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For residents of Ocean Breeze Village in Dartmouth, N.S., the slow destruction of the community is a tragedy. Céline Porcheron, who’s lived in Ocean Breeze Village since 2017 and is the president of the Ocean Breeze Residents Association, finds it heart-wrenching to watch the community where her friends once lived get evicted and torn down.“It’s just absolutely devastating,” Porcheron said. “It’s stressful; I spend my time at work thinking about it. My breaks are filled with research and talking to people and trying to make some noise.“This community wants to make noise — they want to be heard.”On April 2,…

The Israeli military has provided new details that changed its initial account of the killing of 15 emergency workers near the southern Gaza city of Rafah last month but said investigators were still examining the evidence.The 15 paramedics and emergency responders were shot dead on March 23 and buried in a shallow grave where their bodies were found a week later by officials from the United Nations and the Palestinian Red Crescent. Another man is still missing.The military initially said soldiers had opened fire on vehicles that approached their position “suspiciously” in the dark without lights or markings. It said…

The first stop for many Sudanese refugees fleeing deadly ground attacks and airstrikes in Sudan is a remote mobile medical clinic along the border with Chad, operated by Doctors Without Borders, also known as the M.S.F. Sudan’s civil war is entering its third year, and increasing airstrikes have been a driving factor for many refugees now fleeing the country for safety in neighboring Chad. “I’m always afraid of the planes,” said Kubrah Abdullah Dawood, 25, a Sudanese refugee who had just crossed the border alone with her 11-month-old daughter. Doctors Without Borders staff members quickly ushered her into a makeshift…

Billionaire Elon Musk says he hopes the U.S. and Europe can develop their economic relationship toward eliminating the need for tariffs.Musk made the statement during a video interview with Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini on Saturday.The billionaire says he has advised President Donald Trump to bolster the relationship with European countries.”At the end of the day, I hope it’s agreed that both Europe and the United States should move ideally, in my view, to a zero-tariff situation, effectively creating a free trade zone between Europe and North America,” Musk said.He went on to say he would like to see…

For generations, students and researchers from around the world have flocked to Boston, drawn not just to a college or university but to a region where high-minded intellectual life was part of its brand. The Boston area has thrived from their presence, its many schools and top-ranked research hospitals keeping its economy strong and its living standard largely unmatched in the United States. “It’s the densest concentration of academic talent in the world,” said Lawrence S. Bacow, who served as president of Harvard University from 2018 to 2023 and as president of Tufts University from 2001 to 2011. “Universities and…

When Grizzly Bar opens next week in Toronto, diners will have no doubt about where its owners’ allegiances lie in the trade war between Canada and the U.S. Maple leaves and animatronic bears will set the mood. Customers will be able to order Montreal smoked meat, calamari from the Maritimes or Caesars topped with ketchup chips in mini paper boats. They can all be paid for by cash, card or the country’s other favourite currency, Canadian Tire money.For entertainment, Blue Rodeo, Rush and Loverboy will be on heavy rotation and a “Hoser Olympics” will see customers face off in a…

WASHINGTON — Sometime soon — Sunday maybe, perhaps Thursday — Alex Ovechkin will reach the summit.In a career jammed with consequential goals, none will be remembered more than the next one. We’ll talk about it then, and we’ll do it in the grandest of terms, because that’s how it all works.To say he’s chasing immortality, whole cloth, would be incorrect; that’s a fish he caught long ago. He is, though, still chasing something. The biggest record in his sport. The biggest name. The biggest number. Scoring one goal is hard. Scoring more of them than anyone else, ever, is something…

Perth’s 17-year-old songbird Gisella Colletti kept up her end of the bargain on Sunday night in her quest to become WA’s first Australian Idol.Now it’s up to the public to get behind Gisella and vote.Fans can vote for Gisella up to 10 times by texting 0457 500 700 ‘Gisella’ until 5pm on Monday.The second and last act of the 2025 Australian Idol grand finale will be performed on Monday night, with the winner announced during the show.The teenage star urged West Australians to help her bring the competition home when she posted over the weekend.“There has never been a Aussie…

NewsFeedUS President Donald Trump posted a video to his social media accounts of a US strike on Yemen that was said to target Iran-backed Houthi rebels. But Houthis deny they were hit, and independent observers say it appears instead to be an attack on civilians.Published On 6 Apr 20256 Apr 2025

Some of the new tariffs announced by President Trump earlier this week went into effect Saturday, triggering customs agents’ collections at ports of entry across the U.S.Mr. Trump, in a post on Truth Social on Saturday, urged Americans to “hang tough,” calling the implementation of tariffs an “economic revolution.””We are bringing back jobs and businesses like never before,” he said, adding, “It won’t be easy but the end result will be historic. We will, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”Earlier this week, Mr. Trump unveiled two new tariffs – a 10% universal duty on all U.S. imports and so-called reciprocal tariffs applied…