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The northern snakehead — a sharp-toothed fish that looks like a horrifying hybrid of fish and snake — is spreading throughout the waters of the United States. That’s not good. But if you fish, you can help. It’s easy: Just kill that sucker.The snakehead is not a fish you especially want to meet when spending a peaceful day on the lake. Aside from everything else, snakeheads — gulp — can breathe air.And they don’t just look scary. Left unchecked, northern snakeheads can also threaten native species.“Because they’re out of their natural environment, where they evolved in a food web that…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 10, 2025 2:35 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Premier François Legault says Quebec doesn’t have the capacity to take in more immigrants amid a surge in the number of asylum seekers arriving at the province’s border with the United States. Legault told reporters Thursday in Sherrington, Que., that the sheer numbers are stretching Quebec’s social security net to the limit. Get daily National news Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge faced criticism…

Hometown surfing star Edel Rodden carved her way to victory as the Geraldton Board Riders Junior Development Club hosted the 2025 Kalbarri Jetty Surf Frothin’ Fools Gero Grom Fest last week.The best youth in WA surfing was showcased at Geraldton’s Back Beach, as the event was held in the Mid West for the eighth time, bringing together competitors from seven clubs across the State.Geraldton turned it on with immaculate weather producing perfect conditions as all seven clubs geared up to compete for the Leon Norris Champion Junior Board Riders Club Trophy.Camera IconCruz MacDonald Credit: GBRJDCAges of participants ranged from under-8s…

KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia on Thursday (Apr 10) of working systematically in China to recruit fighters for its war in Ukraine, days after announcing Ukrainian forces had captured two Chinese men fighting for Moscow. China had warned Ukraine on Thursday against making “irresponsible” remarks after Zelenskyy said Ukrainian intelligence had revealed at least 155 Chinese citizens were fighting for Russia. “It is crystal clear that these are not isolated cases, but rather systematic Russian efforts, in particular on the territory and within the jurisdiction of China, to recruit citizens of that country for the war,” Zelenskyy wrote…

President Trump’s longtime goal of claiming Greenland for America has shifted from rhetoric to official U.S. policy as the White House moves forward on a formal plan to acquire the Arctic island from Denmark.The plan mobilizes several cabinet departments behind Mr. Trump’s years of talk about wanting Greenland, whose economic and strategic value have grown as warming temperatures melt Arctic ice.Greenland’s size — 836,330 square miles — also offers Mr. Trump, a former Manhattan developer, the chance to clinch what he may see as one of history’s greatest real estate deals.Danish officials angrily insist that the sparsely populated island is…

A Senate committee heard from several experts Thursday on setting a year-round time standard, a few months after President Trump vowed to get rid of daylight saving time.”Time is always complicated and the system we have is complicated, but it’s complicated because it’s a human creation,” said Scott Yates, the founder of the Stop the Clock movement, which supports getting rid of twice-yearly time changes. “The sun moving around the earth doesn’t actually have anything to do with time,” Yates said. “We need this system, but this system has this bug right now, and the bug is daylight saving time, the…

A man who abducted his two children from their Los Angeles school and crossed the U.S. southern border with Mexico could ultimately be heading to Ukraine, according to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD).”The suspect, Rodion Kolomoeits, is described as a 39-year-old male, White, with brown hair and gray eyes” LAPD said in a release announcing a manhunt for the children. “The suspect is a Ukrainian national and is believed to be making efforts to return to Ukraine with the children.” A photo of Rodion Kolomoeits, who is accused of kidnapping his children from their Los Angeles school. (Los Angeles…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted April 10, 2025 1:19 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A 19-year-old man has been charged in the firebombing of a Montreal-area synagogue in December. Mohamed Ilyess Akodad faces two arson-related charges, two counts of attempted arson, one count of destruction of property and one count of possession of incendiary material.The charges relate to a Dec. 18 fire at the Congregation Beth Tikvah in a suburb of Montreal, which caused minor damage to the synagogue.Police at the time reported broken glass and damage to the door of the synagogue, as…

US President Donald Trump’s administration is weighing offers from more than a dozen countries on tariff deals and is close to reaching agreements with some of them, White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett says.”USTR has informed us that there are maybe 15 countries now that have made explicit offers that we’re studying and considering and deciding whether they’re good enough to present the president,” Hassett told reporters at the White House, referring to the US trade representative.Principals in the administration’s trade policy will meet at the White House on Thursday to discuss how to prioritise the separate negotiations, Hassett said.Hassett…

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump’s steep tariff hike targeting Chinese goods, which took effect Thursday (Apr 10), brings Washington’s additional rate on many products to 145 percent, the White House confirms. Trump’s 90-day halt in fresh duties for dozens of countries has come into place, a White House order showed. But he has also doubled down by raising new tariffs on Chinese imports to 125 percent, a figure that stacks atop a 20 percent additional duty from earlier in the year over China’s alleged role in the fentanyl supply chain. This takes the total tariffs Trump has imposed on Chinese products this year to 145 percent, stacking on existing levies from past administrations. But the latest 125 percent figure on China, aimed at addressing practices Washington…