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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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Business, Construction, Ontario/Quebec, Real Estate, Social

February 27, 2026

Sharif Hassan

Another rent strike brewing in Toronto as landlord seeks retroactive increase

TORONTO — Residents of a west-end Toronto apartment building say…

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Sports

February 27, 2026

John Chidley-Hill

Raptors looking for more consistency after close losses to Thunder, Spurs

TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors are well aware that they…

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Trump directs all federal agencies to stop using AI company Anthropic's technology
Star

February 27, 2026

Trump directs all federal agencies to stop using AI company Anthropic’s technology

The Trump administration on Friday ordered all U.S. agencies to…

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Pakistan and Afghanistan: How we got here and what might happen next
Star

February 27, 2026

Pakistan and Afghanistan: How we got here and what might happen next

The Pakistan defence minister’s declaration of “open war” between his…

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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

February 27, 2026

Allison Jones

Niagara councillors vote to slow regional chair’s governance consultations

A move by the Niagara regional chair to review municipal…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Social

February 27, 2026

Sharif Hassan

Toronto-area drug dealers’ push north leads to ‘tragedy’ in First Nation communities

First Nations leaders and police in northern Ontario say they…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

February 27, 2026

Seven people charged in Ontario drug trafficking investigation: police

Ontario Provincial Police say seven people are facing multiple charges…

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Sports

February 27, 2026

Canada blanks Italy 4-0 in para hockey tune-up before Paralympics

VARESE — Canada’s para hockey team wrapped up its pre-Paralympic…

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Why putting spit hoods on people is risky — and can be deadly
Star

February 27, 2026

Why putting spit hoods on people is risky — and can be deadly

On Christmas Eve 2022, Sarafina Dennie was preparing a holiday…

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