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Belgian airports closed after drone sightings
Belgium’s Brussels and Liege airports were closed on Tuesday evening after drone sightings, diverting many incoming planes and preventing others from taking off. Source link
German probe of suspected fraud and money-laundering extends to Canada
German police said on Tuesday they had conducted an internationally co-ordinated action against alleged fraud and money laundering networks that compromised German payment service providers and racked up damages of hundreds of millions of euros. Source link
Illegal crossings drop, but U.S. agents fear migrants 'will continue to lose their lives'
While the number of illegal crossings at the North Dakota and Minnesota border with Canada is dropping, U.S. authorities still fear human trafficking will lead to more deaths during the dangerous winter months. Source link
Nova Scotia MP Chris d'Entremont is out of the Conservative caucus
Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont is out of the the Conservative caucus, a party spokesperson told CBC News. Source link
Sydney Sweeney says she put her phone away during the American Eagle jeans ad controversy
Sydney Sweeney spoke for the first time to GQ about the ad in which the actress makes a play on the word “jeans” that was viewed as having eugenicist undertones by some on social media. Sweeney said she didn’t see much of the online backlash. Source link
A new opioid has been found in Toronto's drug supply and users may not even know it
Toronto’s Drug Checking Service said in a report from last week that it is monitoring an emerging trend after a new opioid, known as cychlorphine, was found in three fake pharmaceutical opioid samples collected in Toronto’s downtown core and the city’s west end between Oct. 25 and 28. Source link
Canadian athletes on outside as Carney government's 1st budget sees no new sports funding
Canada’s summer and winter Olympians, along with other athletes, were left on the outside during Tuesday’s budget announcement by the federal government, despite a push in recent months by the Canadian Olympic Committee and national sport organizations for more resources. Source link
Young people are facing a crisis of high unemployment. Here’s how the budget addresses that
Young people are facing high unemployment rates and struggling with a challenging labour market, and the government’s plan to address that includes more funding for summer job and work placement supports. But experts aren’t sure that will be enough to alleviate the pressure of a challenging labour market. Source link
Budget promises to introduce framework for Canadian dollar-backed cryptocurrency
The Liberal government is committing to roll out new legislation to ensure some digital currencies are secure and stable enough for consumers and businesses to use. Source link
Indigenous programs face $2.3B in cuts, some new money in Carney’s 1st budget
Indigenous programs face more than $2 billion in budget cuts but are being spared the worst of Ottawa’s proposed government-wide spending reductions in Mark Carney’s first budget as prime minister. In new money, Ottawa promises $2.3 billion over three years for safe water in First Nations. Source link