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Toronto International Film Festival Celebrates 50 Years With Star-Studded Lineup

This is Beirut, 04/09 13:25 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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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, ...

Air Canada Flight Attendants Strike Over Pay, Shutting Down Service

This is Beirut, 16/08 12:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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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 ...

American Ben Shelton Tops Khachanov to Win First ATP Masters Title in Toronto

This is Beirut, 08/08 15:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Ben Shelton became the first American to win an ATP Masters 1000 title in Canada in more than two decades as he defeated Karen Khachanov 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) in Toronto final on Thursday. The 22-year-old will rise one place to sixth in the world rankings, overtaking 24-time Grand Slam singles champion Novak Djokovic in the table. "It's a ...

Second Seed Fritz Ends Canadian Hopes at ATP Toronto Masters

This is Beirut, 02/08 13:35 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Taylor Fritz ended Canadian hopes at the ATP Toronto Masters on Friday as he crushed Gabriel Diallo 6-4, 6-2 to advance to the fourth round. The American second seed needed just 77 minutes to dispatch the the 37th-ranked local and book a meeting with Jiri Lehecka, a 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 winner over France's Arthur Fils. Fritz is aiming to at ...

Canada Intends To Recognize Palestinian State at UN General Assembly

This is Beirut, 31/07 05:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Canada plans to recognize a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday, a major policy shift that drew an angry response from US President Donald Trump and was rejected by Israel. Carney said the move was necessary to preserve hopes of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian ...

Western Nations Call for Immediate End to Gaza War as Israel Expands Offensive

This is Beirut, 21/07 22:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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More than two dozen Western countries called for an immediate end to the war in Gaza on Monday, saying suffering there had "reached new depths" as Israel's military expanded its operations to the central city of Deir el-Balah. After more than 21 months of fighting that have triggered catastrophic humanitarian conditions for ...

Lebanese Hockey Comes to Life... from Montreal

Makram Haddad, 16/07 10:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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They have no standard-sized ice rink, nor a local championship. But on the ice in Canada, Lebanese hockey players are proving that passion can melt borders. And perhaps even draw new ones. With their elbows up, their blades sharpened and the cedar tree embroidered on their chests, they skate for much more than a score. In Montreal, Lebanese ...

Trump Says Canada To Face 35% Tariff Rate Starting August

This is Beirut, 11/07 05:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Canada will face a 35 percent tariff on exports to the United States starting August 1, President Donald Trump said Thursday in a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney. It was the latest of more than 20 such letters issued by Trump since Monday, as he continues to pursue his trade war threats against dozens of economies. Canada and the US are ...

What is the State of Play with Trump's Tariffs?

This is Beirut, 04/07 08:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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With sweeping tariffs on friend and foe, US President Donald Trump has roiled financial markets and sparked a surge in economic uncertainty -- and tensions are mounting days before a fresh volley of higher duties are due to kick in. Here is a rundown of what Trump has implemented in his second presidency, with levies on dozens of economies set to ...

Canada Turns to Drones for Reforestation After Wildfires

This is Beirut, 02/07 16:50 - Reading : less than a minute

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For the second year in a row, a pilot project in Canada is using drones to reforest hard-to-reach areas.

Brad Pitt’s 'F1' Races to Top of North American Box Office

This is Beirut, 30/06 13:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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F1: The Movie, starring Brad Pitt as a washed-up Formula One driver who gets one last shot at redemption, sped to the top of the North American box office in its debut weekend with $55.6 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday. "This is an outstanding opening for an original action sports drama," said David A. Gross of Franchise ...

Canada Drops Digital Tax on US Tech Giants as Trade Talks with Trump Resume

This is Beirut, 30/06 09:55 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Canada will rescind taxes impacting US tech firms that had prompted President Donald Trump to retaliate by calling off trade talks, Ottawa said Sunday, adding that negotiations with Washington would resume. The digital services tax, enacted last year, would have seen US service providers such as Alphabet and Amazon on the hook for a ...

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