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Sun, 3 Oct 2021 12:30:00 EDT
Billionaires, Olympian and porn king among Canadians named in massive new leak exposing offshore accounts and secret tax havens of the global elite
The Pandora Papers reveal the shadowy world of offshore tax havens where secret assets siphon off hundreds of billions in government tax revenue.

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 12:30:00 EDT
While Canada sent hundreds of millions in aid to Jordan, its king grew his collection of luxury homes
The revelations about King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein’s properties and shell companies are contained in the Pandora Papers, a massive leak of offshore corporate records obtained by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and share...

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 09:42:00 EDT
Elizabeth May: Annamie Paul told me to stay silent. But now I must say something
It may have been the clash in culture created by her having more authority than any previous leader, yet far short of her expectations, that led to a very unpleasant relationship between the elected leader and the elected volunteers on council, write...

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 07:00:00 EDT
‘There are no winners here, only losers.’ The inside story of how the Green party toppled Annamie Paul and tore itself apart in the process
The stark divisions inside the Green party are now exposed to public view. And in the wake of a disappointing election result that saw the party’s vote share collapse to its lowest level since 2000, some longtime Greens believe the past year of tur...

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 22:40:32 EDT
Mike Wilner: ‘It hurts.’ The Jays were good. Just not quite good enough in baseball’s toughest division
In the first season in which a single division had four teams each surpass 90 wins, it sticks in the craw that it’s still the Rays, Red Sox and Yankees heading into the post-season while the Jays watch, Mike Wilner writes.

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 06:00:00 EDT
‘Birth without a family’: Some babies born to unconscious moms in COVID-ravaged Alberta
As an “unprecedented” number of pregnant women are admitted to intensive care units, newborns are entering the world with their mothers in medically induced comas or on oxygen.

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 22:00:00 EDT
She was pregnant and needed new lungs. In a world first, here’s how Toronto doctors saved a dying mom — and her baby
This was a medical case that would test the skills and daring of a physician team willing to push boundaries to save the lives of a mother and her unborn baby.

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 10:09:00 EDT
Today’s coronavirus news: Ontario reports 580 new cases; New Brunswick faces record coronavirus surge; Anthony Fauci says the U.S. is turning a corner
Meanwhile, an advocacy group representing strippers will argue in Ontario court this week that provincial pandemic measures affecting strip clubs have targeted the workers and violated their charter rights.

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 07:00:00 EDT
As temperatures drop, the battle between Delta and vaccines moves to a new arena: indoors
This pandemic winter, we’ll have more knowledge, and a high vaccination rate. But individuals will still need several layers of protection from the Delta virus.

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 10:52:00 EDT
Doug Ford hits the reset button with throne speech
Premier Doug Ford is hitting the reset button for the first time since the Progressive Conservatives were elected more than three years ago.

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 09:00:00 EDT
Son of ‘black widow’ arrested in mysterious 2018 disappearance of Canadian snowbird
Prosecutors in Mexico have captured Andres Javier Romero Acosta, who has been on the lam since 2020, in connection with the disappearance of Malcom Madsen. Acosta’s mother, who has been dubbed the “black widow” by media in Mexico, and uncle wer...

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Don’t say ‘Taliban’: Facebook suppresses Afghan activists and artists leading the resistance
Those leading the resistance to the Taliban say they have to do so online without using the regime’s name, because Facebook will suspend them otherwise.



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