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Trump praises Jeremy Hansen’s courage and how even Wayne Gretzky might not ‘want to do that’
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and U.S. President Donald Trump had a brief conversation Tuesday not long after the Artemis 2 spacecraft made its way around the far side of the moon and back into radio communication with the Earth. NASA had set up a call between the president and the spacecraft, recalling the phone call…
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How financially healthy is your hospital? Eastern Ontario data reveals a grim picture
A CBC News analysis of hospital financial statements reveals many of eastern Ontario’s hospitals have been struggling with their bottom line over the past three years, with about half operating in the red and some borrowing millions from banks. Despite a recent funding boost from the province, advocates and experts worry the situation won’t improve.
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Why Montreal isn’t hosting the World Cup — and FIFA’s rigid rules for Toronto, Vancouver
Thousands of documents obtained by Radio-Canada’s investigative program Enquête shed light on why Montreal isn’t among the host cities, how much the event will cost Canadian taxpayers — about $1 billion for 13 games — and the strict conditions the cities of Toronto and Vancouver have to respect.
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Federal fund for organizations cleaning up ocean debris in Maritimes returns with less money
A federal fund for organizations that do marine and beach cleanups is returning, but with less money behind it than in past years.
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British media coverage of flight stuck on ‘freezing Canadian island’ gets warm laughs in Newfoundland
Newfoundlanders were having a chuckle on Monday over international media reports saying passengers on a British Airways flight diverted to St. John’s last week were stranded on a frozen island somewhere in Canada.
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Posthaste: One year in, no sign that Trump is winning the tariff war
This month marks the year anniversary of Donald Trump’s Liberation Day, when the U.S. President launched a trade offensive against the world. On April 2, 2025, Trump imposed tariffs on dozens of nations, sharply raising the U.S. average effective tariff rate. His stated objective was to rebuild domestic manufacturing, reduce the U.S. trade deficit and…
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Psychedelics helped Mooretown man deal with terminal illness anxiety, but it was a long, strange trip
Five years after Pete Pearson, 75, was diagnosed with a terminal lung condition, he was experiencing debilitating anxiety and depression known as “end-of-life distress.” He wanted to try psilocybin — commonly known as magic mushrooms — to see if it helped. After a lengthy and futile attempt to gain access to the drug legally through…
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NextStar Energy’s parent company flags 1st quarter operating loss on weak EV demand
LGES, which supplies Tesla, General Motors and Hyundai Motor among others, has been grappling with weaker EV battery demand, with one of its major customers, GM, idling a Detroit EV plant until April .
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Michigan muscles its way to program’s 2nd national title, beating stubborn UConn 69-63
Michigan’s new Fab Five threw style points out the door and brought home a prize not even the school’s most famous team could capture.
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The Alberta tax advantage is disappearing three decades after Ralph Klein’s reforms
Back in the mid-1990s, former Alberta premier Ralph Klein embarked on a series of tax and spending cuts that laid the foundation for what would become known as the “Alberta advantage.” Oil prices had collapsed the previous decade, and a series of deficits were cranking up the dial on the province’s debt servicing costs. To…