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Russia strikes 9 Ukrainian regions as strain grows between Zelenskyy and Trump
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks on nine regions of Ukraine caused emergency power outages for hundreds of thousands of households and damaged numerous homes, wounding at least 15 people, officials said Friday, as civilian casualties from Moscow’s invasion climb…
Samya Kullab And Barry Hatton The Associated Press · 17m ago
The most Canadian saying might not be from Canada, eh?
Craig Gilbert · 24m ago
Marty York: Study finds most Canadians don’t want school board trustees who support political violence
Those in positions of public trust ought to be worthy of them
Special to National Post · 27m ago
Terence Corcoran: Stelco caught in an unwinnable trade war
Terence Corcoran · 27m ago
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Alberta is to vote on holding a separation referendum. A timeline on how we got here
EDMONTON — Albertans vote Monday in a referendum asking whether they want the province to stay in Canada or to have a second, binding referendum on separating from Canada. Strains of western alienation go back decades.
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Digital Health, Clinical AI and the Trade War
From: Will Falk To: Canadian Healthcare Observers Date: October 16, 2026 Re:Digital Health, Clinical AI and the Trade War The reality of digital healthcare in Canada has long been that three largest hospital EMR vendors have almost no Canadian presence. Epic and MEDITECH have zero Canadian employees, and the Cerner part of Oracle only a handful, even as …
Vaishnavi Santhirathasan · 27m ago
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China-North Korea border bridge may do little to spur trade, experts say
Sanctions and a North Korean leadership that prioritises security dim prospects for trade, analysts say.
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Full feed ›Friday's letters: Smith made vaccinations harder to get
Two years ago, I could go to my local pharmacy, a five-minute drive away, to get flu and COVID shots at the same time. Since changes made last year by Danielle Smith, I have to travel much farther away to get a COVID shot, to an AHS clinic. I’m a senior and just lucky that …
Edmonton Journal · 28m ago