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Can Dubai keep its crown as the Middle East’s finance capital?

Offshore financial centre has boomed since the pandemic, but Abu Dhabi and Riyadh have the city in their sights

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Scammers accused of stealing $5 million from hundreds of seniors by posing as their grandkids in distress

Scammers accused of stealing $5 million from hundreds of seniors by posing as their grandkids in distress

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Labubus located: Police track down $30,000 worth of popular collectibles stolen from warehouse

Labubus located: Police track down $30,000 worth of popular collectibles stolen from warehouse

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USPS worker boasted on social media about luxury vacations and Rolex she purchased using stolen mail, prosecutors say

USPS worker boasted on social media about luxury vacations and Rolex she purchased using stolen mail, prosecutors say

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Man arrested after police gun fired during scuffle at Sydney Airport

Man arrested after police gun fired during scuffle at Sydney Airport

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Mapped: What parts of Ukraine does Russia control as Trump suggests land swap for peace?

Mapped: What parts of Ukraine does Russia control as Trump suggests land swap for peace?

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Man rescued from wilderness after carving ‘HELP’ into rock

Man rescued from wilderness after carving ‘HELP’ into rock

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky warns Putin will launch new war from land gained in Trump deal

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky warns Putin will launch new war from land gained in Trump deal

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National Guard troops on the streets of DC to fight what Trump calls ‘out of control’ crime in the nation’s capital

National Guard troops on the streets of DC to fight what Trump calls ‘out of control’ crime in the nation’s capital

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Laura Loomer claims Marjorie Taylor Greene is corrupt in latest escalation of MAGA online feud

Laura Loomer claims Marjorie Taylor Greene is corrupt in latest escalation of MAGA online feud

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Mexico extradites 26 suspected top cartel leaders to U.S. amid pressure from Trump admin

Mexico extradites 26 suspected top cartel leaders to U.S. amid pressure from Trump admin

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Here's why advocates doubt the Supreme Court will revisit marriage equality

Here's why advocates doubt the Supreme Court will revisit marriage equality

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Expo Line disrupted as smoke pours from SkyTrain, fills platform

Expo Line disrupted as smoke pours from SkyTrain, fills platform

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Clement hits 3-run shot in Jays’ 5-1 win over Cubs

Clement hits 3-run shot in Jays’ 5-1 win over Cubs

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Trump to Meet Putin at U.S. Military Base in Anchorage

Trump to Meet Putin at U.S. Military Base in Anchorage

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'Devastating end to an amazing love story': Popular B.C. YouTubers die in off-road accident

'Devastating end to an amazing love story': Popular B.C. YouTubers die in off-road accident

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Anna Sorokin claims she’s received hundreds of death threats over bunnies abandoned in New York park

Anna Sorokin claims she’s received hundreds of death threats over bunnies abandoned in New York park

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Vegas funeral home which smelled of ‘death’ shut down after failing to cremate bodies

Vegas funeral home which smelled of ‘death’ shut down after failing to cremate bodies

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White House launches Smithsonian review aimed at removing "partisan narratives"

White House launches Smithsonian review aimed at removing "partisan narratives"

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Driver faces up to $110,000 in fines for speeding

Driver faces up to $110,000 in fines for speeding

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Tuesday is World Elephant Day. 5 things to know about the world's largest land mammal

Tuesday is World Elephant Day. 5 things to know about the world's largest land mammal

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US teen influencer has been stranded in the Chilean Antarctic since landing without permission

US teen influencer has been stranded in the Chilean Antarctic since landing without permission

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UN condemns deadly attack on famine-hit camp in Darfur that killed 40

UN condemns deadly attack on famine-hit camp in Darfur that killed 40

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Guatemala judge convicts 6 former officials in deaths of 41 girls in 2017 fire at state-run facility

Guatemala judge convicts 6 former officials in deaths of 41 girls in 2017 fire at state-run facility

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Heavy Edmonton police presence near Jasper Avenue and 121 Street

Heavy Edmonton police presence near Jasper Avenue and 121 Street

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Community groups want public inquiry into North Shore sewage plant debacle

Community groups want public inquiry into North Shore sewage plant debacle

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Pirate Pak Day: Okanagan camper prepares for Zajac Ranch Camp for Children

Pirate Pak Day: Okanagan camper prepares for Zajac Ranch Camp for Children

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Women who reported stalking at higher risk of heart disease and stroke: study

Women who reported stalking at higher risk of heart disease and stroke: study

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Suspect in Abbotsford laundromat stabbing had previously stabbed paraplegic man

Suspect in Abbotsford laundromat stabbing had previously stabbed paraplegic man

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Police chiefs throw their weight behind Liberals’ border and crime bill

Police chiefs throw their weight behind Liberals’ border and crime bill

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Missing Teulon area man’s car found near Starbuck

Missing Teulon area man’s car found near Starbuck

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Human Rights Report Under Trump Blunts Language on Israel and El Salvador

Human Rights Report Under Trump Blunts Language on Israel and El Salvador

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Six Convicted in 2017 Fire That Killed 41 Girls in Guatemala Group Home

Six Convicted in 2017 Fire That Killed 41 Girls in Guatemala Group Home

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Short-term rental restrictions blamed for Kelowna’s soft tourism season

Short-term rental restrictions blamed for Kelowna’s soft tourism season

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B.C. man survives 2 weeks in wilderness by drinking pond water: ‘A horror movie’

B.C. man survives 2 weeks in wilderness by drinking pond water: ‘A horror movie’

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Saskatchewan Environmental Society launches legal battle over province’s coal extension plan

Saskatchewan Environmental Society launches legal battle over province’s coal extension plan

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B.C. Conservatives push for secondary Okanagan route amid Highway 97 closures

B.C. Conservatives push for secondary Okanagan route amid Highway 97 closures

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Demand for power set to surge in the next 18 months. Here’s what it could mean for your bill

Demand for power set to surge in the next 18 months. Here’s what it could mean for your bill

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ICE ordered to improve conditions at NYC facility after lawsuit alleges unsanitary cells where immigrants lack food and water

ICE ordered to improve conditions at NYC facility after lawsuit alleges unsanitary cells where immigrants lack food and water

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5-year-old boy had his cancer treatments interrupted with his deportation as his family files suit against ICE

5-year-old boy had his cancer treatments interrupted with his deportation as his family files suit against ICE

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Residents in Alaska’s capital urged to evacuate over flooding from melting glacier

Residents in Alaska’s capital urged to evacuate over flooding from melting glacier

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Trump’s pick to head Bureau of Labor Statistics walks back his earlier plan to scrap monthly jobs reports

Trump’s pick to head Bureau of Labor Statistics walks back his earlier plan to scrap monthly jobs reports

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Karen Read’s prosecutor asked for $1 million in funding for second trial that ended in acquittal

Karen Read’s prosecutor asked for $1 million in funding for second trial that ended in acquittal

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The Trump family has raked in an astonishing $3.4 billion over his two presidencies, new report claims

The Trump family has raked in an astonishing $3.4 billion over his two presidencies, new report claims

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Trump’s disastrous pick to oversee US economic data

Trump’s disastrous pick to oversee US economic data

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Europe's concerns may be getting through as White House reframes Trump-Putin summit

Europe's concerns may be getting through as White House reframes Trump-Putin summit

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Tennis legend Monica Seles 'learning to live with a new normal' after being diagnosed with rare disease

Tennis legend Monica Seles 'learning to live with a new normal' after being diagnosed with rare disease

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Photos: Scenes from D.C. as National Guard joins Trump's law enforcement crackdown

Photos: Scenes from D.C. as National Guard joins Trump's law enforcement crackdown

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Cowichan title lands encompasses B.C. mansions

Cowichan title lands encompasses B.C. mansions

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Pilot says he's found the location of Amelia Earhart's aircraft using Google Earth

Pilot says he's found the location of Amelia Earhart's aircraft using Google Earth

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Feature film ‘One Perfect Date’ wraps production in Regina

Feature film ‘One Perfect Date’ wraps production in Regina

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Saskatchewan Health Authority faces criticism for Indigenous hair-cutting policy

Saskatchewan Health Authority faces criticism for Indigenous hair-cutting policy

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Man walks into Nova Scotia forest, walks out with $28K fine: 'I want to challenge this order in court'

Man walks into Nova Scotia forest, walks out with $28K fine: 'I want to challenge this order in court'

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White House plans to review all Smithsonian exhibits to make sure they meet Trump’s agenda for America’s 250th birthday

White House plans to review all Smithsonian exhibits to make sure they meet Trump’s agenda for America’s 250th birthday

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Winter is going to be brutal: Farmer’s Almanac warns of long and snowy season for most of US

Winter is going to be brutal: Farmer’s Almanac warns of long and snowy season for most of US

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Ford recalls 103,000 F-150 trucks over problem that ‘increases the risk of a crash’

Ford recalls 103,000 F-150 trucks over problem that ‘increases the risk of a crash’

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JD Vance says it was ‘very cool’ to have Disneyland shut down for his family vacation - but apologizes for ‘longer lines’

JD Vance says it was ‘very cool’ to have Disneyland shut down for his family vacation - but apologizes for ‘longer lines’

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Foot traffic at American Eagle stores is down 9% after controversial Sydney Sweeney ad: report

Foot traffic at American Eagle stores is down 9% after controversial Sydney Sweeney ad: report

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A Vermont man’s death was ruled as suicide. Now, his case will be reopened after his daughter claimed cops botched the investigation

A Vermont man’s death was ruled as suicide. Now, his case will be reopened after his daughter claimed cops botched the investigation

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Putin races to grab territory in Ukraine with lightning advance days before meeting with Trump

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Putin races to grab territory in Ukraine with lightning advance days before meeting with Trump

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Pregnant woman killed and partner’s ‘head cut off and put on spike’

Pregnant woman killed and partner’s ‘head cut off and put on spike’

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