3 h. ago Ontario Premier Doug Ford to visit areas without electricity since ice storm

Premier Doug Ford said Thursday that he plans to visit some areas affected by prolonged power outages since a powerful ice storm hit central and northern Ontario over the weekend. More than 190,000 homes and businesses were still in the dark midday Thursday, a Hydro One outage map showed, after the storm caused severe damage […]

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32 h. ago Danish PM heads to Greenland as Trump seeks control of Arctic territory

NUUK, Greenland — Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is traveling to Greenland on Wednesday for a three-day trip aimed at building the trust of Greenlandic officials at a time that the Trump administration is seeking control of the vast Arctic territory. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen announced plans for her visit after U.S. Vice President JD […]

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1 week ago Greenland slams ‘highly aggressive’ planned visit by Usha Vance, Trump adviser

Greenland, which has belonged to Denmark in various capacities since the 1300s, is a self-governing territory with jurisdiction over its domestic affairs.

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1 week ago Security is enhanced in Greenland as U.S. second lady Usha Vance plans visit to island coveted by Trump

Danish police have sent extra personnel and sniffer dogs to Greenland as the mineral-rich island steps up security measures ahead of a planned visit this week by U.S. second lady Usha Vance, which has stirred new concerns about the Trump administration’s interest in the autonomous Danish territory. Greenland’s prime minister lamented a “mess” caused by […]

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1 week ago Amid talk of U.S. takeover, Greenland to host second lady Usha Vance and son

Media outlets in Greenland and Denmark reported that Mike Waltz, Donald Trump's national security adviser, would also visit

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1 week ago White House Energy Adviser Departs as Trump Reorders US Agenda

A key energy policy official has departed just two months into President Donald Trump’s second term, even as the White House tries to recruit more experts on the sector.

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2 w. ago King Charles plans to meet Pope Francis during Vatican state visit in April

LONDON — King Charles is scheduled to have an audience with Pope Francis during a state visit next month to the Vatican, suggesting the Holy See is optimistic the pontiff will be back at work by then, barring any setbacks in his recovery from double pneumonia. The tentative audience was among details of the British […]

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3 w. ago U.S. to force Canadians visiting for over 30 days to register as 'aliens'

Canadians who plan to visit the United States for longer periods will soon need to register their information with President Donald Trump's government.In an email statement sent on Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) confirmed that effective April 11, certain Canadians planning to visit the U.S. for longer than 30 days will be required to complete an "alien registration form" and get fingerprinted."The Department of Homeland Security fully supports this rule, which aligns with the Trump Administration's ongoing efforts to enhance the safety and security of the United States," said the spokesperson.The DHS notes that this rule will not affect Canadians visiting for less than 30 days. It also won't impact Canadians who are part of the Nexus program or those travelling under the Visa Waiver Program, as these travellers have already submitted their biometric identification as part of the programs."This measure is in compliance with statutory alien reg...

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3 w. ago US hasn’t determined who was behind attack that caused outage on Trump adviser Musk’s social site X

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials have not determined who was behind an apparent cyber attack on the social media site X that limited access to the platform for thousands of users, according to a Trump administration official familiar with the ongoing investigation into the matter. Monday’s outage was described as a cyber attack by the […]

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3 w. ago Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud

WASHINGTON — Elon Musk pushed debunked theories about Social Security on Monday while describing federal benefit programs as rife with fraud, suggesting they will be a primary target in his crusade to reduce government spending. The billionaire entrepreneur, who is advising President Donald Trump, suggested that $500 billion to $700 billion in waste needed to […]

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3 w. ago Musk calls on U.S. to quit NATO, stop paying for defence of Europe

(Bloomberg) — Billionaire Elon Musk threw his weight behind a US exit from NATO, saying on his social media platform that it “doesn’t make sense for America to pay for the defence of Europe.” The senior adviser to US President Donald Trump was responding to a post on X early Sunday that asserted the US […]

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3 w. ago Trump Team Weighs Ending Oil Price Cap If Russia Talks Progress

Advisers to President Donald Trump are sketching out potential Russia sanctions he could lift or tweak — including the oil price cap — if there’s progress in talks with Moscow on ending its war in Ukraine, according to people familiar with the matter.

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last month As Trump’s trade war begins, his team links his tariff agenda to drug trafficking

WASHINGTON — As market turbulence rattled some Washington lawmakers, U.S. President Donald Trump’s closest advisers fanned out to TV news programs Tuesday to claim a link between economywide tariffs on Canada and Mexico and fentanyl trafficking. “This is not a trade war, this is a drug war,” Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told CNBC. “Hopefully they […]

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last month Elon Musk just had yet another baby with a woman from Ontario

Elon Musk recently welcomed his fourth child with Canadian Shivon Zilis.Zilis, born in Markham, announced the birth of her and Musk's son, Seldon Lycurgus, on X last Friday."Discussed with Elon and, in light of beautiful Arcadia's birthday, we felt it was better to also just share directly about our wonderful and incredible son Seldon Lycurgus. Built like a juggernaut, with a solid heart of gold. Love him so much ♥️," reads the post.Discussed with Elon and, in light of beautiful Arcadia’s birthday, we felt it was better to also just share directly about our wonderful and incredible son Seldon Lycurgus. Built like a juggernaut, with a solid heart of gold. Love him so much ♥️— Shivon Zilis (@shivon) February 28, 2025The Tesla CEO replied to Zilis' post with a simple heart emoji. Seldon is his 14th known child across all of his partners.Zilis, an executive at Musk's Neuralink, has three other kids with U.S. President Donald Trump's new senior advisor.@shivon/X...

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