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Assyrian community in Windsor celebrates new year with riverfront gathering
Windsor’s Assyrian community gathered along the riverfront to celebrate the new year, highlighting cultural pride and continuity across generations.
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Poilievre says Trump should avoid ‘permanent quagmire’ in Iran and focus on ‘core objective’
OTTAWA — Opposition Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says if he were in U.S. President Donald Trump’s shoes, he would focus the country’s efforts on ensuring Iran never develops nuclear weapons, “without getting involved in a permanent quagmire.” Poilievre gave his assessment of the unfolding U.S-Israel war against the Iranian regime on his latest podcast appearance.…
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Artemis 2 crew sets new record distance from Earth, surpassing Apollo 13
The four astronauts on NASA Artemis 2 mission have ventured father from Earth than anyone has ever gone. At 1:57 p.m. EDT on April 6, astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch and Canadian Jeremy Hansen crossed over the 400,171 km mark set by the Apollo 13 crew on April 15, 1970. After notching…
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Could this Alberta First Nation block the separatist referendum? Here’s what you need to know
Last week, the organizers behind the Alberta separatist petition said they had collected the 177,732 signatures they needed to force a referendum. While that means that Albertans will likely vote in October on whether they want to remain in Canada, there are a few legal hurdles that could still keep a referendum from happening. Where…
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Amazon, airlines add fuel surcharges amid high gas prices
Amazon.com Inc. has joined other companies in adding fuel surcharges as they try to deal with high gas prices due to the war in Iran . The e-commerce giant last week said it would apply a 3.5 per cent surcharge starting April 17 on those using the Fulfillment by Amazon program, which allows third-party sellers…
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Canada is terrible at tracking maternal death rates during childbirth
The first blood clot was about the size of an avocado. Beatrice Mikkola, 30 years old, was exhausted. She had just arrived home from the hospital, having survived a postpartum hemorrhage while giving birth to her first child. She was trying to care for a newborn. And she was passing blood clots from her vagina.…
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Nearly 3.6 million fewer Canadian travellers visited New York last year, report says
Amid high tariffs and annexation threats last year, Canadian travellers boycotted New York in droves, a report from the state comptroller indicates. Between 2024 and 2025, almost 3.6 million fewer travellers from Canada and 4.2 million from Mexico visited New York, a decline of more than 21 per cent and 2.2 per cent, respectively. The…
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Alberta town takes DIY approach to tackle long-standing livestock vet shortage
In rural Alberta, getting to see a veterinarian can take hours, and during calving season, a critical time for ranchers, the stakes can be high.
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P.E.I.’s family doctors are buried in paperwork. These experts have ways to ease that burden
Family doctors in P.E.I. have recently been voicing concerns about their growing administrative workload, and experts say addressing the issue will require a range of changes.
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Windsor police arrest man after seven-hour standoff, explosives heard
A 35-year-old man is facing charges after a standoff linked to reported explosions in South Walkerville.