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Toronto gas prices could soar above $2 a litre as Trump’s war on Iran spreads
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (1100+ words) Price at the pump nears $1.60 as war lingers. "Let's hope and pray this thing comes to an end quickly." At gas pumps in the Toronto area, the average price of filling up your tank has spiked to $1.59 a litre from…...
Crude oil prices swing wildly as the Iran war stretches on
20+ hour, 47+ min ago (671+ words) Updated March 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM CDT The price of Brent crude oil, the global benchmark, surged well past $100 when energy markets opened on Sunday. Crude oil was last in the triple digits in 2022, after Russia invaded Ukraine. Prices settled over the…...
Iran war’s most precious commodity isn’t oil | Javier Blas
8+ hour, 6+ min ago (171+ words) Iran launched more attacks on Israel and Gulf countries Monday, hours after Iranian state TV said Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei had been named as his father's successor. Meanwhile oil prices skyrocketed Monday, and Asian markets tumbled. AP's Luke Garratt explains more....
Humanitarian crisis ‘worsening’ in Afghanistan as war erupts in the Middle East
16+ min ago (795+ words) Crises in the region on both Afghanistan's longest borders are undermining the country's stability, a senior UN official warned the Security Council on Monday as concerns over Middle East crisis grow amid clashes with Pakistan and a worsening humanitarian crisis....
Letters: Diplomacy offers better shield against Iran–US nuclear brinkmanship
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (731+ words) It is rather amusing listening to the rabid anti-nuke campaigner Helen Clark stepping up for Iran's right to nuclear weapons. We can all breathe a sigh of relief that she is no longer relevant. In 2003, the entire premise of the…...
War in the Middle East: latest developments
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (626+ words) Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Monday: US President Donald Trump announced his first news conference since launching strikes on Iran, saying on his Truth Social network it would take place around 5:30 pm (2130 GMT) Monday…...
New footage raises likelihood the US struck an Iranian school where a blast killed at least 165
9+ hour, 52+ min ago (558+ words) JERUSALEM, Israel " New footage shows what an expert investigative group says is likely an American Tomahawk missile hitting a compound in southern Iran, meters from the school where a deadly unclaimed blast killed over 165 people at the start of the…...
Hegseth says strikes on Iran are just the 'beginning' during 60 Minutes interview
36+ min ago (169+ words) President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Republican Members Issues Conference at the Trump National Doral Miami. WASHINGTON (TNND) " Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said during an interview with 60 Minutes that the strikes on Iran are "just the beginning." CBS…...
Expert: Blockade in the Middle East could trigger food crisis
6+ hour, 43+ min ago (429+ words) The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz is jeopardizing global trade in fertilizer and thus potentially also the cultivation of food crops. Prices could rise. One expert is even warning of a food crisis. In many countries around the world,…...
World leaders eye oil reserves, but so far hold off on tapping them
8+ min ago (659+ words) If it might seem like the ideal time to dip into the world's emergency oil stockpiles, global leaders have so far responded with reluctance. Here is a look at the energy supplies that countries hold and when they tap them:…...