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Italy bans Kanye West, Travis Scott concerts over security concerns
Italy has banned two concerts involving American rappers Kanye West and Travis Scott that were due to take place in July in the northern city of Reggio Emilia, authorities said on Saturday. Source link
Rescuers free 4 men trapped in flooded cave in Laos, search for 2 still missing
Rescuers in Laos said Saturday they have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days. One person was safely released a day earlier. Source link
Trump remains in excellent health despite leg swelling, hand bruising, White House memo says
U.S. President Donald Trump, who turns 80 in June and is the oldest person to assume the presidency, frequently casts himself as more energetic and fitter than Joe Biden, his Democratic predecessor. Source link
007 First Light is a triumphant return to video games for James Bond
Fans still waiting for James Bond to enter the post-Daniel Craig era could do much worse than this new video game, which is arguably the best Bond game since 1997’s GoldenEye. Source link
Wildfires are destroying trees faster than we are replacing them
Canada is losing trees faster than nature can grow them or people can plant them. A northern Manitoba tree-planting program is trying to replace trees destroyed by wildfires, but the cancellation of the federal Two Billion Trees Program is making that more challenging. Source link
CBSA president says she doesn't think it's now harder to cross Canada-U.S. border
The president of the Canada Border Services Agency said she doesn’t think it’s harder to cross the Canada-U.S. border today than in the past, as data shows U.S. customs searched a record number of electronic devices last year. Source link
All for one: Norway, Germany sell Canada on shared submarine fleet
Germany and Norway are intensifying their bid for Canada’s submarine contract, pitching the Type 212CD as part of a shared NATO fleet. The allies have even surrendered production slots to accelerate delivery, highlighting a growing effort to counter South Korea’s advantage. Source link
Trudeau's climate policy architects gather as Carney changes course
Former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his former climate change cabinet ministers — Catherine McKenna, Jonathan Wilkinson and Steven Guilbeault — on Wednesday were at the Rideau Club, a private social club near Parliament Hill. Source link
Thousands are now Canadians under new citizenship law. Half of them are Americans
Thousands of people around the world have received Canadian citizenship certificates as a result of a change late last year to federal law. Half of them Americans. Source link
Chinese tourists are choosing Canada — again
The “people-to-people” ties between Canada and China are seeing a surge as geopolitical relations between the two countries warm up. As China lifts restrictions on group tours to Canada and Canada is increasing flights to China, tourism between the two countries is up. Source link