clear-cut
Next week, an already very public debate over whether Ukraine should be allowed to use long-range Western-supplied missiles on Russian soil will come under an even brighter international spotlight. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky is set…
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This Japanese region is still recovering from a deadly earthquake. Now record rains have flooded its streets
One person has died and several people are missing after record rainfall brought flooding and landslides to coastal Japan, in the same region that was hit by a massive earthquake on New Year’s Day, local…
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A gas explosion in a coal mine in Iran’s South Khorasan Province killed at least 51 people and injured 20, Iran’s state media said on Sunday. The accident was caused by a methane gas explosion…
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Former President Trump vowed to ‘protect women at a level never seen before’ if elected, and to ensure that ‘powerful exceptions’ for abortion are adopted across the nation, in a social media post early Saturday.…
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Politics
Harris-Trump cash dash: This presidential candidate holds fundraising edge in final stretch
Vice President Kamala Harris entered the final stretch of the 2024 race for the White House with a large fundraising advantage over former President Trump, new federal filings show. Harris hauled in nearly $190 million…
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Politics
Kamala Harris plans to skip historic Al Smith dinner despite long-standing tradition: report
Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign reportedly announced Harris will skip the historic Al Smith dinner, eschewing a decades-old campaign tradition. The decision was first reported by CNN Saturday afternoon, citing Harris campaign officials. The…
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All eyes were on interest rates this week as the US Federal Reserve’s two day meeting took place. Meanwhile, Bitcoin and Ether rallied later in the week, but analysts are uncertain about the sustainability of…