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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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Are you an early bird or a night owl? Why scientists are moving beyond these groupings
Star

February 14, 2026

Are you an early bird or a night owl? Why scientists are moving beyond these groupings

Categorizing people into just two groups — late and early…

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Cheating, a proposal, cute couples — but are the Olympics really the place for love?
Star

February 14, 2026

Cheating, a proposal, cute couples — but are the Olympics really the place for love?

Love often seems to be in the air during the…

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Canadian hockey player Larocque wants to see ‘Indigenous athletes excel’ beyond her success
Star

February 14, 2026

Canadian hockey player Larocque wants to see ‘Indigenous athletes excel’ beyond her success

Canadian defenceman Jocelyne Larocque has made history her entire Olympic…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

February 14, 2026

Ontario vice-principal charged with child luring, sexual exploitation

CAMBRIDGE, ONT. — Waterloo regional police say they have charged…

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Ontario/Quebec

February 13, 2026

Kitchener, Ont., school vice principal arrested for child luring, sexual exploitation

TORONTO — Police say they charged an employee of the…

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Justice, National, Ontario/Quebec

February 13, 2026

Paola Loriggio

Complainant cross-examination continues in Frank Stronach’s sex assault trial

TORONTO — A woman’s narrative of her encounter with Frank…

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Business, Finance, Health, Justice, Labour, Ontario/Quebec, Politics

February 13, 2026

Allison Jones

Company countersues Ontario government, alleging reputational harm

TORONTO — A mental health company being sued by the…

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Business, Media, Ontario/Quebec, Prairies/BC

February 13, 2026

Allison Jones

Ford cancels plan to remove Crown Royal from LCBO shelves after $23M deal

TORONTO — Crown Royal will remain on Ontario liquor store…

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What we know — and don't — about the guns used in the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting
Star

February 13, 2026

What we know — and don’t — about the guns used in the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting

Three days after one of the deadliest mass shootings in…

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