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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 will die tonight' if a deal with Iran isn't reached

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian officials on Tuesday urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, as U.S. President Donald Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight”...

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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-focused history

The Associated Press, one of the world's oldest and most influential news organizations, said Monday it is offering buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as part of an acceleration...

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Jeremy Hansen challenges future generations to break new Artemis record

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

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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...

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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

MONTREAL — The number of safety incidents on Canadian runways is on the rise, reaching new highs in recent years even as the tally of extremely close calls levels off. Data from the Transportation Safety...

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

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

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