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Trump complains about Canada — but new data shows spike in U.S. drugs and guns coming north

President Donald Trump claims he’s targeting Canada with punishing tariffs on all our goods because he’s concerned about the country’s supposedly lax approach to fentanyl and migrants. But new data from the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) shows Canada has a reason to worry about what’s pouring in from the U.S. …

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Whale song shows ‘hallmarks’ of human language

There’s a reason “antidisestablishmentarianism” is more a piece of trivia than vital to the English language.  Because a word that long is not what human language favours. According to experts, we tend toward efficiency and brevity — with statistical laws that persist across cultures.  Perhaps now, even across species. Two …

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Can you tell us how to get to Sesame Street? Iconic show’s search for new home sparks concern for kids’ TV

To quote its theme song, can you tell us how to get to Sesame Street? Sesame Street, the iconic children’s television show that hits generations of adults right in the nostalgia, is looking for a new distribution partner, placing a giant question mark over whether there will be new episodes after this …

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Bodycam video shows officers beating handcuffed man before his death at N.Y. prison

Warning: This story and video contain details of violence. Newly released video of a fatal New York prison beating shows correctional officers repeatedly pummelling a handcuffed man, striking him in the chest with a shoe, and lifting him by the neck and dropping him. Body camera footage of the Dec. …

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Pair of Florida tourist spots pause drone shows after holiday accident injures boy

A theme park resort and a huge hotel in central Florida have either stopped using drones or cancelled their drone-based shows after several drones collided and fell from the sky during a separate holiday celebration in downtown Orlando, injuring a boy who required surgery. Universal Orlando said this week that it …

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Heads up! It’s time for the Geminid meteor shower, one of the best shows of the year

December isn’t just about the holidays — it’s also the time of year we get to enjoy what is often touted as one of the best meteor showers of the year: the Geminids. The Geminid meteor shower has been underway since Dec. 2, but it peaks this week, on the night …

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More women with disabilities unhoused due to abuse, violence, data shows

Women with disabilities are more likely to be forced into homelessness because of violence or abuse, according to a new report that looks at housing inequities in Canada. Sixty-three per cent of women with disabilities who experienced homelessness said it was because of violence, compared with 54 per cent of …

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Startling video shows Russian fighter jet flying within feet of U.S. F-16 near Alaska

U.S. military officials have released new video of a startling encounter between a Russian fighter jet flying near Alaska and a U.S. Air Force F-16 sent to intercept it. In the video released Monday, the Russian plane comes from behind the camera and swoops by the U.S. jet, just feet …

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Nearly 13K international students applied for asylum this year, data shows – National

Nearly 13,000 international students have applied for asylum in Canada in the first eight months of the year, data from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada shows. Between Jan. 1 and Aug. 31, a total of 119,835 refugee claims were made in Canada. Of these, 12,915 were claimants who were on …

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TIFF to screen controversial ‘Russians at War’ after halting shows amid protest – Toronto

By Alex Nino Gheciu The Canadian Press Posted September 16, 2024 6:22 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Toronto International Film Festival has rescheduled screenings of controversial documentary “Russians at War” after it paused showings over “significant threats.” TIFF says in a programming alert that …

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