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Freeland targeted by 'malicious' WeChat campaign with alleged ties to China: Threat task force

February 7 , 2025 at 05:40:11 p.m. EST • :

China may have launched a "disparaging" and "malicious" campaign against Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland on the social media platform WeChat, according to the task force set up to monitor foreign election interference.

Trump's threat to annex Canada 'real' and motivated by access to critical minerals, Trudeau tells crowd

February 7 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told business leaders at the Canada-U.S. Economic Summit in Toronto that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to annex Canada "is a real thing."

Alaska search crews locate plane that matches missing flight with 10 aboard

February 7 , 2025 at 07:00:48 a.m. EST • :

A plane has been located that matches the description of the one that went missing in Alaska on its way to the community of Nome with 10 aboard, authorities said Friday.

Kanye West suggests autism explains his 'episodes.' Advocates say that's harmful — and false

February 7 , 2025 at 04:36:37 p.m. EST • :

Kanye West, the musical artist whose reputation plummeted in recent years due to his controversial statements and actions, revealed this week that he's been diagnosed with autism and suggested it's behind some of his erratic behaviour.

30-tonne pile of garbage dumped illegally leaves English town residents stinking mad

February 7 , 2025 at 03:24:09 p.m. EST • :

The historic English town of Lichfield was rocked in January when residents discovered an enormous heap of trash piled up on a road. Now they're left asking: who could have done this?

February 7 , 2025 at 04:29:55 p.m. EST • :

ABOUT THAT | Here's why Trump wants to start stockpiling U.S. wealth

February 7 , 2025 at 11:26:04 a.m. EST • :

1 dead, 11 injured in multi-vehicle collision in Orillia, Ont.

February 7 , 2025 at 08:59:58 a.m. EST • :

2 crew members dead after fishing boat capsizes near Halifax, 2 others released from hospital

February 7 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

This divided small town is on the front line in a fight to control what Canadians read

February 7 , 2025 at 03:02:47 p.m. EST • :

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