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Mayer Lawee, an 86-year-old Montreal man, remembers a childhood in his family’s elegant mansion, built by his father and uncle in the heart of Baghdad, Iraq’s quixotic capital, especially family weddings in the walled gardens with its tiered fountains, palm trees and statues.
The outdoor nuptials for his three sisters were like something from old Hollywood movies, but Mayer, the baby of the family, was always sent to bed early, which during the summer meant sleeping on the roof where the night air was cooler. It was hard to sleep knowing what he was missing.
“There’d be the wedding...
October 27, 2025 - 06:00 | Adrian Humphreys | National Post
The modern digital era, a “new era of human commodification,” violates fundamental human rights, warned BlackBerry founder Jim Balsillie in a speech on Sunday evening.
“The data generated by our experiences, choices, and even our thoughts, are captured, processed, and traded as raw material for manipulative algorithms deployed for profit and power, all with catastrophic costs to society, including mental health crisis, democratic erosion, societal polarization, lost economic dynamism and misinformation to name a few,” said Balsillie, according to notes of Balsillie’s speech, obtained...
October 27, 2025 - 06:00 | Tyler Dawson | National Post
More than half the people released with an ankle monitor since those devices were introduced in Manitoba in August 2024 were rearrested or broke the rules of their release while wearing one, recent numbers obtained by CBC News show.
October 27, 2025 - 06:00 | | CBC News - Canada
Donald Trump says he won’t be meeting Prime Minister Mark Carney for some time after a falling-out between the two countries over an Ontario government TV ad that criticized the U.S. President’s protectionist tariffs.Mr. Trump spent the weekend in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit where he signed trade deals with Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam that locked in new tariffs on these countries. Mr. Carney also attended ASEAN.
October 27, 2025 - 05:35 | Steven Chase | The Globe and Mail
Warned by RCMP three times he was to be killed, Moninder Singh said Sikhs feel let down by Canada's decision to resume ties with India.
October 27, 2025 - 05:00 | Stewart Bell | Global News - Canada
Lynwood Drive in Halifax's Rockingham neighbourhood was a key part of life for the city's early Lebanese immigrant community, one resident says, and should retain its original name.
October 27, 2025 - 05:00 | | CBC News - Canada
