Canada Intensifies Border Security Amidst Drug Smuggling and Immigration Concerns
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is enhancing border security measures to counter drug smuggling and illegal immigration, driven by President-elect Trump's threat of tariffs, focusing on data analytics, international collaboration, and intercepting increasingly sophisticated smuggling method...
Canada Intensifies Border Security Amidst Drug Smuggling and Immigration Concerns
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is enhancing border security measures to counter drug smuggling and illegal immigration, driven by President-elect Trump's threat of tariffs, focusing on data analytics, international collaboration, and intercepting increasingly sophisticated smuggling method...
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48% Bias Score
Record $1.7 Million Raised at Bloor Street Entertains Gala to Combat Rising HIV Cases in Canada
The 28th annual Bloor Street Entertains gala in Toronto raised a record $1.7 million for CANFAR on November 28th, furthering HIV research and programs amidst a 25 percent rise in new Canadian HIV cases in 2022, with concerning increases among youth and women.
Record $1.7 Million Raised at Bloor Street Entertains Gala to Combat Rising HIV Cases in Canada
The 28th annual Bloor Street Entertains gala in Toronto raised a record $1.7 million for CANFAR on November 28th, furthering HIV research and programs amidst a 25 percent rise in new Canadian HIV cases in 2022, with concerning increases among youth and women.
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36% Bias Score
Haiti's Child Soldiers: A 70% Increase in Gang Violence
In Haiti's gang-controlled Port-au-Prince, children as young as nine are forced into armed combat, comprising roughly half of the gangs' fighting force, a 70% increase this past year, while over 700,000 have fled their homes due to gang violence.
Haiti's Child Soldiers: A 70% Increase in Gang Violence
In Haiti's gang-controlled Port-au-Prince, children as young as nine are forced into armed combat, comprising roughly half of the gangs' fighting force, a 70% increase this past year, while over 700,000 have fled their homes due to gang violence.
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40% Bias Score
NATO to Boost Baltic Sea Presence After Suspected Cable Sabotage
NATO will increase its Baltic Sea presence after suspected sabotage of undersea power and internet cables; Finland seized a ship suspected of causing damage to an electricity cable, while Estonia protects another; investigations are ongoing.
NATO to Boost Baltic Sea Presence After Suspected Cable Sabotage
NATO will increase its Baltic Sea presence after suspected sabotage of undersea power and internet cables; Finland seized a ship suspected of causing damage to an electricity cable, while Estonia protects another; investigations are ongoing.
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60% Bias Score
Canada Eases Mortgage Rules, Increasing Debt and Taxpayer Risk
Canada's new mortgage rules, effective December 2024, raise the insured mortgage cap to \$1.5 million and extend 30-year amortizations, potentially increasing homeownership but also long-term debt and taxpayer risk.
Canada Eases Mortgage Rules, Increasing Debt and Taxpayer Risk
Canada's new mortgage rules, effective December 2024, raise the insured mortgage cap to \$1.5 million and extend 30-year amortizations, potentially increasing homeownership but also long-term debt and taxpayer risk.
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60% Bias Score
Canada's Wealth Management Industry in Flux
Canada's wealth management industry faces a generational shift, with aging advisors leading to increased mergers and acquisitions; technological advancements enable advisors to work across the country, while CIRO works on harmonizing rules around incorporation.
Canada's Wealth Management Industry in Flux
Canada's wealth management industry faces a generational shift, with aging advisors leading to increased mergers and acquisitions; technological advancements enable advisors to work across the country, while CIRO works on harmonizing rules around incorporation.
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32% Bias Score
Sparkle Emoji Becomes Unexpected Symbol for AI in 2024
In 2024, major tech companies adopted the four-pointed star emoji to represent AI-powered features, a choice influenced by negative cultural perceptions of robots and a need for simplified marketing, leading to user confusion despite the symbol's ambiguity.
Sparkle Emoji Becomes Unexpected Symbol for AI in 2024
In 2024, major tech companies adopted the four-pointed star emoji to represent AI-powered features, a choice influenced by negative cultural perceptions of robots and a need for simplified marketing, leading to user confusion despite the symbol's ambiguity.
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56% Bias Score
Israeli Raid Damages Gaza Hospital, Killing Dozens
Israeli forces raided and severely damaged the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, Gaza, on Friday, forcing the evacuation of 75 patients and 185 staff; separate strikes killed at least 25 Palestinians, including 15 in one house, amid weeks of intense fighting that has killed over 45,300 Palestinia...
Israeli Raid Damages Gaza Hospital, Killing Dozens
Israeli forces raided and severely damaged the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya, Gaza, on Friday, forcing the evacuation of 75 patients and 185 staff; separate strikes killed at least 25 Palestinians, including 15 in one house, amid weeks of intense fighting that has killed over 45,300 Palestinia...
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56% Bias Score
South Korea's Acting President Impeached Amidst Political Crisis
South Korea's parliament impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday, following the earlier impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol for declaring martial law; Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok is now acting president.
South Korea's Acting President Impeached Amidst Political Crisis
South Korea's parliament impeached acting President Han Duck-soo on Friday, following the earlier impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol for declaring martial law; Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok is now acting president.
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52% Bias Score
Azerbaijan Airlines Crash: Drone Attack Near Grozny Cited Amidst Multiple Flight Suspensions
A passenger plane from Baku to Grozny crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 and injuring 29, after encountering unspecified "physical and technical interference" amid a reported Ukrainian drone attack near Grozny; multiple airlines have since suspended flights to Russia.
Azerbaijan Airlines Crash: Drone Attack Near Grozny Cited Amidst Multiple Flight Suspensions
A passenger plane from Baku to Grozny crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing 38 and injuring 29, after encountering unspecified "physical and technical interference" amid a reported Ukrainian drone attack near Grozny; multiple airlines have since suspended flights to Russia.
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40% Bias Score
South Korean Acting President Han Duck-soo Impeached
Following President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, acting president, was also impeached on Friday by a 192-108 parliamentary vote, resulting in Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok assuming the acting presidency.
South Korean Acting President Han Duck-soo Impeached
Following President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment, South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, acting president, was also impeached on Friday by a 192-108 parliamentary vote, resulting in Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok assuming the acting presidency.
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40% Bias Score
Brazilian Real Hits Record Low Amidst BRICS Uncertainty
The Brazilian real plummeted to an all-time low against the US dollar (0.14827 or 6.7445) this week, despite the central bank's efforts to stabilize it by raising interest rates and spending $8 billion on real purchases; this event may affect US grain markets and invites speculation about China's in...
Brazilian Real Hits Record Low Amidst BRICS Uncertainty
The Brazilian real plummeted to an all-time low against the US dollar (0.14827 or 6.7445) this week, despite the central bank's efforts to stabilize it by raising interest rates and spending $8 billion on real purchases; this event may affect US grain markets and invites speculation about China's in...
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52% Bias Score