Taking a break from her work dismantling her own department, Secretary of Education Linda McMahon last week threatened roughly $9 billion of grants and contracts with Harvard because of “the school’s failure…
Month: April 2025
Trump on ending Israel tariffs: 'Maybe not'
President Trump wasn’t sold on reducing or eliminating tariffs on Israel even after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to eliminate the trade deficit and barriers with the United States. Source link
Arop wins men’s 800m gold in Grand Slam Track event in Jamaica
Marco Arop (Kingdeng, Wikimedia Commons) Canadian Olympic silver medalist Marco Arop of Edmonton, Alberta won the gold medal on Sunday in the first ever Grand Slam Track event in Kingston, Jamaica. Arop…
Canadian scientist wins Breakthrough Prize for discovery of hormone used in Ozempic, Mounjaro
A Canadian researcher has won a 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for discovering the GLP-1 hormone used in diabetes and obesity medications — including Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro — that have changed the lives of…
Deploying with Brits instead of U.S. ‘just a happy coincidence’
Breadcrumb Trail Links News Canada World It’s rare that Canadian warships join Royal Navy formations, but ‘ship deployments are typically planned long in advance’ Published Apr 07, 2025 • 4 minute read…
N.C. Supreme Court Halts Voter Eligibility Review in Contested Judicial Race
The North Carolina Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower court’s order from taking effect on Monday that would have required tens of thousands of people who voted in 2024 to verify their…
Trump tells China to back off retaliatory tariffs, warns of higher levies
President Trump on Monday warned China to back off its retaliatory tariffs or face even more massive levies on its goods. Source link
Canada wins bronze at 2025 World Men’s Curling Championships
Brad Jacobs (Katarzyna Wicik, Wikimedia Commons) Team Canada has won the bronze medal at the 2025 World Men’s Curling Championships in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. On Sunday, Canada trounced China 11-2 to reach…
CFL Draft Stock Assessment: Defensive line and offensive line
These are always such fun articles to put together and so cringe to look back on. Judging the stock of a player headed towards the CFL Draft on April 29 after a…
Clem Burke, drummer for Blondie, dead at age 70
Clem Burke, drummer for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Blondie for their entire 50-year existence, has died at age 70. The band said in a statement that Burke died “following a…