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The Bank of Canada’s worried about the rise of private credit. Here’s why
The Bank of Canada is carefully watching the rise of an alternative credit model that has Canadian investors and banks exposed to half a trillion dollars of loans held largely beyond the public eye. The concern revolves around private credit, which doesn’t…
Rents spike up to 80 per cent as people are pushed from homes to units
August 23, 2026 — 5:30am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA Rents in parts of the nation’s capital cities have soared by 80 per cent since the end of the COVID-era freeze on rents, but…
Evil soldier mom beat daughter, 2, to death — then got twisted ‘afterlife’ photo memorial
An evil soldier beat her 2-year-old daughter to death — then lied about it to get gifted an eerie series of photos of her posing with her murdered tot’s ghost in the afterlife. Jeanie Kassandra Ditty, 33, was sentenced Thursday to life in prison without the…
Western leaders arrive in Kyiv as Ukraine sets sights on Russia’s Ozon
Western leaders are arriving in Kyiv this weekend ahead of Ukraine’s Independence Day celebrations on Monday. As preparations for the event geared up, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with his Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb in the capital on…
One Nation MP David Farley says net overseas migration target similar to Labor Government’s
Updated August 23, 2026 — 5:13pm,first published 10:17am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA One Nation has been plunged into disarray over immigration policy, with leader Pauline Hanson…
Exclusive | Civil rights leader calls on embattled DSA co-chair Gustavo Gordillo to resign: ‘Double Standards of America’
A civil rights leader is calling for the resignation of Gustavo Gordillo, the co-leader of New York City’s chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America — saying his series of scandals proves the DSA now stands for the “Double Standards of America.” Rev…
Sydney Marathon mishap: Munich’s Allianz Arena appears on finisher medal
By Sonja Issel Published on 23/08/2026 – 15:39 GMT+2 In Sydney, final preparations are under way for next weekend’s marathon. As the runners get ready for the race, it is the finisher medal that is unexpectedly attracting international attention. The…
Thousands march along road where woman was allegedly raped
August 23, 2026 — 7:13pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA More than a thousand people have marched along a Brisbane road where a young woman was allegedly raped and assaulted this…
Canadian PM claims country ‘at war’ with Trump on trade: ‘We got attacked’
WASHINGTON — The gloves are coming off. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney likened his country’s tariff tiff with the US to a full-blown “war” on trade — with President Trump hitting back Sunday, accusing the northern neighbor of trying to secure “the…
150th anniversary of Treaty 6 to be commemorated
DUCK LAKE – It was 150 years ago when First Nations chiefs and dignitaries met at Fort Carlton, in the wilderness of what is now Saskatchewan, to carve out a lasting agreement on how to work and live as the modern shape of Canada emerged. Politicians…