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🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social · 6h

China warns US of countermeasures if Trump doesn’t walk back 100% tariff threat

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China warns US of countermeasures if Trump doesn’t walk back 100% tariff threat | CNN Business

Beijing has vowed to take countermeasures against Washington if US President Donald Trump follows through on his threat to impose new 100% tariffs on Chinese goods.

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Grandmother of missing N.S. children says RCMP should share more information on case
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· By Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press ·

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Grandmother of missing N.S. children says RCMP should share more information on case

HALIFAX — The grandmother of two missing Nova Scotia children says she’s disappointed by how little information about their case has been shared by RCMP, saying more transparency could lead to better-...

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Wildcats edge Mooseheads 5–4 to snap Halifax’s win streak

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Wildcats edge Mooseheads 5–4 to snap Halifax’s win streak

Halifax Mooseheads’ three-game winning streak ends with a 5–4 loss to Moncton Wildcats at Scotiabank Centre.

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🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social · 11h

Massive blast that destroyed a Tennessee explosive plant leaves 16 dead, officials say

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Massive blast that destroyed a Tennessee explosive plant leaves 16 dead, officials say | CNN

The families of the 16 victims killed in the devastating blast at a Tennessee explosive plant have been notified, authorities said at a Saturday news conference.

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🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social · 11h

National Guard troops in Illinois can remain federalized but can’t be deployed, appeals court rules

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National Guard troops in Illinois can remain federalized but can’t be deployed, appeals court rules | CNN

A federal US appeals court ruled Saturday the National Guard troops in Illinois can remain under federal control but can’t be deployed as the appeals process continues in the ongoing fight between the...

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🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social · 21h

N.B. wants to sell its stock of American alcohol removed in anti-Trump protest
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· By The Canadian Press ·

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N.B. wants to sell its stock of American alcohol removed in anti-Trump protest

FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick Liquor Corporation says it wants to sell the remaining $3.4 million worth of American alcohol it removed from store shelves in protest over the policies of U.S. Preside...

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🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social · 21h

(30%) chance of formation over the next week while it moves over the eastern and central Atlantic.

Please visit hurricanes.gov for the latest tropical weather information.

🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social · 21h

@NHC_Atlantic:

Sat Oct 11 - NHC is issuing advisories on Tropical Storm Jerry, located over the SW Atlantic between the northern Leeward Islands and Bermuda.

A tropical wave south-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands has a low ...

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🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social · 21h

Mail, parcel delivery to resume as postal union begins rotating strikes this morning
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· By The Canadian Press ·

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Mail, parcel delivery to resume as postal union begins rotating strikes this morning

Mail and parcel delivery are set to resume on a limited basis in the coming week as Canada Post workers switch to rotating strikes.

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🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social · 22h

The former president's office announced his prostate cancer diagnosis in May.
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Joe Biden undergoing radiation therapy for prostate cancer treatment

Former President Joe Biden is now receiving radiation therapy for his prostate cancer, a spokesperson for the former president confirmed to ABC News.

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Mariners to face Blue Jays in ALCS after dramatic 15th-inning walk-off in Game 5
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· By The Canadian Press ·

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Mariners to face Blue Jays in ALCS after dramatic 15th-inning walk-off in Game 5

The Mariners and Tigers played in Game 5 to determine a winner who takes on the Blue Jays this Sunday.

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🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social · 1d

China imposed limits on rare earth minerals a day earlier.
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Trump announces 100% tariff on Chinese imports, after stock market sell-off

China imposed limits on rare earth minerals a day earlier.

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🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social · 1d

@NHC_Atlantic:

10/10 5pm Tropical Storm #Jerry Key Messages: Although Jerry is pulling away, heavy rain is still falling across portions of the #LeewardIslands, #VirginIslands and #PuertoRico where the possibility of flash flooding will continue at least through the overnight hours tonight.

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In shock move, French president reappoints prime minister who quit Monday

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In shock move, French president reappoints prime minister who quit Monday | CNN

French President Emmanuel Macron has reappointed Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu to his post, despite accepting his resignation Monday following the collapse of his overnight government.

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ICC judges decline to release former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, citing flight risk

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ICC judges decline to release former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, citing flight risk

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges at the International Criminal Court on Friday rejected a request from former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to be released from detention, finding he was lik...

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🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social · 1d

Officials search for 19 people after blast at Tennessee military explosive plant leaves multiple dead and unaccounted for

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Officials search for 19 people after blast at Tennessee military explosive plant leaves multiple dead and unaccounted for | CNN

Nineteen people are dead or missing after a massive blast obliterated a building at a Tennessee explosives facility on Friday, authorities said.

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Twin brothers, childhood friends and IDF soldiers: Who are the hostages still held in Gaza?

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Twin brothers, childhood friends and IDF soldiers: Who are the hostages still held in Gaza? | CNN

More than two years after Hamas and its allies kidnapped 251 people into Gaza, 47 hostages remain in the enclave, with at least 20 believed to be alive. Here’s what we know about them.

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🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social · 1d

Fear and vigilance rise as attacks on houses of worship intensify worldwide

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Fear and vigilance rise as attacks on houses of worship intensify worldwide

Every week hundreds of millions of people around the world gather to worship in peace. But for some, there comes a day when deadly violence invades their sacred spaces.

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🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social · 1d

Q104 Update: John Lodge, singer and bassist of British rock band The Moody Blues for more than 50 years, has died. He was 82.

In a statement, his family said “with the deepest sadness” that Lodge died “suddenly and unexpectedly.

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🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social · 1d

Firings of federal workers underway as shutdown drags on, White House budget chief announces

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Firings of federal workers underway as shutdown drags on, White House budget chief announces | CNN Politics

Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought announced on Friday that the government has started firing federal workers as the government shutdown drags on.

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🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social · 1d

@NS_DNR:

🔴 Friday, October 10 - Burning is not permitted between 8am and 2pm.

Check before you burn and know your municipal bylaws.

novascotia.ca/burnsafe

Full burn ban remains in place for Annapolis County due to the Long Lake wildfire.

🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social · 1d

Massive blast at military explosives plant in Tennessee leaves multiple people dead, several ‘unaccounted for’

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People unaccounted for after explosion reported at military explosives company in Tennessee | CNN

Some people are dead and several people are unaccounted for after an explosion was reported at a military explosives company in Tennessee, local officials say.

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🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social · 1d

First responders rushed to the explosives manufacturer Accurate Energetic Systems. Officials are warning residents to steer clear of the area.

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Deadly explosion rocks Tennessee plant, leaving 'several people unaccounted for'

First responders rushed to the explosives manufacturer Accurate Energetic Systems. Officials are warning residents to steer clear of the area.

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🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social · 1d

The explosion occurred at Accurate Energetic Systems in McEwen.
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Multiple people dead in 'devastating blast' at explosives manufacturer in Tennessee: Sheriff

Accurate Energetic Systems manufactures explosives and energetic devices for aerospace, defense, demolition and mining industries, according to its website.

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