Albert Wagner 
NEW YORK – Apple has had it’s first box office flop. “Argylle,” the $200-million star-studded spy thriller from Apple Studios, debuted with US$18 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The film, directed by Matthew Vaughn, managed to lead the weekend box office, but still found little interest from moviegoers. … Read more
DAKAR, Senegal – Senegal’s police on Sunday fired tear gas at opposition supporters who were protesting against the decision by President Macky Sall to postpone the Feb. 25 election over a dispute between parliament and the judiciary. The protesters were staging a rally in the capital of Dakar after leading opposition leaders and … Read more
Ihsan Abdul Salam describes himself as a “loyal” customer of Flight Centre, booking tickets with the international travel company since 1995. But when he went to a Vancouver branch of the firm to pick up tickets to Brazil he had booked through a consultant online, he was in for a shock – the … Read more
OTTAWA – The federal government will continue to ban foreign nationals from buying homes in Canada for another two years as housing affordability concerns continue to trouble cities across the country. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made the announcement today, saying Canada is extending its foreign homebuyer ban up until 2027. Under the … Read more
JINDERIS, Syria – A year ago, Sido Naji woke to his house shaking in northwest Syria. He was used to the sounds of shelling and airstrikes after more than a decade of war, but this time the assailant was a force of nature: a massive earthquake. The 16-year-old and his father managed to … Read more
MEJICANOS, El Salvador – Salvadorans are voting Sunday in presidential and legislative elections that experts say are largely about the tradeoff between security and democracy. With soaring approval ratings and virtually no competition, Nayib Bukele is almost certainly headed for a second term as president. El Salvador’s constitution prohibits reelection. Nonetheless, about … Read more
As the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches, the latter’s foreign minister says he’ll be “more than happy” if they can win the war this year. In an exclusive interview airing Sunday, when asked whether he believes victory is possible this year, Dmytro Kuleba told CTV’s Question Period host Vassy Kapelos … Read more
The federal government is collecting public input on its 2035 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target. Canadians and Indigenous peoples across the country can share their thoughts in a virtual public engagement forum from now until March 28. The government says public input will help inform and set Canada’s 2035 national greenhouse gas emissions target. This … Read more
NEW YORK – Spotify has penned a new multi-year partnership deal with controversial podcast host Joe Rogan, whose enormously popular show will soon also be available on competing platforms, including YouTube and Apple Podcasts. Spotify announced the renewed partnership in a post on the company’s corporate blog Friday. Under a prior multimillion-dollar deal, … Read more
ABERDARE RANGE, Kenya – In a dense layer of green thousands of feet above sea level, cedar, podo and hegeina trees pattern the landscape, thick moss hanging from their branches and feathery lichen attached to their barks. Numerous streams and rivers flow between them, plunging over steep waterfalls. Buffaloes, bushbucks and monkeys roam in … Read more
