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Alexandre Boulerice, NDP's sole Quebec MP, to leave party and run provincially: sources
Alexandre Boulerice is expected to announce that he is leaving the federal NDP and will run provincially for Québec Solidaire, according to Radio-Canada sources. Source link
Gravity's strength measured more reliably than ever before
Measuring the strength of gravity is extraordinarily difficult, and different experiments have always disagreed – but a new test is paving the way to finally understanding nature’s most enigmatic force Source link
Gatineau woman told her bird feeder could lead to $400 fine
A Gatineau woman said she’s taken aback after the city warned her she could face a $400 fine over the bird feeder in her backyard. Source link
2-time French Open champ Alcaraz won't defend title after further testing on injured wrist
Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz won’t attempt to defend his French Open title due to a right wrist injury. Source link
Timber Timbre frontman Taylor Kirk, dead at 44
Taylor Kirk, the singer-songwriter behind the band Timber Timbre, has died at 44. A representative for Kirk confirmed to CBC Music that the singer died suddenly on April 14. Source link
Austrian man finds out his grandfather was a Nazi in just a few clicks. He's encouraging others to do the same
Thanks to a new online tool from the German newspaper Die Zeit, it only took Christian Rainer a few seconds to confirm what he’d long suspected — his grandfather was a card-carrying member of the Nazi Party. Source link
2 killed in Israeli strike on south Lebanon despite ceasefire, health officials say
An Israeli airstrike killed two people in the southern village of Touline on Friday, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said, as Israel’s army ordered residents to evacuate another southern Lebanese town, a day after Israel and Lebanon extended their ceasefire by three weeks. Source link
Justin Trudeau says U.S. economic coercion risks pushing Canada closer to China
Former prime minister Justin Trudeau is warning that American tariffs threaten to drive Canada closer to China in the auto sector. Source link
Criminal probe into Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell is ending, U.S. Justice Dept. says
The Justice Department is closing its investigation into cost overruns in renovations at the Federal Reserve under chairman Jerome Powell, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro said on Friday. Source link
South Korean prosecutors deny arrest warrant request for K-pop mogul behind BTS
South Korean prosecutors on Friday rejected a police request for an arrest warrant for music tycoon Bang Si-Hyuk — the chairman of the agency behind the K-pop supergroup BTS. Source link