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The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 9h

#OntarioNews #BeerStores - The Beer Store corporation announced it will be permanently shutting down this weekend 12 Beer Stores locations across Ontario.
shutting down this weekend in Ontario.
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CLOSURE: 12 Beer Stores shutting down this weekend in Ontario | insauga

More locations of The Beer Store are set to shut down this weekend in Ontario. Yet another round of closures will take place on Sunday, adding to the numerous stores that have shut their doors amid th...

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The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 10h

#CanadianNews @mark-carney.bsky.social #REDLINE #CriticalMinerals
📢 Canadian concerns rapidly growing & Draw a RED LINE on Critical Minerals ownership as Trumps USA offer to purchase a 10% stake in the company with warrants to purchase an additional 7.5% stake
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Trump’s Takeover Of Canadian Rare Earths Miners Raises Major Concerns

Detailed price information for MP Materials Corp (MP-N) from The Globe and Mail including charting and trades.

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The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 10h

#CanadianNews @mark-carney.bsky.social ⚡️#REDLINE⚡️#CriticalMinerals
📢 Canadian concerns are rapidly growing & Draw a RED LINE against any & all TRUMPS-USA stake in Canada's CRITICAL MINERALS! #ElbowUpCanada 💪
#PierrePoilievre #BruceAnderson #DougFord #AndrewCoyne #FPChampagne #RosieBarton #SHOUTOUT

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The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 10h

#CanadianNews @mark-carney.bsky.social #REDLINE
📢 Canadian concerns rapidly growing among Canadians WHO Raise-Their-Voices & Draw a RED-LINE against ANY TRUMPS USA stake in companies & mining of CRITICAL MINERALS! #ElbowUp💪
#LiberalParty #NextVotingDay #NOT51 🍁
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ANALYSIS | The Trump administration is investing in Canadian critical mineral companies. But Ottawa can stop it | CBC News

The Trump administration has purchased a stake in two Canadian critical mineral companies, a move experts say is unusual, and which raises questions about whether Ottawa should block the deals in the ...

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The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 12h

Today, the General Assembly elected 14 new members to the Human Rights Council. I look forward to seeing their contributions to promote and protect human rights around the world. #BetterTogether search.app/a3Gwr

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MondoAB @mondoab.bsky.social · 2d

"And now, Alberta is becoming cruel...It tells us that the rich are “job creators” instead of modern-day feudal lords. It convinces us that we should slash the social safety net so that those who need it most are punished for being born poor, disabled or unlucky."

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Canada, beware: Alberta is the canary in the coal mine

Canada is not America. Not yet. But if we do not defend our values, compassion, fairness, equality, and truth, we will lose them

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The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 12h

#VaticanCity - As humanitarian aid enters Gaza, Pope Leo XIV instructs the Dicastery for the Service of Charity to send medicines for the youngest victims of the two-year conflict.
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Pope sends antibiotics to Gaza for children in need - Vatican News

As humanitarian aid is finally granted access to the Gaza Strip, Pope Leo XIV instructs the Office of Papal Charities to send medicines for the ...

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The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 12h

#Palestine #GazaGenocide - It DID-NOT take long for Israel to resume Palestinians' killings following convicted felon #DonaldTrump's ONE SIDED "Peace Plan", on excuse Hamas delaying return of dead hostages who most likely are buried under bldgs they bombed.
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Israel accuses Hamas of violating ceasefire, will reduce aid to Gaza - National | Globalnews.ca

Israel told the U.N. it will only allow 300 aid trucks into Gaza, half the agreed daily number, and that no fuel or gas will be allowed in except for specific needs.

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Rob Rogers @rob-rogers.bsky.social · 18h

Trump is bragging about a middle east peace deal that took way too long (Biden is at fault too) in the midst of a genocide in Gaza. Also, it does not appear that Hamas and Israel are fully on board to end hostilities. #Trump #MiddleEastPeace #Israel #Palestine #Gaza #Hamas #peace

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The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 12h

#TrumpsUSA 🏴‍☠️☠️🤡 - The US Supreme Court rebuffs #AlexJones' effort to overturn $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment. His last resort will be his grand daddy to pardon him as they share the same beliefs.
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Supreme Court rebuffs Alex Jones’ effort to overturn $1.4 billion Sandy Hook judgment | CNN Politics

The Supreme Court declined an appeal from Alex Jones on Tuesday, brushing aside the right-wing conspiracy theorist’s effort to overturn a $1.4 billion libel judgment a lower court ordered against him ...

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The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 12h

#TrumpsUSA 🏴‍☠️☠️🤡 #TariffsWar - Mali will require US visa applicants to post a bond of up to $10,000 fighting back in response to an identical measure already initiated by convicted criminal felon #DonaldTrump
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Mali retaliates against US, requiring visa applicants to post $10,000 bond | CNN

Mali’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said it will require US visa applicants to post a bond of up to $10,000 in response to an identical measure enacted by the US last week that takes effect Oct. 23.

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The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 12h

#FIFAWorldCup - Saudi Arabia has qualified for the World Cup. Congrats. 👏👏

TSN @tsnofficial.bsky.social · 13h

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia have qualified for the #FIFAWorldCup!

The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 12h

#TrumpsUSA 🏴‍☠️☠️🤡 - Detroit based #GM takes $1.6BILLION hit as the EV Tax Incentive to American auto companies was scrapped by U S President convicted felon Donald Trump’s "beautiful bill".
The #MAGA #MTGA people's pocket & #ClimateChange'll pay the price!
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GM takes $1.6bn hit as EV tax credit expires in US

The EV tax incentive was scrapped as part of US President Donald Trump’s mega tax bill passed earlier this year.

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Wait, what?! @whyisthat.bsky.social · 1d

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 16h

California, this November 4th, the whole country is counting on you.

Prop 50 puts our elections back on a level playing field, preserves independent redistricting over the long term, and lets the people decide.

So return your ballot today. Vote yes on 50.

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The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 15h

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The Buffalo Bills' Josh Allen-led offense is misfiring, and coach Sean McDermott and coordinator Joe Brady have an extra bye week off to figure out what's gone wrong after two straight losses.

Josh Allen-led Bills offense misfires for 2nd straight outing in loss to Atlanta

The Buffalo Bills’ Josh Allen-led offense is misfiring, and coach Sean McDermott and coordinator Joe Brady have an extra bye week off to figure out what’s gone wrong after two straight losses.

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The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 15h

#CyprusNews #Israel - Israeli developer Shimon Aykut admits property fraud on Cypriots lands will be sentenced on October 24th.
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Israeli developer admits 40 property fraud charges on Greek Cypriot land, faces sentencing on 24 October

Shimon Aykut admitted 40 charges of fraudulent property dealings on Greek Cypriot land after plea deal with Cyprus authorities. Faces up to seven years in prison.

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The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 16h

#TrumpsUSA 🏴‍☠️☠️🤡 - As convicted criminal felon Donald Trump tries to solidify his dictatorship by controlling free press, USA media outlets, including Fox News and CNN, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules that'll control their reporting. share.google/ErhTYaK6yryD...

Media outlets, including Fox News and CNN, refuse to sign Pentagon’s press access rules | CNN Business

The Pentagon is telling beat reporters to sign restrictive new rules by Tuesday or surrender their press passes by Wednesday. Many news organizations are rejecting the ultimatum and saying they will n...

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The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 16h

#CryptoCurrencyCrime- The feds say two brothers stole $25 million in crypto in 12 seconds. The defense says they merely outsmarted bots.
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The feds say two brothers stole $25 million in crypto in 12 seconds. The defense says they merely outsmarted bots.

Anton Peraire-Bueno and James Peraire-Bueno stand accused of stealing $25 million worth of crypto from Ethereum traders in a novel fraud scheme.

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The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 16h

#CatNews #Cyprus - Evidence show at a 9,500-year-old burial site, cats were first introduced to Cyprus by human settlers during Neolithic period. Also in 328 AD, Byzantine Empress Helena of Constantinople (Saint Helena), imported hundreds of cats from Egypt to control a population of venomous snakes

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The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 16h

#CatNews #Cyprus - The #EU island member country of Cyprus is overrun by an estimated one million wild cats resting a serious problem for its community.
Comment: Only if officials have the heart for sterilization program! 🤔
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Mediterranean island nation overrun by a million wild cats

Officials estimate there is roughly one feral cat for every one of its 1 million inhabitants.

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The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 17h

#CanadianNews #PersonalDataSecurity - Canadian Tire says a recent data breach involved customer information.
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Canadian Tire says recent breach of e-commerce database involved customer info

Canadian Tire Corp. Ltd. says it has identified a data breach involving personal information belonging to customers, which was stored in an e-commerce database.

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The Torontonian 🇨🇦 🇪🇺 🇬🇱 🇮🇱 🇲🇽 🇺🇦 🏒⚽️ @thetorontonian.bsky.social · 19h

#TorontoTalk - Good morning and Happy sunny Tuesday. Have a wonderful day. Make it count.
The magnificent Dahlias in the garden seem to happily enjoy the morning sun.
#TGIT #Garden #Dahlia

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Cypriotis 🇨🇾 🕊️ @cypriotis.bsky.social · 1d

#MusicNews - Legendary Canadian singer #NeilYoung announced he is removing his music from #AmazonMusic due to founder #JeffBezos' support for convicted criminal felon #DonaldTrump.

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Cypriotis 🇨🇾 🕊️ @cypriotis.bsky.social · 1d

#NobelPrize - Canadian Peter Howitt among 3 well deserved Nobel winners in economics. - via @Cypriotis
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Canadian Peter Howitt among 3 Nobel winners in economics | CBC News

Canadian economist Peter Howitt is among a group of three researchers who won the Nobel memorial prize in economics, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced Monday.

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