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Rebel News owner Ezra Levant was 'mentor' to Poilievre, says author;  Ezra Levant, founder of Rebel News, become embroiled in controversy during the English-language federal leaders debate in Montreal on Thursday\.

Rebel News owner Ezra Levant was 'mentor' to Poilievre, says author

April 19 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has historic ties to Rebel News owner Ezra Levant, the right-wing media personality at the epicentre of a controversy that has engulfed Canada's Leaders' Debates Commission. 

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An American constitutional crisis brews in a Central American prison; Is Kilmar Abrego Garcia an innocent father or a gang member\? The details of the case involving the man who was deported from Maryland to El Salvador are murky\. The implications for the United States, however, are potentially monumental\.

An American constitutional crisis brews in a Central American prison

April 19 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

U.S. President Donald Trump has done numerous things in his second term that have been deemed authoritarian. But there's one line he hasn't crossed, at least not yet. He has not wilfully, clearly, defied a court order, crossing the Rubicon into a constitutional no man's land where there are no rules. Until now.

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How will the parties pay for their promises? Why costed platforms are important; Composite illustration featuring, left to right: Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Green Party Co-Leader Jonathan Pedneault\.

How will the parties pay for their promises? Why costed platforms are important

April 19 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

As most of the major parties gear up to unveil their fully costed platforms, a former assistant parliamentary budget officer says they're important because Canadians want to understand how parties will implement their spending plans during a trade war.

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Text with M3GAN and clock in at the Severance office — immersive experiences are changing how we watch; As people interact more with the media they consume, companies are giving them opportunities to connect, including allowing movie viewers to text with killer doll M3GAN, left, or letting fans step into the fictional world inhabited by Adam Scott's character Mark S\., from the AppleTV\+ series Severance\.

Text with M3GAN and clock in at the Severance office — immersive experiences are changing how we watch

April 19 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The internet's favourite killer AI doll is back, and this time, movie audiences can slide into M3GAN's DMs via chatbot technology. These and other interactive experiences that let viewers step into fictional worlds, like Lumon Industries from AppleTV's Severance, are immersive marketing strategies experts say can help build engagement among fans who crave authenticity.

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Trump is demanding universities change policies or face defunding. Would Poilievre do the same?; U\.S\. President Donald Trump has threatened to cancel funding for some universities unless they accede to his demands to change their policies\. In Canada, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has made a similar pledge\.

Trump is demanding universities change policies or face defunding. Would Poilievre do the same?

April 19 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

U.S. President Donald Trump has been threatening to cancel funding for some universities unless they accede to his demands to change ideological policy, similar to a pledge Pierre Poilievre has made for Canadian post-secondary schools.

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WATCH | #TheMoment a rare colossal squid was captured on video for the first time; a rare blue and orange squid  

April 19 , 2025 at 04:56:21 a.m. EDT • :

WATCH | #TheMoment a rare colossal squid was captured on video for the first time

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International student dies in hospital after hit by stray bullet in Hamilton shooting, police say; Hamilton police have released this photo of Harsimrat Randhawa, a 21-year-old international student who was studying at Mohawk College\. She died in hospital after she was hit by a stray bullet in a shooting in Hamilton on Thursday\.  

April 18 , 2025 at 05:39:06 p.m. EDT • :

International student dies in hospital after hit by stray bullet in Hamilton shooting, police say

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Canadian airlines revamp offerings as travellers ditch U.S. vacations; Airlines bank on European, Canadian holidays as U\.S\. travel plummets  

April 18 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Canadian airlines revamp offerings as travellers ditch U.S. vacations

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Hudson's Bay looks to auction off royal charter that launched company 355 years ago; The royal charter that launched Hudson's Bay Company, issued by King Charles II in 1670, is shown in an undated handout image\. The department store wants to auction off the document, along with its trove of art and historical artifacts, as part of its creditor protection process\.  

April 18 , 2025 at 01:37:32 p.m. EDT • :

Hudson's Bay looks to auction off royal charter that launched company 355 years ago

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Wildfire near national park burns buildings at Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village; A wildfire burned several structures at Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village on Friday\.  

April 18 , 2025 at 09:00:14 p.m. EDT • :

Wildfire near national park burns buildings at Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village

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April 18 , 2025 at 04:42:01 p.m. EDT • :

The New Pornographers drummer charged with possession of child pornography

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April 17 , 2025 at 11:19:59 p.m. EDT • :

6 big moments and takeaways from the final leaders' debate

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April 18 , 2025 at 04:36:06 p.m. EDT • :

Liberal campaign volunteer wearing hijab says she was harassed and followed, Toronto police investigate

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April 18 , 2025 at 05:21:59 p.m. EDT • :

Why isn't 'laugh' spelled L-A-F? Author explores the many failed attempts of simplifying English spelling

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April 18 , 2025 at 06:54:43 p.m. EDT • :

Winnipeg's rock history put on the map as road gets honorary Bachman-Turner Overdrive name

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