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Your guide to Eurovision 2025

Your guide to Eurovision 2025

Here’s everything you need to know about Eurovision, where acts from 37 countries vie for the continent’s musical crown in a song contest that has been likened to a pop Olympics, complete with triumph, tears and geopolitical rivalries.

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Death toll from Iran port explosion rises to 70

Death toll from Iran port explosion rises to 70

Iran finally extinguished a fire Monday at a southern port that was rocked by an explosion over the weekend as the death toll rose to at least 70 people killed, authorities said. Local news reports raised more questions about the cause of Saturday;s blast at the Shahid Rajaei port near Bandar Abbas.

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A novelist was accused of using AI. Why the literary world is still grappling with guardrails
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April 12, 2026

A novelist was accused of using AI. Why the literary world is still grappling with guardrails

The recent cancelling of a horror novelist’s book demonstrates the…

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Who is Péter Magyar, Hungary's next prime minister?
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April 12, 2026

Who is Péter Magyar, Hungary’s next prime minister?

When Péter ​Magyar was a child, he taped a photo…

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Viktor Orbán spent 16 years building Hungary's 'illiberal' democracy. On Sunday, he may be voted out
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April 11, 2026

Viktor Orbán spent 16 years building Hungary’s ‘illiberal’ democracy. On Sunday, he may be voted out

Viktor Orbán has spent the last 16 years building an…

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Entertainment, Arts, Ontario/Quebec, Sports

April 11, 2026

Funeral held for Quebec baseball broadcaster Rodger Brulotte

SAINTE-THÉRÈSE — The funeral for longtime Quebec baseball commentator Rodger…

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Sports

April 11, 2026

Tim Wharnsby

Rookie Valenzuela making most of opportunity early on with Blue Jays

TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays rookie Brandon Valenzuela has been…

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Meet Joe Wood, the Nova Scotian being honoured by the National Music Centre
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April 11, 2026

Meet Joe Wood, the Nova Scotian being honoured by the National Music Centre

Joe Wood, a longtime Liverpool, N.S., resident, is being honoured…

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Her daughter was killed by gunfire in Gaza school. For her and others, 6-month Israeli ceasefire isn't working
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April 11, 2026

Her daughter was killed by gunfire in Gaza school. For her and others, 6-month Israeli ceasefire isn’t working

Tent schools like the one where nine-year-old Ritaj Rihan was…

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Why freshwater migratory fish need ‘safe passage’ globally as numbers decline
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April 11, 2026

Why freshwater migratory fish need ‘safe passage’ globally as numbers decline

A global assessment on migratory freshwater fish species, published in…

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Other countries are looking to end animal testing. In Canada, there's a holdup
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April 11, 2026

Other countries are looking to end animal testing. In Canada, there’s a holdup

Other countries, like the U.K, the United States and the…

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