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Vilma J" Brings herding calls and mocking songs to Met Opera's production of 'Innocence"
7+ hour, 31+ min ago (919+ words) Posted Apr 9, 2026 02: 22: 53 AM. Kaija Saariaho, Finland's leading opera composer, was working on a piece called "Innocence" and wanted one of the characters to sing in a style based on Finnish folk music rather than with a traditional operatic sound. She…...
Travelers face higher costs and fewer flight options as jet fuel prices swing
1+ hour, 11+ min ago (1159+ words) Posted Apr 9, 2026 08: 42: 28 AM. A new reality is setting in for travelers worldwide: rising fees, fewer flight options and difficult decisions about whether a trip is worth the cost. The culprit is volatile oil and jet fuel prices, which have spiked…...
Brain injury a shadow crisis amid overdose deaths in British Columbia
4+ hour, 53+ min ago (1780+ words) By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press Posted Apr 9, 2026 05: 00: 20 AM. Edwin Bergsson's friend broke down the door of his recording studio in Victoria about five years ago, found him unconscious, and saved his life. "It's incredible that I'm here today," Bergsson…...
MP Marilyn Gladu leaves Conservatives to join Liberals
21+ hour, 31+ min ago (180+ words) Conservative MP for the Ontario riding of Sarnia'Lambton'Bkejwanong, Marilyn Gladu has announced she is crossing the aisle to join the federal Liberals; bringing Carney's government to one seat away from a majority. April 3, 2026 7: 13 pm AST AST April 3, 2026 1: 36 am AST AST…...
Paikin on Politics: Trump pulls back on threat to launch bombing campaign on Iran
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (180+ words) Conservative MP for the Ontario riding of Sarnia'Lambton'Bkejwanong, Marilyn Gladu has announced she is crossing the aisle to join the federal Liberals; bringing Carney's government to one seat away from a majority. April 3, 2026 7: 13 pm AST AST April 3, 2026 1: 36 am AST AST…...
Majority government possible for Carney as another Conservative MP crosses floor
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (213+ words) Conservative MP for the Ontario riding of Sarnia'Lambton'Bkejwanong, Marilyn Gladu has announced she is crossing the aisle to join the federal Liberals; bringing Carney's government to one seat away from a majority. April 3, 2026 7: 13 pm AST AST A powerful storm batters…...
How a Canadian auction house unravelled a Hudson's Bay art collection mystery
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (1277+ words) Posted Apr 9, 2026 05: 00: 29 AM. When Heffel Fine Art Auction House was getting ready to sell the second round of treasures from Canada's oldest company, staff were so awe in of one of the paintings that they started to think it was…...
Oil prices rise again and Asian stocks retreat on the fragile Iran ceasefire
5+ hour, 13+ min ago (541+ words) Posted Apr 9, 2026 04: 40: 51 AM. Investors were closely watching whether a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran was already slipping after a round of intense Israeli strikes on Lebanon that killed and injured hundreds. Iran again closed the Strait of…...
The Latest: Ceasefire at risk over Israel's attacks in Lebanon, possible mines in Strait of Hormuz
7+ hour, 50+ min ago (1319+ words) Posted Apr 9, 2026 02: 03: 22 AM. Semiofficial news agencies in Iran published a chart Thursday suggesting the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard put sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz during the war, a likely pressure tactic as Iran, Israel and the United States…...
Pro-Iran groups have used AI to troll Trump and try to control the war narrative
7+ hour, 32+ min ago (826+ words) Posted Apr 9, 2026 02: 21: 28 AM. Pro-Iran groups have used artificial intelligence to create slick internet memes in English to try to shape the narrative during the war against the U. S. and Israel and foster opposition to it. "This is a propaganda war for…...