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Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. The U.S. military attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean on …
Read More »More than 67,500 Ontario kids waiting for core autism funding as demand grows
One of the first things Deny Soto was told after her son was diagnosed with autism was “get on the list.” The Toronto mom didn’t really know what she was signing up for in 2022, but she listened. Now, four years later, her nine-year-old son Nico Tsirigotis is still on …
Read More »‘MAID is not death on demand’: Physicians decry proposed Alberta assistance in dying bill
Some health-care workers who either directly provide medical assistance in dying or work in that field say they are strongly opposed to Bill 18 — which, if passed, would prevent doctors or nurse practitioners from administering MAID to patients if they are unlikely to die within the next 12 months. …
Read More »U.S. lawmakers demand answers after Canadian man says border officers made him give DNA sample
American lawmakers are demanding answers from the Trump administration after a Canadian man says U.S. customs officers held him for three hours at the border and forced him to provide a DNA sample before sending him home. U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, a Democrat who represents an area of Michigan just …
Read More »Faced with surging demand, Alberta broke housing construction records. Is there a lesson there?
Alberta broke housing construction records in 2025 and led the country in housing starts per capita — a massive upswing in homebuilding that comes after a period of similarly massive population growth. Some experts say there are lessons other Canadian cities could learn about how to ramp up housing supply …
Read More »Thousands of demonstrators demand ICE leave Minneapolis
Thousands of demonstrators braved bitter cold to march through the streets of Minneapolis on Friday and demand an end to U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in their city, part of a wider show of defiance that organizers billed as a general strike. On a day that started with temperatures …
Read More »What we know about U.S. proposal to demand 5 years of social media history from certain visitors
As part of a continuing crackdown on U.S. borders, the Trump administration is now considering placing stricter requirements for entry on citizens of some visa-exempt countries. The beefed-up regulations proposed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection would, in part, require visitors from those countries to submit five years’ worth of …
Read More »2 U.S. fighter jets fly over Gulf of Venezuela as lawmakers demand answers on boat strikes
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. The U.S. military flew a pair of fighter jets over the Gulf of Venezuela on Tuesday in what appears to be the closest American warplanes have come …
Read More »Costco joins other companies in legal fight to demand refund of Trump tariffs
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Costco has added its voice and heft to a lawsuit against the U.S. government seeking to ensure they will be reimbursed for tariffs they’ve been forced to …
Read More »Demand for ‘elbows up’ merchandise dips ahead of Canada Day, businesses say
When Rachael Coe decided to launch an “elbows up” merchandise line at her store in Yarmouth, N.S., in March, she said it was an immediate bestseller. Within a week, Coe said her Timeless Memories shop had already made 400 sales. By the end of the first month, she had sold …
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