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Foreign aid agency USAID in crisis as Trump, Musk threaten shutdown

Foreign aid agency USAID in crisis as Trump, Musk threaten shutdown

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is facing its greatest threat since its inception over 60 years ago, as President Donald Trump and his billionaire adviser Elon Musk spent the weekend impugning the agency that has contributed to Washington being the most critical source of foreign assistance around the world.

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Parents say social media app Snapchat gives kids access to illicit drugs

Parents say social media app Snapchat gives kids access to illicit drugs

An Ontario father says he’s struggling to keep his teen son away from drug dealers on popular messaging app Snapchat, and he’s not alone. The social media platform’s parent company, Snap Inc., is being sued by dozens of U.S. families who say the app’s disappearing messages make it hard for parents to supervise their kids’ online activity.

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Toronto-area teen arrested over alleged plan to travel to join ISIS
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January 2, 2025

Toronto-area teen arrested over alleged plan to travel to join ISIS

RCMP recently applied for a terrorism peace bond to restrict…

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Generation Beta has arrived — here's everything you need to know about the 2025 babies
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January 2, 2025

Generation Beta has arrived — here’s everything you need to know about the 2025 babies

They will only know a post-COVID world. They’ll roll their…

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'Dinosaur highway' uncovered in England dating back 166 million years
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January 2, 2025

‘Dinosaur highway’ uncovered in England dating back 166 million years

A worker digging up clay in a southern England limestone…

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Halifax police say New Year's Eve homicide victims were father, daughter
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January 2, 2025

Halifax police say New Year’s Eve homicide victims were father, daughter

Halifax Regional Police say a father and daughter were fatally…

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Neil Young pulls out of Glastonbury, blaming BBC's 'corporate control'
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January 2, 2025

Neil Young pulls out of Glastonbury, blaming BBC’s ‘corporate control’

Neil Young has pulled out of this year’s Glastonbury Festival,…

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Born in Vancouver, the Peter Principle explains why your boss is incompetent. Here's why it still resonates
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January 2, 2025

Born in Vancouver, the Peter Principle explains why your boss is incompetent. Here’s why it still resonates

Published in 1969, The Peter Principle skewered corporate culture decades…

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Aspiring nurse, former football star and father of 2 among the dead in New Orleans truck attack
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January 2, 2025

Aspiring nurse, former football star and father of 2 among the dead in New Orleans truck attack

Details are emerging about some of the victims of a…

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'Steve is the guy to call': Anglo patients in Quebec City rely on 1 man to help navigate health system
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January 2, 2025

‘Steve is the guy to call’: Anglo patients in Quebec City rely on 1 man to help navigate health system

Patients travelling to Quebec City for medical appointments call Steve…

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Advocacy group welcomes reduction in child-care fees
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January 2, 2025

Advocacy group welcomes reduction in child-care fees

Canada’s national child care advocacy association, Child Care Now, has…

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