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Analysis
Why calling an election now helps Doug Ford and his Ontario PCs
While Premier Doug Ford insists that U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threat is why he's calling an election 15 months ahead of schedule, there are plenty of reasons why the timing is politically advantageous to Ford and his Ontario PC Party.
TikTok fights looming ban in U.S. Supreme Court. What you need to know
The company that owns TikTok goes to the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to try to fend off a new law that would see the wildly popular social media app banned later this month.
Analysis
Trump has threatened Canada in all sorts of ways. What does he really want?
Donald Trump’s increasingly strident approach to relations with Canada is provoking fear about the potential consequences north of the border and questions about just how serious the U.S. president-elect actually is.
Analysis
By certifying Trump's election win, Kamala Harris makes Jan. 6 routine again
For two centuries, the certification of U.S. presidential election results was little more than a ceremonial rubber stamp by Congress.
Trump responds to Trudeau resignation by suggesting Canada merge with U.S.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation as Liberal leader comes just two weeks before Donald Trump takes office as U.S. president while threatening to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all imports from Canada on Day 1.
Did your kid get glasses post-pandemic? Study says myopia rates are soaring around the world
New research shows the rate of myopia among children and teens worldwide has tripled over the past three decades, with a particularly steep increase noted since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Analysis
What's really behind Donald Trump's tariff threats and '51st state' posts about Canada
Donald Trump’s threat of whopping tariffs on Canadian exports and his trolling of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are key tactics in the president-elect’s negotiating strategy to extract the best trade terms for the U.S., according to people who have worked with or closely observed him over the years.
No commitment from Trump team to drop tariff threat after meeting with Joly, LeBlanc in Florida
Two of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top cabinet ministers met Friday with two of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's cabinet picks in an attempt to stave off the looming prospect of tariffs on Canadian exports.
Second Opinion
Blood test that can screen for 50+ cancers now for sale in Canada, at $2,099
It’s an idea that thrills cancer researchers: a blood test that has the potential to screen for a sweeping number of cancers before symptoms appear. More than 250,000 Galleri tests have been sold in the U.S., but data on its accuracy is mixed
Second Opinion
Killing cancer cells with alpha particles could be the next frontier in treatment
Canadian cancer researchers are part of global efforts to test targeted alpha therapy, a new form of treatment that some oncologists believe is the next frontier in attacking cancer at the cellular level.