Canada gives $272M in aid to Bangladesh, Indo-Pacific as USAID shuttered

Canada’s Minister of International Development, Ahmed Hussen, unveiled $272.1 million in new funding on Sunday for foreign aid projects in Bangladesh and the Indo-Pacific region. “Canada continues to fiercely strengthen our long-lasting friendship with Bangladesh and the wider Indo-Pacific region with our long-standing people-to-people ties,” Hussen said in a statement. “By supporting vulnerable communities’ healthcare…

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Famous Canadian author Louise Penny axes U.S. book tour over Trump threats

World-famous Canadian murder mystery writer Louise Penny has cancelled a U.S. tour for her latest book, citing President Donald Trump’s repeated threats of a trade war against Canada and annexation. Penny announced the move on social media, saying it was “a painful decision” because of the many friends and professional acquaintances she’d made in the…

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Six Nations man and partner killed in Buffalo, shocking 2SLGBTQ+ groups and Ontario friends and family

A Six Nations man killed in Buffalo, N.Y., this week in a double homicide is being remembered as “an amazing artist” whose death marks “a terrible loss” for the arts as well as the 2SLGBTQ+ community. Jordan Celotto, 37, and his partner, Michael (Mickey) Harmon, 40, were found dead in their Allentown residence on Tuesday around 4:30 p.m….

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Buying Canadian at the supermarket? It’s more complicated than you think

The trade war triggered by President Donald Trump’s tariffs has been inspiring patriotic stances among customers at Canadian grocery stores, but buying only domestic products isn’t as simple as looking for a maple leaf. Jim Kreski of Windsor, Ont., learned that during a recent visit to a FreshCo location. “I happened to pick up a can of soup and…

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