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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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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

April 14, 2026

Man found dead in Lake Ontario in 1992 finally ID’d through DNA: police

TORONTO — Toronto police say DNA technology has allowed them…

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Labour, Ontario/Quebec

April 14, 2026

Allison Jones

Ontario proposes ban on requiring workers to pay for uniforms

TORONTO — Ontario’s labour minister is proposing to ban employers…

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Disarming Hezbollah is about much more than guns and rockets
Star

April 14, 2026

Disarming Hezbollah is about much more than guns and rockets

Lebanon is at a breaking point. On one side, a brutal…

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Why the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire is 'in name only'
Star

April 14, 2026

Why the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire is ‘in name only’

Nearly three weeks into a U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Lebanon and…

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Trump claims victory as Lebanon braces for the unknown
Star

April 14, 2026

Trump claims victory as Lebanon braces for the unknown

Donald Trump is in a hurry to pivot away from…

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Disaster, Ontario/Quebec, Weather

April 14, 2026

Heavy rain and thunderstorms drench large stretch of Ontario, bringing flooding risk

A round of heavy spring showers and thunderstorms is set…

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Sports

April 14, 2026

Joshua Clipperton

Maple Leafs close out home schedule in lost season with another defeat

TORONTO — John Tavares and his teammates opened the NHL…

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Saint John police chief accused of misconduct in Ontario, lawsuits reveal
Star

April 14, 2026

Saint John police chief accused of misconduct in Ontario, lawsuits reveal

The widow of an OPP officer who died by suicide…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec, Politics

April 14, 2026

Liam Casey

Ontario plans massive jail expansion, internal government documents show

TORONTO — Ontario is planning a massive expansion of jails…

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