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Sam Bankman-Fried: from FTX crypto king to convict | About That
Sam Bankman-Fried went from a nobody to the CEO of the multi-billion dollar crypto currency exchange FTX, then became a convicted felon in four short years. Andrew Chang explains the rise and fall of the crypto king. CBC | World News
Read More »Gushue breaks through late to beat U.S., reach final at Pan Continental Curling Championships
Defending champion Brad Gushue of Canada advanced to the men’s final at the 2023 Pan Continental Curling Championships with an 8-3 win over Andrew Stopera of the United States on Friday in Kelowna, B.C. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Hurricane Otis leaves survivors in Mexico uncertain about the future
Residents of Acapulco, Mexico, are sifting through what remains of their homes and belongings after Hurricane Otis battered the area. Many have no option but to rebuild using what’s left, with one man likening it to ‘starting life from scratch’ as he sat perched above the wreckage of his home. CBC | World News
Read More »Hezbollah leader praises Hamas attack, says all options against Israel ‘on the table’
Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, speaking for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war erupted, warned on Friday that a wider conflict in the Middle East was a realistic possibility in a speech that was expected to indicate whether his group would wage a full-fledged war against Israel. CBC | World News
Read More »More than 40 players now signed to play in the PWHL
More than 40 players have now signed contracts to play in the Professional Women’s Hockey League as the league prepares to open its first training camps later this month. CBC | Sports News
Read More »Ottawa has been told Canadians trapped in Gaza will be allowed to leave starting Sunday: source
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Read More »Canadian paddlers earn trio of sprint gold medals in canoe/kayak at Pan Am Games
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Read More »Canadian military chopper buzzed by Chinese fighter jets, DND says
A Canadian military helicopter operating in the South China Sea had a close encounter of the unfriendly kind with Chinese fighter jets, the Department of National Defence has confirmed. CBC | World News
Read More »As climate risks increase, developing countries aren’t getting the help they need: UN
“The financial needs for developing countries when it comes to adaptation are far, far beyond what is what is available right now,” says a researcher in Haiti. CBC | World News
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