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Trump gets roasted at White House correspondents’ dinner, as pro-Palestinian protesters take aim at Biden, guests. Here’s what to know.
From Biden's age to Trump's legal woes, nothing was off limits.
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Ontario tightens rules on cellphone use, bans vaping in schools
The Ontario government is introducing new measures to crack down on cellphone use and vaping in schools as the province sees an "alarming rise" of vaping and cellphone distractions in classrooms.In an announcement Sunday, Education Minister Stephen Lecce said the province is removing distractions as part of its back-to-basics plan, and addressing the "negative impact" of mobile devices, social media and vaping in classrooms."We have heard loud and clear from parents and teachers alike that cellp
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How Yellowknife's evacuation in 2023 looked from the city's air traffic control tower
In the Northwest Territories' only air traffic control tower, a small seven-person crew keeps planes safe as they land and take off from the Yellowknife airport.It's a famously stressful job, but during Yellowknife's evacuation last summer, they had an added challenge — co-ordinating airlift flights out of the city. Adam Plooy was one of the air traffic controllers who stayed behind during the city's evacuation. He has been working in Yellowknife for about two years, but last summer was his firs
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Quebec to spend $603M to help French remain vital in the province
Quebec will spend $603 million over five years to reverse what the province's French language minister describes as the decline of French. At a news conference Sunday, French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge said a total of 21 measures — some of which are already in place — would help improve the vitality of Quebec's official language in the coming months. The measures are based on nine government priorities, which include monitoring indicators of the linguistic situation in Quebec annual
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VideoWhy aren’t more foreign grocers in Canada? Lack of space a hurdle: Minister Champagne
Following the federal government’s announcement of a $15-billion Honda electric vehicle plant in Ontario, ‘The West Block’ host Mercedes Stephenson asks Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne for a follow-up to his government’s efforts to increase grocery store competition. Minister Champagne discusses his talks with foreign grocery chains, as well as Canada’s electric vehicle infrastructure.
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Cod stock reassessment prompts calls from producers to end moratorium
The Department of Fisheries and Oceans changed the status of northern cod last year from 'critical' to ‘cautious.’ (Hans-Petter Fjeld)A recent reassessment of Newfoundland and Labrador's northern cod stock has some in the industry calling an end to the commercial moratorium implemented in 1992.Alberto Wareham, president and CEO of Icewater Seafoods in Arnold's Cove, says last year's reassessment — the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, in reviewing historical data, moved cod from the "critical"
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Israel has agreed to listen to US concerns before any Rafah move, says White House
Israel's military is poised to evacuate Palestinian civilians from Rafah and assault Hamas hold-outs there, a senior Israeli defence official said on Wednesday, despite international warnings of a humanitarian catastrophe. Washington has said it could not support a Rafah operation without an appropriate and credible humanitarian plan.
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