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Trump's talk about Canada parrots Putin's claims on Ukraine

February 20 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Donad Trump's threats and claims about Canada may be unprecedented in the history of U.S.-Canada relations. But they have a strong precedent elsewhere in recent history: They closely resemble remarks made by Russia's Vladimir Putin to justify his invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Hamas returns bodies of 4 Israeli hostages, including 2 children, held in Gaza

February 20 , 2025 at 05:26:27 a.m. EST • :

Hamas handed over the bodies on Thursday of Israeli infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel, the two youngest captives taken by Hamas in their Oct. 7, 2023, attack and among the most potent symbols of the trauma inflicted that day.

An 'Iron Dome' for North America? Talk heats up about Canada joining U.S. missile defence

February 20 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Cross-border tensions or not, there's growing talk in Washington that Canada and the U.S. could expand their military co-operation in a continental missile shield.

Getting around after a snowstorm isn't easy – especially with reduced mobility

February 20 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

As crews work to clear the snow following back-to-back winter storms, some people with limited mobility are feeling more isolated.

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These charts reveal a Canada-U.S. bond forged in steel and aluminum

February 20 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

The vast majority of steel and aluminum exports go to the U.S. Just how heavy is this reliance? These graphics put the trade relationship in perspective.

February 19 , 2025 at 02:42:55 p.m. EST • :

WATCH | More than 56 years after Canada's first sky-jacking, the story finds a new audience

February 19 , 2025 at 12:42:37 p.m. EST • :

Your most common trade war questions, answered in one place

February 20 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

For 60 years, this Canada-U.S. treaty governed money, power and a river. With Trump's threats, what now?

February 20 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

U.S. hasn't sent essential seasonal flu data to WHO ahead of key vaccine meeting

February 20 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Violent extremists are using antisemitism to recruit in Canada: CSIS report

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