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The New York Times’ framing of the Israel-Hamas war is “imbalanced” with “sparse” reporting of Israeli casualties or Israeli suffering after October 7, according to a new study. “I was not surprised by the direction of the findings but rather the magnitudes,” the study’s author Edieal Pinker told National Post in a written statement. “For…

Canadians are ‘overwhelmingly open’ to closer EU ties as Carney heads to Europe: poll

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Support for Canada deepening its relationship with Europe is growing, a new poll has found, as Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to travel to Strasbourg, France, to strengthen ties with the European Union. An Abacus Data survey , which was conducted from September 4 to 9, found that 80 per cent of Canadians say Canada…

Canada’s inflation rate remains steady at 3% as food price growth slows

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Canada’s annual inflation rate remained steady at three per cent in August as gasoline prices rose at a slower pace but remained elevated due to the ongoing war in Iran. Gas prices rose by 22.8 per cent year over year in August following a 25.7 per cent increase in July, according to Statistics Canada data…

Is Canada’s national security review process ready for a flood of foreign investment?

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With the first Canada Investment Summit opening this week, Prime Minister Mark Carney is courting foreign investors to play a central role in financing this country’s major infrastructure and resource development projects. Given the government’s target of $1 trillion in total investment spending over the next five years, outside capital is a must. But at…

Canada seeking ‘unique alliance’ with EU, not membership: Carney

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After a Wall Street Journal exclusive created a small firestorm of controversy on Sunday when it revealed Mark Carney has reportedly been racing towards making Canada an “associate member” of the European Union, the prime minister poured cold water on the idea later that day. “Look, we’re not looking to become a member of the…

Posthaste: The global bond blowup is starting to hit home — literally

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The global bond meltdown that has dominated the headlines in recent weeks is finally hitting home in Canada, literally. This past week, the selloff pushed a key U.S. Treasury yield to the cusp of 5 per cent, which analysts say is an important psychological level for markets. This recent surge in bond yields has been…

Fined into bankruptcy: the small Montreal college at the forefront of the language battle

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For a panicked few days in early September, it looked like LaSalle College in downtown Montreal was going to close for good, forced into bankruptcy by the Quebec government for temporarily teaching too many students in English. It was politically unusual. In the middle of any other provincial election, campaigning political parties would likely rally…

B.C.’s drug decriminalization experiment didn’t change overdose deaths: study

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British Columbia’s contentious experiment decriminalizing fentanyl, cocaine and other hard drugs was hailed by provincial health leaders as a “vital” means of keeping people from dying from drug overdoses. It appears it didn’t. New research found no significant changes in drug-related hospitalizations or toxic drug deaths compared with the rest of Canada, where the drug…

Inside the Parti Québécois’ campaign, where smiles are in short supply

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LONGUEUIL, QC — “Paul is Paul. I’ve already told him to laugh from time to time,” said one seasoned Parti Québécois veteran about leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. Au naturel, St-Pierre Plamondon has a resting serious face. It is reportedly a challenge for photographers, who struggle to snap a picture of him with a smile on…

Carney touts ‘new, powerful, confident’ Canada to business leaders ahead of summit

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