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VideoVenezuela's opposition candidate for the presidency speaks to the Associated Press
A mere few weeks ago, Edmundo González Urrutia was just another grandpa on a long trip to visit his daughter and grandchildren, he is now getting ready for a campaign to become Venezuela’s next president. (09 May 2024) (AP/ Juaz Arraez)
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VideoSmoke rising from the direction of the Kuwaiti Hospital in Rafah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that a U.S. threat to withhold some arms would not prevent Israel from continuing its offensive in Gaza, indicating it might proceed with an invasion of the packed city of Rafah against the wishes of its closest ally.
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Police on scene at University of Calgary pro-Palestinian protest
Police in riot gear are on the scene at a pro-Palestinian protest encampment that has been set up on the University of Calgary campus.In a post to X, formerly known as Twitter, the Calgary Police Service (CPS) said they were notified at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday by campus security that protestors had begun setting up tents on the south lawn of MacEwan HallThe post said the protestors were asked to leave and, when they refused, were informed they were trespassing. The protestors still refused to leav
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VideoVodou grows powerful as Haitians seek solace from unrelenting gang violence
Shunned publicly by politicians and intellectuals for centuries, Vodou is transforming into a more powerful and accepted religion across Haiti, where its believers were once persecuted. Vodou believers are seeking solace and protection from violent gangs that have killed, raped and kidnapped thousands in recent years. Amid the spiraling chaos, a growing number of Haitians are praying more or visiting Vodou priests known as “oungans” for urgent requests ranging from locating loved ones who were k
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VideoToronto Pearson gold heist: Ontario man arrested at airport after arriving from India
An Ontario man is facing charges in connection with the largest gold heist in Canadian history at Toronto Pearson airport last year. Archit Grover, 36, from Brampton, was arrested on Monday after arriving on a flight from India, Peel Regional Police said in a new release Thursday. Kayla McLean reports.
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What Canadians are saying about the death of Rex Murphy
The National Post is reporting that Rex Murphy has died. Murphy worked as a columnist for the newspaper, which said in an obituary on its website that he died at 77 after a battle with cancer. Here's what Canadians are saying about the news. "Rex Murphy was one of the most intelligent and fiercely free-thinking journalists this country has ever known. Laureen and I extend our deepest condolences to Rex’s family and loved ones." — Former prime minister Stephen Harper --- "Canada has lost an icon,
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Broadcaster and commentator Rex Murphy dead at 77: National Post
The National Post is reporting that Rex Murphy, the pro-oil pundit who was at once the steady stickhandler of a national call-in radio show and a driver of divisive online discourse, has died. The newspaper, where he worked as a columnist, said in an obituary on its website that Murphy died at age 77 following a battle with cancer. Former prime minister Stephen Harper expressed his condolences on social media. "Rex Murphy was one of the most intelligent and fiercely free-thinking journalists thi
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