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He's a Canadian actor into friends, fun and the concept of family ❤️. He's using #Elevate to better his brain 🧠💪! #MildSchizophrenia #Disability #Namaste #Psyhcosis #Ottawa
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The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime home of ABC

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The Oscars will abandon broadcast TV for YouTube starting in 2029
The Oscars telecast will move from broadcasting to streaming in 2029, switching from ABC to YouTube — a watershed moment for the entertainment business.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Carney Announces $400M Joint Fund with City of Ottawa for Affordable Housing

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Carney Announces $400M Joint Fund with City of Ottawa for Affordable Housing
Prime Minister Mark Carney says the federal government is partnering with the city of Ottawa to put $400 million toward building up to 3,000 affordable homes in the capital.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Journalist Stephen Thorne remembered as dogged, keen-eyed storyteller

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Journalist Stephen Thorne remembered as dogged, keen-eyed storyteller
Journalist Stephen Thorne, who movingly chronicled some of the most difficult episodes in recent Canadian history, died Friday after being ill with prostate cancer.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Magnitude-7.0 Earthquake Hits in Remote Wilderness Along Alaska-Canada Border

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Magnitude-7.0 Earthquake Hits in Remote Wilderness Along Alaska-Canada Border
A powerful, magnitude-7.0 earthquake has struck in a remote area near the border between Alaska and the Canadian territory of Yukon on Saturday.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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Drones were spotted near Zelenskyy flight path to Dublin, Irish media report

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Drones were spotted near Zelenskyy flight path to Dublin, Irish media report
The Irish Defence Forces says it had no comment on "any alleged incidents" during the visit.
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December 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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209 kilograms of opium smuggled in machinery into Canada, CBSA says

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209 kilograms of opium smuggled in machinery into Canada, CBSA says
The Canada Border Services Agency says its officers seized a shipment of 209 kilograms of opium. A statement Friday says the drugs were detected in a shipping container at the Burnaby, B.C., container...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Google is facing renewed scrutiny after its experimental AI-generated headlines in its Google Discover altered meaning and context of reported stories.
Google AI Replaces Article Headlines With Misleading Rewrites — Konsyse
Google launched a limited Discover test that replaces original headlines with AI-generated micro summaries
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December 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Mexican government hikes minimum wage, pushes shorter work week

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Mexican government hikes minimum wage, pushes shorter work week
Mexico on Wednesday announced it would boost the minimum wage next year and push to trim the country's long work week, the latest moves by the country's leftist administration aimed at helping workers...
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December 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Nova Scotia begins sell off of U.S. booze, plans to donate proceeds to charity

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Nova Scotia begins sell off of U.S. booze, plans to donate proceeds to charity
Nova Scotia liquor stores will once again stock booze from the United States beginning today, but for a limited time only. The province is selling off its remaining stock of alcohol from the U.S. and ...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Carney announces new support for steel and lumber industries, but nothing for aluminum

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Carney announces new support for steel and lumber industries, but nothing for aluminum
Amid the ongoing trade war with the United States, Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced a slate of new measures to help and protect the steel and lumber industries.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.

Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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DNA Analysis of Hitler's Blood Reveals Genetic Disorders

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DNA Analysis of Hitler's Blood Reveals Genetic Disorders
According to a Channel 4 documentary aired Saturday, researchers analyzed DNA from a blood-stained piece of fabric cut from the sofa — obtained by U.S. Army Colonel Roswell P. Rosengren and later hous...
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November 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past

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Pope returns 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of reckoning with colonial past
The Vatican on Saturday returned 62 artifacts to Indigenous peoples from Canada as part of the Catholic Church’s reckoning with its role in helping suppress Indigenous culture in the Americas. Pope Le...
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November 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
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Swedish manufacturer SAAB says 10,000 jobs could land in Canada

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Swedish manufacturer SAAB says 10,000 jobs could land in Canada
The Swedish manufacturer of the Gripen fighter jet, SAAB, says 10,000 manufacturing and research jobs could land in Canada if Ottawa adds the aircraft to its military fleet.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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U.S. tourism faces $5.7B US loss as Canadians continue to stay home

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U.S. tourism faces $5.7B US loss as Canadians continue to stay home
Many Canadians continue to boycott travel to the United States, and the U.S. economy is paying the price. A U.S. Travel Association report forecasts a 3.2 per cent decline in international tourism spe...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Diane Ladd, 3-time Oscar nominee, dies at 89

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Diane Ladd, 3-time Oscar nominee, dies at 89
Diane Ladd, the three-time Academy Award nominee whose roles ranged from the brash waitress in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” to the protective mother in “Wild at Heart,” has died at 89.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Former US vice president Dick Cheney dies at 84

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Former US vice president Dick Cheney dies at 84
Dick Cheney, America’s most powerful modern vice president and chief architect of the “war on terror,” who helped lead the country into the ill-fated Iraq war on faulty assumptions, has died, accordin...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Spanish photographer captures world's first ever white Iberian Lynx on camera

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Spanish photographer captures world's first ever white Iberian Lynx on camera
The genetic anomaly testifies to the good progress of the Lynx pardinus conservation plans in the two countries of the Iberian Peninsula, after releases began in 2011 when the species was on the verge...
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November 1, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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China says it will work with US to resolve issues related to TikTok

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China says it will work with US to resolve issues related to TikTok
President Donald Trump’s meeting Thursday with China’s top leader Xi Jinping produced a raft of decisions to help dial back trade tensions, but no agreement on TikTok’s ownership. “China will work wit...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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Prince Andrew to lose 'prince' title and move out of Royal Lodge, Buckingham Palace says

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Prince Andrew to lose 'prince' title and move out of Royal Lodge, Buckingham Palace says
The King has initiated the "formal process to remove the Style, Titles and Honours of Prince Andrew", Buckingham Palace said in a statement. He will now be known as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor.
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October 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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Four Senate Republicans vote with Democrats in effort to end Trump tariffs on Canada

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Four Senate Republicans vote with Democrats in effort to end Trump tariffs on Canada
The Senate passed a resolution aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, with four Republicans joining Democrats to rebuke the administration’s trade policies a day after they voted ...
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October 30, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Analyst Says Ottawa Should Pick German Sub Builder over South Korean Rival

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Analyst Says Ottawa Should Pick German Sub Builder over South Korean Rival
A new report comparing the two contenders for Canada’s submarine contract cautions that Hanwha’s subs will likely have to be modified to meet Canadian operational requirements.
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October 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Meta, TikTok Agree To Obey Australia's Under-16 Social Media Ban

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Meta, TikTok Agree To Obey Australia's Under-16 Social Media Ban
Tech giants Meta and TikTok said Tuesday they will obey Australia's under-16 social media ban but warned the landmark laws could prove difficult to enforce. Australia will from December 10 force socia...
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October 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau make it official, step out hand-in-hand in Paris

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Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau make it official, step out hand-in-hand in Paris
On Saturday, Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau were spotted in Paris, France, heading out to celebrate Perry’s 41st birthday at the Crazy Horse, per photos and videos shared by TMZ. The couple walked hand...
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October 26, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Gavin Newsom says he will consider White House run after 2026 elections

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Gavin Newsom says he will consider White House run after 2026 elections
Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who has become one of President Trump's most high-profile adversaries, told "CBS News Sunday Morning" in an exclusive interview that he will consider whether t...
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October 26, 2025 at 3:38 PM