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Listen to this article Estimated 4 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 countdown for half a dozen byelections is on as MPs who have signalled they won’t …
Read More »Amid fraught U.S.-U.K. relations, what impact can King Charles’s state visit have?
When King Charles lands in Washington, D.C., on Monday, his arrival will set off four days of pomp, circumstance and events that normally are part of such state visits. Yet given the geopolitical tenor of the times, Charles’s first visit to the United States as monarch poses significant diplomatic challenges …
Read More »Wonder Valley AI Data Centre exempt from provincial environmental impact assessment, still needs permits
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. Alberta’s government says it will not be conducting an environmental impact assessment for a data centre …
Read More »Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 1.8% in February, war’s impact not yet reflected
Listen to this article Estimated 3 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. Canada’s annual inflation rate fell to 1.8 per cent in February, Statistics Canada said on Monday, …
Read More »Why Trump can’t afford to brush off the Iran war’s economic impact
U.S. President Donald Trump is trying to downplay the effect of the Iran war on the domestic economy even as American drivers are already feeling the impact on their wallets every time they fill up their cars and trucks. During a news conference in Florida Monday evening, Trump implicitly acknowledged …
Read More »The rise of singlehood could impact everything from housing to taxes
For Chloe Bow, being single is the only choice that makes sense. “I feel better and happier than I’ve ever been,” she said. The 33-year-old content creator says choosing to remain single isn’t just a way of life, or a way to practise self-care, it’s a path she believes more …
Read More »Daycares slam Quebec’s new secularism bill, say it will have direct impact on services
Groups representing publicly funded daycares (known as CPEs) and daycare workers in Quebec say the province’s new enhanced secularism law would create numerous challenges for the daycare network and likely weaken services to young children. “We’re concerned that the problem raised and the means adopted by Bill 9 are not …
Read More »Smaller ice in Olympic hockey rinks won’t impact safety or game play, IOC says
Hello, I’m a member of the live page team. Today, officials are holding a news conference to discuss the Olympic hockey rink in Milan for the 2026 Winter Olympics in February. The rinks have been beset by delays and issues related to its size. The rinks are smaller than NHL …
Read More »Breaking down how a massive U.S. funding cut could impact future mRNA vaccines
The Trump administration says it is pulling half a billion dollars from U.S. government-funded research projects to create new mRNA vaccines. In a statement this week, U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime vaccine critic, announced a “co-ordinated wind-down” amounting to the cancellation of $500 million worth of mRNA …
Read More »Black bears declined in parts of Ont., new research shows. How that could impact hunting is a bigger question
The black bear population in Ontario has seen significant declines in a few areas of the province, according to a new population survey conducted by government researchers, raising concerns about the health of the bears and the impact of hunting them. The research used DNA sampling to more accurately estimate …
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