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How Iran is using executions to crush dissent

How Iran is using executions to crush dissent

Human rights groups say Iran is speeding up executions of political dissidents and anti-regime protesters who took to the streets in January. Families and activists say any negotiations to end the war must be conditioned on ending the killings.

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There's a silver lining in the Iran war ceasefire for Canada's oil and gas industry

There’s a silver lining in the Iran war ceasefire for Canada’s oil and gas industry

The Iran war appears to have ended (if it has ended) with a settlement that neither fully opens the Strait of Hormuz nor keeps it fully closed. The lingering doubts about the Persian Gulf as a source of energy for Europe and Asia, especially if Iran succeeds in its goal of charging tolls for passage, could be good news for Canadian oil and gas — if disaster can be averted.

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Man who received world's 1st eye and face transplant says it changed his life | CBC Radio
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September 11, 2024

Man who received world’s 1st eye and face transplant says it changed his life | CBC Radio

Aaron James still can’t see out of his new left…

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Winston Churchill portrait stolen from Château Laurier recovered by Ottawa police — in Italy | CBC News
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September 11, 2024

Winston Churchill portrait stolen from Château Laurier recovered by Ottawa police — in Italy | CBC News

The “Roaring Lion” has been found. A 1941 portrait of…

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Civilian astronauts ready to conduct perilous spacewalk | CBC News
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September 11, 2024

Civilian astronauts ready to conduct perilous spacewalk | CBC News

The crew of the Polaris Dawn mission is conducting one…

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Skies rain ash and embers as 'hellish' wildfires tear through Southern California | CBC News
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September 11, 2024

Skies rain ash and embers as ‘hellish’ wildfires tear through Southern California | CBC News

Three major wildfires are burning in Southern California and endangering…

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U.S. regulator orders TD Bank to pay $28M US over consumer credit reports | CBC News
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September 11, 2024

U.S. regulator orders TD Bank to pay $28M US over consumer credit reports | CBC News

TD Bank was ordered by a U.S. regulator on Wednesday…

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Poilievre says he will trigger non-confidence vote in Trudeau government at earliest opportunity | CBC News
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September 11, 2024

Poilievre says he will trigger non-confidence vote in Trudeau government at earliest opportunity | CBC News

Pierre Poilievre says the Conservatives will put forward a non-confidence…

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Campaign against North Vancouver chlorine plant was secretly funded by competing company | CBC News
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September 11, 2024

Campaign against North Vancouver chlorine plant was secretly funded by competing company | CBC News

A seemingly grassroots campaign targeting a North Vancouver chemical plant…

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Red Lobster's Canadian restaurants expected to stay open in court-approved plan | CBC News
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September 11, 2024

Red Lobster’s Canadian restaurants expected to stay open in court-approved plan | CBC News

A Canadian court has cleared the reorganization plan of Red…

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'Take me out of here': Family alleges neglect after 95-year-old's stay at Quebec care home | CBC News
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September 11, 2024

‘Take me out of here’: Family alleges neglect after 95-year-old’s stay at Quebec care home | CBC News

Former residents of the transitional floor of the Villa des…

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