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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centred on the publication of a trove of classified documents, according to court papers filed late Monday.  Plea deal …

New video shows Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eliya Cohen and Or Levy crammed in the back of a pickup truck, smeared with blood, as they were abducted and taken to Gaza on Oct. 7.  Men were at Israeli music festival that became killing field during Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7. WARNING: This …

Tens of thousands of people in both Israel and Lebanon have been displaced by the volley of cross-border missiles launched by Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon and by the Israel Defence Forces in Israel in a conflict that observers say has long been threatening to escalate into a full-blown war. Evacuees …

Data drawn from labour market impact assessments — documents employers need to hire temporary foreign workers — shows the program is on the rise in a range of industries.  Approvals through the temporary foreign worker program rises in variety of sectors, analysis shows. Businesses’ demand for temporary foreign workers has …

Car dealerships in North America continue to wrestle with major disruptions that started last week with cyberattacks on a software company used widely in the auto retail sales sector.  As of last week, hundreds of Canadian dealers had been impacted by CDK outage. Car dealerships in North America continue to …

Oilers fans who turned out for watch parties, hoping to witness a historic win Monday night were instead left heartbroken as the Oilers fell to the Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final.  Stanley Cup run ends for fans in cold, windy watch party. The giant screens that had projected the …

Every year, Statistics Canada tweaks how it calculates inflation. After this year’s change, food will make up a bigger chunk of the overall inflation number going forward. CBC News breaks down what the CPI basket is and what the changes mean.  Canadians dedicated more of their budget to food in …

For the first time, Alberta’s oil and gas industry has exceeded the province’s own regulatory limit for natural gas flaring.  AER, CAPP decline to comment on findings. For the first time, Alberta’s oil and gas industry has exceeded the province’s own regulatory limit for natural gas flaring. A tally by …

The facade of the 19-story Grand Westside Hotel in Parañaque  If the official launch of Megaworld’s Grand Westside Hotel in Parañaque City were an entertainment event, it could easily be described as star-studded with none other than the country’s highest government official in attendance. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (center) leads …

Edward Obiena in action  Ernest John “EJ” Obiena flexed his fine form with the Paris Olympics fast approaching. The Tondo, Manila-born pole vaulter clinched his second consecutive gold medal at the Memorial Czeslawa Cybulskiego on Sunday evening (Manila time) in Poznan, Poland. Standing at 6-foot-2, Obiena cleared 5.87 meters, setting …