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Cuba saw a double-digit drop in the number of Canadians visiting the island nation this past winter, raising questions about what’s behind the slide. Data from Cuba’s national statistical agency reveals that the number of Canadians travelling there was at least 30 per cent below last year’s numbers in January, February and March.  Yet the downwardContinue Reading

World Roughly 60,000 children in Gaza are showing signs of malnutrition, the territory’s Health Ministry said, as a two-month blockade on the besieged Palestinian territory remains in place, with aid groups saying the humanitarian response is on the verge of total collapse. Current level of malnutrition in Gaza ‘causing aContinue Reading

World The south Texas home of Elon Musk’s SpaceX rocket company is on its way to becoming an official city with a galactic name: Starbase. A vote Saturday to formally organize Starbase as a city was approved by a lopsided margin by a small group of voters who live thereContinue Reading

World The People’s Action Party is seen as a beacon of stability and prosperity, but tight government control and the rising cost of living in one of the world’s most expensive cities also has led to growing unhappiness, especially among younger voters. People’s Action Party extends its 66-year unbroken ruleTheContinue Reading

World Berkshire Hathaway’s board has named Greg Abel as president and chief executive of the conglomerate, shortly after outgoing CEO and famed investor Warren Buffett announced his intention to retire at the end of the year. 94-year-old chief executive’s decision to step down caps remarkable 60-year runThomson Reuters · Posted: MayContinue Reading

World Buffett’s decision to step down caps a remarkable 60-year run where he transformed Berkshire from a failing textile company into an enormous conglomerate with businesses across the U.S. economy. 94-year-old chief executive’s decision to step down caps a remarkable 60-year runThomson Reuters · Posted: May 03, 2025 2:35 PMContinue Reading

World Australia’s Anthony Albanese claimed a second term as prime minister on Saturday in a dramatic comeback against once-resurgent conservatives that was powered by voters’ concerns about the influence of U.S. President Donald Trump. Opposition leader Peter Dutton loses seat, accepts ‘full responsibility’ for party’s defeatThomson Reuters · Posted: MayContinue Reading

World Prince Harry told the BBC it was “impossible for me to take my family back to the U.K. safely” after he lost his legal challenge to the British government on Friday changing his security arrangements after he stepped down from royal duties. Duke of Sussex called on Labour governmentContinue Reading

World An Illinois landlord who killed a six-year-old Palestinian American boy and severely injured the boy’s mother in a vicious hate-crime attack days after the war in Gaza began was sentenced Friday to 53 years in prison. Wadee Alfayoumi, his mother were stabbed by landlord Joseph Czuba in October 2023TheContinue Reading