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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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National, Ontario/Quebec

May 1, 2026

Sharif Hassan

Two Canadians on Gaza flotilla intercepted by Israel have been released: organizer

A spokesperson for a group trying to break the Israeli…

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Justice, Prairies/BC, Social

May 1, 2026

Brittany Hobson

Winnipeg police training needs update after fatal shooting of 16-year-old: expert

WINNIPEG — A policing expert recommended Friday that Winnipeg police…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

May 1, 2026

Youth charged with indignity to dead body, harassment in death of another youth: OPP

Police in eastern Ontario say a youth has been charged…

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Sports

May 1, 2026

Saskatchewan Roughriders receiver Picton announces his CFL retirement

REGINA — Mitch Picton is calling it a career. The…

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Ontario/Quebec, Politics

May 1, 2026

Rianna Lim

Candidate nominations open for 2026 Ontario municipal elections

TORONTO — The nomination period for mayoral, council and school…

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Lifestyle, Ontario/Quebec

May 1, 2026

Rianna Lim

Mandarin co-founder and ‘restaurant icon’ James Chiu dies at 78

James Chiu, the president and co-founder of Mandarin who turned…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

May 1, 2026

Police looking for suspect in two Toronto-area synagogue shootings

Police in Toronto and York Region are asking for the…

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Pipe dream? Majority polled in Alberta don’t see new pipeline becoming a reality
Star

May 1, 2026

Pipe dream? Majority polled in Alberta don’t see new pipeline becoming a reality

Despite the fanfare that accompanied its signing, a majority polled…

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Pentagon procurement post reveals Canada quietly locked into HIMARS deal
Star

May 1, 2026

Pentagon procurement post reveals Canada quietly locked into HIMARS deal

A U.S. contract notice shows Canada is included in a…

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