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Poilievre asks provinces to scrap sales tax on new homes under $1M – National
4Nov By Aditi PawarNo Comments
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Poilievre asks provinces to scrap sales tax on new homes under $1M – National

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 4, 2024 7:46 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has written to the provinces’ premiers, asking them to eliminate their sales taxes on new homes that are under $1 million. It follows Poilievre’s own pledge last week that if he becomes prime minister, he will axe the federal sales tax on new homes sold for under $1 million. 6:27 ‘Living rent-free in his head’: Poilievre, Fraser have rowdy exchange on housing proposal ...
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Harris appeals to Christians and Arab Americans, Trump embraces violent rhetoric
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Harris appeals to Christians and Arab Americans, Trump embraces violent rhetoric

Opinion polls show the pair are locked in a tight race. Photo: AFP By Nandita Bose and Steve Holland, Reuters Democrat Kamala Harris made her closing pitch for the US presidency at a historically Black church and to Arab Americans in battleground Michigan on Sunday, while her Republican rival Donald Trump embraced violent rhetoric at a rally in Pennsylvania. Opinion polls show the pair locked in a tight race, with Vice President Harris, 60, bolstered by strong support among female voters while former President Trump, 78, gains ground with Hispanic voters, especially men. Voters overall view both candidates unfavourably, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling, but that has not dissuaded them from casting ballots. More than 78 million Americans have already done so ahead of Tuesday's Election...
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‘Extreme danger’ red alert for Barcelona warns of more rain on the way – with Spain still reeling from deadly floods | World News
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Business

‘Extreme danger’ red alert for Barcelona warns of more rain on the way – with Spain still reeling from deadly floods | World News

A red alert warning of "extreme danger" because of torrential rain has been issued for Barcelona, as elsewhere in Spain search teams continue to scour flooded areas for bodies.At least 217 people have died after heavy rain in eastern Spain caused flash floods that swept away almost everything in their path. People were trapped in cars, homes and businesses as the waters surged through the disaster zone last week.Six days later, the search and rescue operation continues for the unknown number of missing people, with thousands of soldiers brought in to help.And as communities continue to reel from the catastrophic floods - and mourn their losses - more rain is forecast for parts of the country. Image: Pic: Meteoalarm Today, t...
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Sitting over 8 hours daily can raise health risks even after exercise: Study
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Sitting over 8 hours daily can raise health risks even after exercise: Study

Amid concerns that sitting is the new smoking, a new study showed that being sedentary for over 8.5 hours daily or 60 hours a week while commuting, in office, or at home can make you age faster and raise significant health risks. Importantly, the study showed that a young age or 20 minutes of moderate activity like walking cannot buffer the effects. Instead, vigorous activity like running or cycling for 30 minutes daily can help, but not completely. Chandra Reynolds, Professor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder in the US, said that "sitting less throughout the day, getting more vigorous exercise, or a combination of both may be necessary to reduce the risk of premature ageing in early adulthood". The team analysed more than 1,000 peopl...
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Ukraine faces ‘one of the most powerful’ Russian offensives of war, warns commander
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Ukraine faces ‘one of the most powerful’ Russian offensives of war, warns commander

Ukrainian servicemen of the 24th Mechanized Brigade fire a BRM1k infantry fighting vehicle towards Russian positions in Donetsk in August, 2024. Photo: AFP / Press Service of the 24th Mechanized Brigade of Ukrainian Armed Forces Ukraine's army chief has warned that his forces are facing "one of the most powerful Russian offensives" since the start of the war as Russia claimed it captured more settlements on the eastern frontline. Russia has steadily been making gains in the eastern Donbas region, which Russia's President Vladimir Putin aims to capture in full. Reuters, citing open-source data, reported that Russia has been advancing at its fastest pace in at least a year. Ukraine's Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said the situation on the front line "remains difficult" and certain ...
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No need to tell your husband: Harris banks on women’s votes
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No need to tell your husband: Harris banks on women’s votes

By Aurélia End, AFP In an ad for Kamala Harris, a woman marks her ballot for the Democratic candidate while her husband thinks she's voting for Republican Donald Trump: "What happens in the booth, stays in the booth" a voiceover says. The 30-second-clip, narrated by actor Julia Roberts, shows the couple arriving at a polling station wearing baseball caps featuring the American flag, a symbol often sported by Trump supporters. The ad, financed by a religious nonprofit, has elicited fury in the Trump camp, with the former president calling it "stupid" and asking "Can you imagine a wife not telling her husband who she's voting for?" In the ad, the wife exchanges knowing glances with another female voter, before filling in her choice for Harris. "You can vote any way you want, and no one wil...
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Mt Lewotobi Laki Laki: At least 10 killed after volcano erupts on Indonesian island of Flores | World News
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Mt Lewotobi Laki Laki: At least 10 killed after volcano erupts on Indonesian island of Flores | World News

At least 10 people have been killed after a volcano erupted in Indonesia, sending thick ash high into the air and raining down on nearby houses.The eruption at Mt Lewotobi Laki Laki, on the island of Flores, just after midnight on Monday, spewed thick brownish ash as high as 2,000m (6,500ft) into the sky. Several houses caught fire, including a convent of Catholic nuns, local official Firman Yosef said.Rescuers are looking for more bodies under collapsed houses.Those killed so far, including a child, were found with a 2.4 mile radius of the crater. Image: A map showing the location of the Mt Lewotobi Laki Laki volcano Image: A wrecked settlement after the Lewotobi Laki-laki ...
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Music titan Quincy Jones dies at 91
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Music titan Quincy Jones dies at 91

Quincy Jones in 2019. Photo: AFP / Arnold Turner Quincy Jones, the man known simply as "Q," was a huge influence on American music in his work with artists ranging from Count Basie to Frank Sinatra and reshaped pop music in his collaborations Michael Jackson. Jones died on Sunday at the age of 91, his publicist said. There was very little Jones did not do in a music career of more than 65 years. He was a trumpeter, bandleader, arranger, composer, producer and winner of 27 Grammy Awards. A studio workaholic and a virtuoso at handling delicate egos, he shaped recordings by jazz greats such as Miles Davis, produced Sinatra, and put together the superstar ensemble that recorded the 1985 fund-raiser 'We Are the World', the biggest hit song of its time. Jones also was a prolific writer of mov...
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Iranian woman ‘violently arrested’ after removing clothes at Tehran university
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Iranian woman ‘violently arrested’ after removing clothes at Tehran university

A female student stripped to her underwear outside her university in Iran in what some student and rights groups say was a protest against the country's strict Islamic dress code. A video circulating on social media and shared by rights group Amnesty International shows the woman sitting outside the university in her underwear and with her hair uncovered. She gestures toward her fellow students, many of whom are female and wearing headscarves, before strolling around the premises. Another video shows her walking down a road, still in a state of undress, before a group of men surround her, bundle her into a car, and drive away. Amnesty said Saturday (local time) the woman had been "violently arrested" after she protested the "abusive enforcement" of the dress code at Tehran's Islamic Azad U...
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Australia’s $7.7 billion military satellite program axed amid defence cuts
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Australia’s $7.7 billion military satellite program axed amid defence cuts

By Andrew Greene, ABC Photo: 123rf A NZ$7.7 billion (AU$7 billion) program to create an Australian military-grade satellite communications system has been cancelled, with Australia's prime minister insisting the government is busy "prioritising" all defence purchases. Eighteen months ago, US defence giant Lockheed Martin was selected to deliver a hardened network of three to five satellites to provide high-level protection against cyber and electronic warfare attacks in what would have been Australia's largest-ever defence space contract. The project - known as JP9102 - was expected to include locally controlled and operated geostationary communications satellites, as well as multiple ground stations, but on Monday the Department of Defence confirmed it no longer met "strategic priori...
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