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Fentanyl seizures are up at the U.S. northern border — but Canada is still a very small player; U\.S\. Customs and Border Protection data shows a recent increase in fentanyl seized near the Canadian border\.

Fentanyl seizures are up at the U.S. northern border — but Canada is still a very small player

July 5 , 2025 at 04:00:19 a.m. EDT • :

The latest data from U.S. Customs and Border Protection shows an uptick in the amount of fentanyl seized near the American northern border with Canada — but the quantities intercepted remain a tiny fraction of what's coming from Mexico.

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More and more influencers are offering financial advice on TikTok and YouTube. Should you take it?; Finfluencers are social media creators who simplify budgeting, investing and crypto through easy-to-understand videos\. But financial experts say: Take their advice with caution\.

More and more influencers are offering financial advice on TikTok and YouTube. Should you take it?

July 5 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Have you heard of finfluencers? They're social media creators breaking down budgeting, investing and crypto in easy-to-understand videos. But financial experts say: Take their advice with caution.

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Could your beach reads actually be therapeutic? Bibliotherapy suggests they might; Practitioners of bibliotherapy believe using fiction as a form of therapy works because it allows readers to use stories to figure out how to improve their well-being\. But it's not enough to get lost in a good book\. Experts say discussion of the reading material is key\.

Could your beach reads actually be therapeutic? Bibliotherapy suggests they might

July 5 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The latest best-selling novels might be in your stack of beach reads, but could reading them benefit your mental health? That's the idea behind bibliotherapy, the concept of reading as a therapeutic method to improve our well-being.

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Calgary Stampede: What the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth says about the economy; The first Calgary Stampede was held in 1912, but the event known as the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth has exploded in growth, attracting nearly 1\.5 million people last year\. Economists say the Stampede acts as a bellwether for the overall provincial economy and sets the stage for how people are feeling\.

Calgary Stampede: What the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth says about the economy

July 5 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

It's been a tough rodeo for Canada's economy so far this year, ever since U.S. President Donald Trump sparked a tumultuous trade war with wide-ranging impacts on consumer spending, jobs and travel plans. But those economic worries seem largely in the rearview mirror, at least in Alberta, as the 10-day long Calgary Stampede begins.

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Canada's Savannah Sutherland is moving fast and breaking records; Canada's Savannah Sutherland now holds both the Canadian and NCAA record in the women's 400-metre hurdles\.

Canada's Savannah Sutherland is moving fast and breaking records

July 5 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Savannah Sutherland owns several records in the women's 400-metre hurdles, but the 21-year-old track star from tiny Borden, Sask., hasn't forgotten where she came from, or how she got here.

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WATCH | #TheMoment a N.S. woodworker made a custom guitar for Nickelback; Two men in t-shirts smiling  

July 4 , 2025 at 04:04:00 a.m. EDT • :

WATCH | #TheMoment a N.S. woodworker made a custom guitar for Nickelback

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Man accused of running Canada's largest grandparent scam network arrested in Quebec; Gareth West has been accused by American authorities of orchestrating a scam targeting American seniors\.  

July 4 , 2025 at 05:43:28 p.m. EDT • :

Man accused of running Canada's largest grandparent scam network arrested in Quebec

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Canadians in ICE detention centres left in legal limbo as families try to secure release; Canadian Cynthia Olivera was arrested by U\.S\. officials when she went for an immigration interview with her husband Frank Olvera in Los Angeles\.  

July 4 , 2025 at 04:19:08 p.m. EDT • :

Canadians in ICE detention centres left in legal limbo as families try to secure release

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Penny Oleksiak withdraws from swimming worlds citing whereabouts case with World Aquatics; Penny Oleksiak received support of her decision from Swimming Canada CEO Suzanne Paulins, who said the organization believes she 'is a clean athlete who made an administrative mistake\.'  

July 4 , 2025 at 07:04:52 p.m. EDT • :

Penny Oleksiak withdraws from swimming worlds citing whereabouts case with World Aquatics

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Oasis kick off long-awaited reunion tour in Wales; #TheMoment Oasis reunited for their first show in 16 years  

July 4 , 2025 at 09:08:10 p.m. EDT • :

Oasis kick off long-awaited reunion tour in Wales

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July 4 , 2025 at 03:46:19 p.m. EDT • :

The sign says Saugeen Beach but a Supreme Court of Canada challenge looms in land dispute

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July 4 , 2025 at 01:43:28 p.m. EDT • :

The U.S. turns 249 today. Can Americans still find common ground?

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July 4 , 2025 at 05:34:49 p.m. EDT • :

At least 13 dead in Texas following flash floods

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July 4 , 2025 at 05:06:35 p.m. EDT • :

Hamas says it's given 'positive' response to U.S. ceasefire proposal, but more talks needed

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July 4 , 2025 at 02:24:03 p.m. EDT • :

Hamilton woman speaks out after home, storefront sprayed with racist graffiti in 'calculated' hate act

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