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With a crucial oil artery blocked near Iran, can Canada fill the gap in global supply?
As the war in Iran disrupts oil and gas exports from the Gulf region, the Canadian energy sector could see a jump in demand — and federal officials are positioning Canada as a beacon of stability during an unpredictable moment. Source link
Canada-U.S. trade talks are restarting. Here's what's at stake
For the first time since U.S. President Donald Trump called off negotiations last October — ostensibly over a TV ad — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s point man on trade, Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, will meet face to face with his White House counterpart. Source link
Why Yuri Gagarin wasn’t the first in space – and who beat him to it
Everyone knows Yuri Gagarin as the first person to go to space. But was he? Physicist Vladimir Brljak tells the tale of the intrepid balloonists who first flew beyond the blue terrestrial sky, challenging the definition of where our world begins to end Source link
Why anything short of regime change in Iran is a loss for Donald Trump
While U.S. President Donald Trump has not explicitly named regime change as an objective of his war in Iran, it’s difficult to see how a hard-line Islamic republic remaining in place in Tehran could be sold to the American people as a win. Source link
Carney touches down in Japan as he drives for new deals with old partners
This visit to Japan will include a one-on-one meeting with Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and some sort of signing ceremony on further cooperation before Carney takes a series of private meetings that are closed to the press. Source link
Canadian tourist drowned in Australia as a result of a dingo attack, authorities say
Authorities in Australia have determined that 19-year-old Canadian tourist Piper James of Campbell River, B.C., who died in January drowned after sustaining injuries from a dingo attack. Source link
#TheMoment an Aussie saved a crocodile
Billy Collett, Park Manager at the Australian Reptile Park, tells The National about the moment he jumped into a river to save a crocodile more than 2,000 km from its habitat in Newcastle, Australia. Source link
Will Homeland Security change under Markwayne Mullin? Meet the man Trump wants in charge
U.S. President Donald Trump’s firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Thursday overshadowed the announcement of his plans to nominate Republican Sen. Markwayne Mullin as her successor. But who is the Oklahoman tapped to take over the position? Source link
Dutch speed skaters Jenning de Boo, Femke Kok dominate Day 1 of long track worlds
Dutch sprinters lit up the opening day of the ISU speed skating world championships on Thursday, as Jenning de Boo and Femke Kok swept the men’s and women’s 500 metres and 1,000 distances to underline the host nation’s dominance in Heerenveen, Netherlands. Source link
Advocacy groups call on feds to review Alberta's Bill 11 health-care reforms
Doctors across Canada are “deeply concerned” about the Alberta government’s plan to expand private health care, said Dr. Margot Burnell, president of the Canadian Medical Association — and they want Ottawa to step in. Source link