Morning Update: Can money make all dreams come true? | Unpublished
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Author: Shannon Proudfoot
Publication Date: August 22, 2025 - 05:57

Morning Update: Can money make all dreams come true?

August 22, 2025

Good morning. If you have the money, why train to conduct a professional orchestra or become an astronaut when you can just buy the privilege of doing so? Welcome to Rich Guy Fantasy Camp, where Jeff Bezos and wealthy men like him live in their own worlds. More on that below, along with the last chapter in the Hockey Canada trial and updates on the ground in Gaza. But first:

Today’s headlines
  • The arrests of alleged extremists in Quebec City began with a tip from CSIS. Recently unsealed police affidavits outline the story
  • The world’s leading authority on food crises said famine is occurring in Gaza City with about a quarter of the population facing catastrophic levels of hunger.
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed tariffs, security and Ukraine with Donald Trump over the phone


Unpublished Newswire

 
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