This is Beirut, 08/10 05:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
United States Donald Trump Canada Diplomacy
President Donald Trump said Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney would be "very happy" after their trade talks at the White House Tuesday, but offered no immediate concessions on lifting steep US tariffs. Striking a friendly tone in the Oval Office, Trump praised Carney as a "world-class leader" adding that the former central ...
This is Beirut, 26/09 19:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Music Patrick Watson Streaming Internet Canada Culture
Top-streaming Canadian singer Patrick Watson says he called his new album Uh Oh, which released Friday, to capture the sense of fatalistic doom felt by many people when they wake up and read the news. The bilingual 45-year-old multi-instrumentalist, whose ballad Je te laisserai des mots is the most-streamed francophone title ever on Spotify, said ...
This is Beirut, 26/09 09:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Canada has signed a bilateral free trade agreement with Indonesia, which aims to eliminate or reduce tariffs on over 95 percent of Ottawa's exports to its largest market in Southeast Asia. Several experts told AFP the strategic agreement is being made in the context of global economic turmoil, exacerbated by the protectionist policies of the ...
This is Beirut, 23/09 16:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Mining Luxury Museum Belgium Botswana Canada Culture
The world's second-largest diamond could soon find a new home in a museum or a sheikh's collection, but first needs to be properly evaluated, the Belgian firm holding it told AFP Monday. Unearthed last year in Botswana, the 2,488-carat stone known as Motswedi is currently being analyzed by gem dealer HB Antwerp in the namesake port city ...
This is Beirut, 21/09 19:28 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Palestinian Statehood Canada United Kingdom Australia
The United Kingdom, Australia, and Canada officially recognized the State of Palestine on Sunday, ahead of similar announcements by other countries and the UN General Assembly—a historic yet largely symbolic decision criticized by Israel. This recognition by Israel’s traditional allies comes as the Israeli military has intensified its ...
This is Beirut, 15/09 11:00 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Toronto Canada TIFF Culture Art Cinéma
Hamnet, a devastating period drama about the life of William Shakespeare and his family, won top prize Sunday at the Toronto International Film Festival. The heart-wrenching movie stars Paul Mescal as Shakespeare, who tries to forge a career as a playwright while his wife Agnes — played by Jessie Buckley — contends with the perils of plague ...
This is Beirut, 10/09 20:30 - Reading : less than a minute
Canada said Wednesday it is reassessing its relationship with Israel in the wake of Israel's air strikes targeting Hamas leaders in Qatar. "We are evaluating the relationship with Israel," said Foreign Minister Anita Anand to reporters. "The attack yesterday on Qatar was one that was unacceptable. It was a violation of Qatari airspace." AFP
This is Beirut, 09/09 13:30 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Cinema Toronto International Film Festival Canada The Rock Dwayne Johnson Actor
Wrestler-turned-actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's surprise Oscars campaign for his first arthouse role in The Smashing Machine barreled into the Toronto Film Festival Monday. Johnson, 53, who has earned rave reviews playing fighter Mark Kerr, sat down with an audience before the movie's North American premiere to reflect on a unique ...
This is Beirut, 08/09 10:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Toronto International Film Festival Cinema Awards Canada Culture Art
Russell Crowe's nerve-shredding portrayal of a notorious Nazi on trial and Angelina Jolie's deeply personal dive into the world of French fashion led a busy Sunday of world premieres at the Toronto Film Festival. Crowe's depiction of the second-ranking Nazi, Hermann Goering, in Nuremberg, as he plays a cat-and-mouse game with a psychiatrist (Rami ...
This is Beirut, 06/09 17:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Cinema Matthew McConaughey Canada Festival Toronto International Film Festival Culture
For Hollywood stars Matthew McConaughey and Jamie Lee Curtis, making an action film about the deadliest wildfire in California history hits close to home. The Lost Bus tells the harrowing true story of a school bus driver who risked his life to save 22 children from the inferno that destroyed the town of Paradise in 2018. The movie's world ...
This is Beirut, 04/09 13:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Film Festival Toronto Opening Canada Culture
Hollywood stars arrived in Toronto Thursday for a celebratory 50th edition of North America's biggest film festival, with new movies from Daniel Craig, Sydney Sweeney and Matthew McConaughey among a packed lineup. The Toronto International Film Festival dwarfs more famous rivals like Venice and Cannes for sheer scale, if not glitz and glamour, ...
This is Beirut, 16/08 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Air Canada's flight attendants went on strike Saturday, as the airline announced a complete shutdown of operations, creating summer travel chaos for its 130,000 daily passengers. "We are now officially on strike," the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents Air Canada's 10,000 flight attendants, said in a statement. Air ...