Morning Update: Can money make all dreams come true? | Unpublished
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Author: Shannon Proudfoot
Publication Date: August 22, 2025 - 05:57

Morning Update: Can money make all dreams come true?

August 22, 2025

Good morning. If you have the money, why train to conduct a professional orchestra or become an astronaut when you can just buy the privilege of doing so? Welcome to Rich Guy Fantasy Camp, where Jeff Bezos and wealthy men like him live in their own worlds. More on that below, along with the last chapter in the Hockey Canada trial and updates on the ground in Gaza. But first:

Today’s headlines
  • The arrests of alleged extremists in Quebec City began with a tip from CSIS. Recently unsealed police affidavits outline the story
  • The world’s leading authority on food crises said famine is occurring in Gaza City with about a quarter of the population facing catastrophic levels of hunger.
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney discussed tariffs, security and Ukraine with Donald Trump over the phone


Unpublished Newswire

 
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August 24, 2025 - 04:00 | Christina Spencer, Ottawa Citizen | Ottawa Citizen
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A Quebec college facing a $30-million fine for enrolling too many students in English-language programs, contravening the province’s language law, is postponing the first day of classes scheduled for Monday.LaSalle College said the suspension is tied to the fine imposed on the Montreal school it deems “abusive” and Monday classes are cancelled, but the campus will remain open to students.In a statement issued Friday, the college said the first day back-to-class will go ahead on Tuesday. The post-secondary institution assures the measure won’t have an impact on students’ academic careers...
August 23, 2025 - 20:40 | Sidhartha Banerjee | The Globe and Mail