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Chornobyl’s exclusion zone faces radiation legacy and wartime danger
Four decades after the 1986 reactor disaster, scientists, elderly returnees and soldiers remain in a restricted Ukrainian landscape now shaped by contamination and Russia’s war
SPLC indicted as DOJ case follows leadership turmoil
Federal prosecutors allege the civil rights nonprofit hid payments to informants in extremist groups; the SPLC denies wrongdoing and says the program saved lives
Trudeau warns U.S. pressure could push Canada closer to China
The former prime minister cited Bombardier’s C-Series fight as a cautionary example as tariffs strain Canada’s auto sector
Ottawa approves Enbridge’s $4B Sunrise gas pipeline expansion
The B.C. project would add nearly 140 kilometres of pipe and 300 million cubic feet per day of capacity to Enbridge’s Westcoast system
Trump: Royal Visit Could Boost Strained U.S.–UK Relationship
The four-day state visit begins Monday as tensions over Iran, energy, immigration and tech taxes test the U.S.-UK relationship
Only one Trump ‘gold card’ visa approved so far, Lutnick says
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told lawmakers hundreds of applicants are waiting after the administration opened the $1 million residency program in December
IEA: Iran war to keep global gas markets tight through 2027 after Qatar LNG hit
Damage at Qatar’s Ras Laffan and the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz will delay LNG supply growth by at least two years, the agency says
Former Kitchener Neurologist Jeffrey Asloka Cleared of 48 Sexual Assault Charges
Justice Craig Parry ruled the Crown had not proved Sloka used medical exams as a pretext for assault, ending a years-long criminal trial that drew a strong reaction from former patients and supporters
Federal loan guarantee could back Alberta pipeline!
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson told MPs public money could support Indigenous equity ownership in a potential bitumen pipeline to the Pacific Coast
Beyer blasts GOP bill to return Arlington and Alexandria to D.C
Rep. Rich McCormick’s “Make D.C. Square Again Act” would undo the 1846 retrocession after Virginia voters approved a Democratic-backed congressional map