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What women need to know about hair loss

What women need to know about hair loss

According to the Canadian Dermatology Association, roughly 40 per cent of women will experience some form of thinning hair by the age of 50. Research suggests that those numbers increase during menopause.

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Pikangikum First Nation takes federal government to court over lack of water, wastewater infrastructure

Pikangikum First Nation takes federal government to court over lack of water, wastewater infrastructure

Pikangikum First Nation is seeking $2 billion in damages from the federal government over ongoing challenges with its water and wastewater infrastructure. The remote Ojibway community has no running water in people’s homes, and low water pressure means there’s not enough capacity to effectively put out fires. Here’s why community leaders say urgent action is needed.

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Sports

January 4, 2026

John Chidley-Hill

RJ Barrett and Brandon Ingram help Raptors surge past Hawks 134-117

TORONTO — Brandon Ingram led the way with 29 points…

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Sports

January 3, 2026

Hockey Hall of Famer Shanahan to lead review of men’s junior hockey in Ontario

TORONTO — Hockey Hall of Famer Brendan Shanahan will lead…

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Ontario/Quebec

January 3, 2026

Police say 50-year-old man dead after snowmobile crash west of Ottawa

BECKWITH TOWNSHIP — Provincial police in eastern Ontario say a…

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Vance, most Republicans block U.S. Senate resolution to curb Trump's Venezuela efforts
Star

January 3, 2026

Vance, most Republicans block U.S. Senate resolution to curb Trump’s Venezuela efforts

U.S. Senate Republicans blocked a resolution on Wednesday that would…

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Drug probe wiretaps revealed Venezuelan military’s ‘Cartel of the Suns’ is real, says ex-Colombian agent
Star

January 3, 2026

Drug probe wiretaps revealed Venezuelan military’s ‘Cartel of the Suns’ is real, says ex-Colombian agent

The broker told his client he had a relative in…

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Venezuela's Maduro pleads not guilty to drugs, weapons charges as he tells U.S. court, 'I am a decent man'
Star

January 3, 2026

Venezuela’s Maduro pleads not guilty to drugs, weapons charges as he tells U.S. court, ‘I am a decent man’

Venezuelan government could become ‘instrument of Trump,’ scholar fearsA Venezuelan…

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Rubio says U.S. won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade
Star

January 3, 2026

Rubio says U.S. won’t govern Venezuela but will press for changes through oil blockade

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Sunday that the United…

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Trump says U.S. is 'going to run' Venezuela until safe transition of power can take place
Star

January 3, 2026

Trump says U.S. is ‘going to run’ Venezuela until safe transition of power can take place

LatestThe United States says it captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro…

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Environment, Lifestyle, Ontario/Quebec

January 3, 2026

Giraffe dies after being caught in opening habitat door at Toronto Zoo

TORONTO — The Toronto Zoo says a 13-year-old giraffe has…

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