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These patients without drug coverage are eagerly awaiting generic Ozempic in Canada

TORONTO — Anne Welch worked a physically demanding job at her local SPCA — lifting pets, cleaning kennels and walking dogs — until she retired at age 71. With the loss of that physical activity,...

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Trump warns a 'whole civilization' could die but adds Iran still has time to capitulate

President Donald Trump has warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight” but said Iran still has time to capitulate ahead of a deadline set for 8 p.m. in Washington. The American leader issued...

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Vancouver-based mining firm confirming death of abducted workers near Mexican site

A Vancouver-based silver mining firm confirmed on Monday that nine of its employees have now been found deceased at its mine site in Mexico.

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Samsung is discontinuing its texting app, tells impacted users to switch to Google Messages

NEW YORK (AP) — Samsung is saying goodbye its namesake texting app. According to an end of service announcement published on the tech giant's U.S. support website, Samsung Messages will...

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AP says it will offer buyouts as part of pivot away from newspaper journalism

The Associated Press said Monday it is offering buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration away from the focus on newspaper journalism that sustained the...

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Jeremy Hansen challenges future generations to break new Artemis record

As the Artemis II astronauts set a new record for being the farthest humans from Earth during a lunar flyby, Canadian Jeremy Hansen said they hoped others would soon go even farther. The six-hour flyby...

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Toys 'R' Us Canada not playing around in various battles over its trademarks

Toys “R” Us Canada is battling tech giant Acer Inc., a Calgary swingers club and a Russian business over trademarks the struggling retailer says will cause confusion with its own branding. The toy...

April 6, 2026 2:00 am MST MST

Canada in the European Union? Poll suggests broad openness to the idea

OTTAWA — New polling suggests a majority of Canadians think Canada should explore joining the European Union at a fraught time for geopolitical relations. A survey of 4,000 people conducted by Spark...

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Runway safety incidents on the rise in Canada, but very close calls level off

The number of safety incidents on Canadian runways is on the rise, having reached new highs in recent years even as the tally of extremely close calls seems to be levelling off. Data from the Transportation...

April 6, 2026 6:13 am MST MST

Trump widens threat to all of Iran's power plants and bridges as his deadline for a deal approaches

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday expanded his threat against Iran to include all power plants and bridges as his ultimatum to make a deal ticked closer, after Tehran rejected a 45-day...

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