Canada’s Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre argued Monday that he is the strongest candidate to take on US President Donald Trump, whose annexation and tariff threats have shaken the once promising chances of a Tory-led government. The leading candidates ahead of Canada’s April 28 election fanned out on the first full day of campaigning in a vote …
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday called early elections for April 28, pledging to defeat Donald Trump’s drive to annex the United States’ huge northern neighbor.Carney, a former central banker, was chosen by Canada’s centrist Liberal Party to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister, but he has never faced the country’s broader electorate.That will …
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An emotional Lindsey Vonn declared, “I belong on the podium,” after clinching the first top-three finish of her comeback in Sunday’s World Cup Final women’s super-G race.The 40-year-old American alpine ski star completed the course in 1:13.64 to finish second, 1.29 seconds behind Swiss winner Lara Gut-Behrami, who captured her record sixth World Cup title …
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Disney’s remake of “Snow White” topped the North American box office this weekend with an estimated take of $43 million, but faces stiff winds — and some horrendous reviews — to make up its huge production costs.The new live-action version starring Rachel Zegler, which comes 90 years after the original blockbuster, has faced a series …
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Canada’s new prime minister Mark Carney is expected to announce snap elections Sunday, seeking a stronger mandate as his country fights off a trade war and annexation threats from Donald Trump’s United States.The former central banker was chosen by the centrist Liberal Party to replace Justin Trudeau as prime minister, but he has never faced …
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All 19 of the world’s glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024 for the third consecutive year, the United Nations said Friday, warning that saving the planet’s glaciers was now a matter of “survival”.Five of the last six years have seen the most rapid glacier retreat on record, the UN’s World Meteorological …
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Alex Ovechkin scored his 888th career goal on Thursday, moving within seven goals of breaking Wayne Gretzky’s NHL record of 894, in the Capitals’ 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers.Ovechkin took his latest step toward Gretzky’s mark at 14:25 of the first period. Trevor van Riemsdyk’s shot was blocked and Aliaksei Protas passed the loose …
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All 19 of the world’s glacier regions experienced a net loss of mass in 2024 for the third consecutive year, the United Nations said on Friday, warning that saving the planet’s glaciers was now a matter of “survival”.Five of the last six years have seen the most rapid glacier retreat on record, the UN’s World …
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The Delta Air Lines plane that flipped upon landing in Toronto last month was descending too quickly, a preliminary report indicated Thursday, without identifying a cause of the crash.Canada’s Transport Safety Board released its initial findings following the February 17 accident that sent 21 people to hospital after the plane hit the runway hard and …
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New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to call a snap election for April 28, triggering an intense campaign dominated by how to react to President Donald Trump’s trade war and demands to turn the close US ally into a 51st state.Carney, who replaced prime minister Justin Trudeau just last week, is set to …
