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Internet access and telephone lines cut out after protests erupt in Iran
People in Iran’s capital shouted from their homes and rallied in the street Thursday night after the country’s exiled crown prince called for a mass demonstration, witnesses said, a new escalation in the protests that have spread nationwide across the Islamic Republic. Internet access and telephone lines in Iran cut out immediately after the protests […]
Ford warns Carney not to cut tariffs on Chinese EVs as PM looks to repair ties with Beijing
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to stand firm when he travels to China later this month and keep the steep tariffs on its electric vehicles in place. Source link
City council not told Calgary's water system was at risk in 2017, says former mayor Nenshi
Naheed Nenshi said he and his council weren’t notified the Bearspaw feeder main was at high risk, seven years before a catastrophic break that brought months of water restrictions in Calgary. Source link
Researchers hunt each other in the Quebec wilderness — for science, of course
To better understand the complex interactions between nature’s hunters and hunted, researchers gathered at the the Éco-Laurentides park near Val-Morin, Que., for a game of predator-prey. Source link
Dog chewing heated ski glove sparks fire in Ottawa home
Ottawa firefighters acted quickly Thursday morning to extinguish a blaze that began when a family’s dog chewed a heated ski glove, causing its battery to ignite. Source link
Lia Cho, 13, breaks own Canadian junior women's record at figure skating nationals
Lia Cho’s score was so high, it didn’t immediately register. The figure skating prodigy set another Canadian junior women’s record en route to gold at the 2026 Canadian figure skating championships Wednesday. Source link
Harvey Weinstein weighing plea on unresolved charge after judge declines to overturn conviction
Harvey Weinstein is weighing a potential guilty plea to resolve an undecided rape charge and avoid going to trial for a third time in New York, a judge said Thursday. Source link
Conservative MP calls cancellation of his campus event an attack on free speech
Alberta Conservative MP Garnett Genuis says he was denied permission to hold an event on York University’s campus on Friday. Source link
What is ICE and how has it changed during Trump's 2nd term?
Here is a look at the history of ICE, and some of the major developments and controversies surrounding the agency in the first year of Trump’s second administration, leading up to the fatal shooting this week a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis. Source link
Deadly standoff continues between Syrian army, Kurdish-led forces in Aleppo
Violent clashes between the Syrian army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have continued to intensify in the northern city of Aleppo, entering a third day, as tens of thousands of civilians were forced to flee their homes. Source link