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Canada's economy sees surprise boost in 3rd quarter, avoiding a technical recession
The Canadian economy grew at an annualized rate of 2.6 per cent in the third quarter, Statistics Canada said on Friday, avoiding a technical recession largely due to a surge in defence spending. Source link
Trump vows to further clamp down on migration from developing nations after D.C. attack
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday his administration will “permanently pause” migration from all “Third World Countries,” following an attack near the White House he attributed to Biden-era immigration vetting failures. Source link
Flood deaths in Southeast Asia reach 321 as rescuers step up recovery operations
The death toll from floods across large swaths of Southeast Asia rose to at least 321 on Friday, with authorities working to rescue stranded citizens, restore power and communications and co-ordinate recovery efforts as the waters began to recede. Source link
Upheavals to the oral microbiome in pregnancy may be behind tooth loss
Dental problems often arise or get worse during pregnancy, and a new study hints that rapid changes to the oral microbiome at this time could be at least partly to blame Source link
Canada's Buchanan to help fund female soccer players in single-parent families with FIFA's help
Chelsea’s Canadian defender Kadeisha Buchanan knows what it feels like to dream big while living with limited means having grown up around Toronto as the youngest of seven daughters to a single mother, moving from house-to-house. Buchanan is now launching a foundation for girls in single-parent homes to help fund their soccer goals. Source link
Ukraine peace plan, or Russian ‘wish list’?
After a week full of leaks, counter proposals, and frenzied negotiations, is the possibility of a peace deal in Ukraine actually on the table? Source link
Sask. woman medals in international strongman competition after trans athlete disqualified
33-year-old Martensville woman Jackie Osczevski placed 3rd at the Official Strongman Games World Championships. She moved up in the standings after a trans woman was disqualified from first place. Source link
Read an extract from The Player of Games by Iain M. Banks
The New Scientist Book Club is currently reading Iain M. Banks’s classic sci-fi novel The Player of Games. In this extract, we meet protagonist Gurgeh for the first time Source link
Some commercial lobster fishers say Indigenous treaty fishing threatens stocks. Government memo says otherwise
The fifth estate investigates misconceptions and allegations fuelling conflict in Canada’s largest lobster fishery, where Mi’kmaw fishers face broad opposition when exercising treaty rights. Source link
The Carney-Smith agreement surely won't make pipelines 'boring again'
Guilbeault’s resignation — the rare cabinet resignation due to a disagreement over government policy — both adds to and underlines the test of national and political leadership that Mark Carney signed up for when he put his signature on that memorandum. Source link