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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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The Golden Dome is where Canada's F-35 debate and Trump's Greenland threat meet
Star

January 31, 2026

The Golden Dome is where Canada’s F-35 debate and Trump’s Greenland threat meet

Two of the loudest and most important defence policy issues…

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Lyme disease is littered with misinformation. Celebrities are part of the problem, experts say
Star

January 31, 2026

Lyme disease is littered with misinformation. Celebrities are part of the problem, experts say

Chronic Lyme disease isn’t recognized by conventional medicine. It’s a…

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Was Mark Carney's Davos speech a mistake if it upset Trump?
Star

January 31, 2026

Was Mark Carney’s Davos speech a mistake if it upset Trump?

It’s not unreasonable to think about how any action by…

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The ‘lobster lady’ of Maine — who worked the seas for nearly a century — has died at 105
Star

January 30, 2026

The ‘lobster lady’ of Maine — who worked the seas for nearly a century — has died at 105

Virginia “Ginny” Oliver, who trapped lobsters off the coast of…

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The ‘lobster lady’ of Maine — who worked the seas for nearly a century — has died at 105
Star

January 30, 2026

The ‘lobster lady’ of Maine — who worked the seas for nearly a century — has died at 105

Virginia “Ginny” Oliver, who trapped lobsters off the coast of…

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Ontario/Quebec, Social

January 30, 2026

Sharif Hassan

Slow snow removal irks residents in Toronto neighbourhoods hit hardest by storm

TORONTO — Susan Cook was holding a shovel in her…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 30, 2026

Kathryn Mannie

Ontario man who pleaded guilty to terrorism charges seeks lighter sentence

TORONTO — An Ontario man who was a member of…

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Business, Education, Ontario/Quebec

January 30, 2026

Allison Jones

Peel school board supervision a ‘smokescreen’ for underfunding, chair says

The chair of a school board recently taken over by…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 30, 2026

Officers’ alleged assault on lawyer at Oshawa courthouse referred to York police

Durham regional police say they have referred allegations that officers…

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