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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, Disaster, Finance, Health, Insurance, Justice, Ontario/Quebec

April 21, 2026

Paola Loriggio

Odds ‘stacked’ against car accident victims who take benefits disputes to Ontario tribunal, lawyers say

TORONTO — It took six years and a complicated legal…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

April 21, 2026

Baby found in back of vehicle in Toronto’s east end dies in hospital: police

Toronto police say a baby found without vital signs in…

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Film, Sports

April 21, 2026

Abdulhamid Ibrahim

Documentary revisits Leafs legend Barilko’s goal and disappearance 75 years later

TORONTO — The idea started with a live television interview….

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Entertainment, Entertainment, Arts, Music

April 21, 2026

Alex Nino Gheciu

Drake draws crowds with giant ice structure in Toronto teasing album release date

TORONTO — Somewhere inside a massive formation of ice blocks…

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B.C. to work with First Nations on Indigenous rights act, Eby says
Star

April 20, 2026

B.C. to work with First Nations on Indigenous rights act, Eby says

B.C. Premier David Eby has outlined a plan for B.C….

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National, Ontario/Quebec

April 20, 2026

Kenneth Law to return to court next month, expected to plead guilty to aiding suicide

NEWMARKET — An Ontario man accused of selling lethal substances…

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Entertainment, Arts, Justice, Politics, Spare News

April 20, 2026

Marissa Birnie

Fact File: Clip of Carney saying he would use emergency powers against Alberta separatists doctored

Claims that Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would invoke…

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Entertainment, Arts, Justice, National, Politics

April 20, 2026

Marissa Birnie

Fact File: No evidence Carney threatened emergency powers against Alberta separatists

Claims that Prime Minister Mark Carney said he would invoke…

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What is China's endgame for the war in Iran? | About That
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April 20, 2026

What is China’s endgame for the war in Iran? | About That

The U.S. war on Iran indirectly opens the door for…

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