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The carbon tax is (nearly) dead. Now what?; Liberal leader Justin Trudeau speaks to the media and students at Humber College regarding his government's new federally-imposed carbon tax in Toronto on October 23, 2018\.

The carbon tax is (nearly) dead. Now what?

January 18 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Fans of carbon taxes might lament. But the end of the consumer carbon tax won't necessarily bring an end to carbon pricing in Canada. Its death might clarify that the real debate is how Canada is going to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions.

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Bracing for impact: 5 things to watch with Trump's upcoming tariffs; Trump, seen speaking at a 2016 campaign rally, is promising actions starting on Inauguration Day Monday to punish U\.S\. trading partners\.

Bracing for impact: 5 things to watch with Trump's upcoming tariffs

January 18 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Countries around the world are bracing for an economic bruising starting Monday. And few have more at stake than Canada, as Trump threatens imminent trade actions. Here are the laws he might apply, and possible outcomes.

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The anesthesiologist shortage is now a 'full-blown crisis.' Should Canada use nurse anesthetists?; Joe Toma, a certified registered nurse anesthetist \(CNRA\), lives in Windsor but crosses the border every day to work at a hospital called Henry Ford Health in Detroit\. CNRAs are not allowed to work anywhere in Canada\.

The anesthesiologist shortage is now a 'full-blown crisis.' Should Canada use nurse anesthetists?

January 18 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

The domino effect caused by a shortage of anesthesiologists in Canada could be improved if the country allowed specially trained nurses to provide anesthesia care, something they do in the United States, nursing advocates say.

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Parts of Canada will be bitterly cold this weekend — but don't call it a polar vortex; A pedestrian crosses a street at the start of a significant snowstorm in uptown Toronto on Jan\. 25, 2023\.

Parts of Canada will be bitterly cold this weekend — but don't call it a polar vortex

January 17 , 2025 at 05:57:44 p.m. EST • :

A rush of Arctic air will plunge parts of North America into bitter cold this weekend, bringing heavy snow, strong winds and frigid temperatures to parts of Canada.

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What Mark Zuckerberg's 'masculine energy' talk could mean for Meta's future; Mark Zuckerberg talks about the Orion AR glasses during the Meta Connect conference Wednesday, Sept\. 25, 2024, in Menlo Park, Calif\. Experts believe recent changes at Meta could negatively impact women and minority groups\.

What Mark Zuckerberg's 'masculine energy' talk could mean for Meta's future

January 18 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast to discuss the importance of what he called 'masculine energy' in corporate culture.  Experts say these comments, along with structural and cultural changes at Meta, could lead to a lack of diverse voices at the company.

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WATCH | What we get wrong about the polar vortex; A person walks their dogs by the St\. Lawrence River in the borough of Lachine in Montreal, Wednesday, Jan\. 8, 2025\. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi  

January 18 , 2025 at 04:37:12 a.m. EST • :

WATCH | What we get wrong about the polar vortex

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The key to understanding Putin? He knows he will outlast Western leaders; Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, April 6, 2022\.  

January 18 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

The key to understanding Putin? He knows he will outlast Western leaders

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Starship explosion raises questions about risk to public, environment; Orange balls of light fly across the sky as debris from a SpaceX rocket launched in Texas is spotted over Turks and Caicos Islands, January 16, 2025 in this screen grab obtained from social media video\.   

January 18 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Starship explosion raises questions about risk to public, environment

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Canada preparing retaliatory tariffs to unveil as soon as Trump's inauguration day; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference after he toured the Anchor Danly steel manufacturing company in Windsor, Ont\., on Thursday Jan\. 16, 2025\.  

January 17 , 2025 at 11:02:35 a.m. EST • :

Canada preparing retaliatory tariffs to unveil as soon as Trump's inauguration day

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Banned Russian oil is coming to Canada. Here's how; FILE PHOTO: A gas worker walks between pipes in a compressor and distribution station of the Urengoy-Pomary-Uzhgorod gas pipeline, some 30 km \(19 miles\) from the south western Russian city of Kursk January 4, 2006\.  

January 17 , 2025 at 03:23:27 p.m. EST • :

Banned Russian oil is coming to Canada. Here's how

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January 17 , 2025 at 04:44:58 p.m. EST • :

What is dropshipping — why is it suddenly trending as the ultimate side hustle?

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January 17 , 2025 at 10:00:18 p.m. EST • :

Mother of woman killed in L.A.-area fire sues electrical utility over death

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January 17 , 2025 at 05:51:51 a.m. EST • :

Israeli cabinet approves ceasefire agreement

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January 16 , 2025 at 02:41:43 p.m. EST • :

What TikTok could look like for users in the U.S. — and around the world — if it goes dark

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January 17 , 2025 at 08:54:25 p.m. EST • :

September 5 director says his film is about journalism, not politics. It has its critics

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