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Nurses, midwives can help treat depression during pregnancy and new motherhood: study

Nurses, midwives can help treat depression during pregnancy and new motherhood: study

TORONTO — Nurses, midwives and doulas can treat depression and anxiety symptoms experienced during pregnancy and after delivery, a new study says.
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Ford urging Buy Ontario approach as tariffs loom, says he may legislate it

Ford urging Buy Ontario approach as tariffs loom, says he may legislate it

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is adding Buy Ontario legislation to the list of measures he is considering in the face of expected tariffs from the United States.
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Alberta Premier Smith faces second challenge from caucus member in less than a week

Alberta Premier Smith faces second challenge from caucus member in less than a week

EDMONTON — For the second time in under a week, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is facing pushback from within her own United Conservative caucus. This time it’s over her proposed 2025 budget.
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S&P/TSX composite sinks almost 400 points, U.S. markets also drop ahead of tariffs

S&P/TSX composite sinks almost 400 points, U.S. markets also drop ahead of tariffs

TORONTO — Canada's main stock index fell almost 400 points, led by losses in energy, technology and base metals, while U.S. markets also dropped a day before U.S.
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'Drip, drip, drip' of tariff threats already causing damage, says business group

'Drip, drip, drip' of tariff threats already causing damage, says business group

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Canada 'open for business,' minister says as Ottawa pushes critical minerals mining

Canada 'open for business,' minister says as Ottawa pushes critical minerals mining

OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says that while other countries isolate themselves from foreign investment, Canada is "open for business.
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Street vendors dispense the party fuel for Rio’s Carnival, but face pushback as their numbers grow

Street vendors dispense the party fuel for Rio’s Carnival, but face pushback as their numbers grow

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Sweat streamed down Talita Ferreira Sanches’ face as she pushed a cart loaded with beer and water up the winding, cobblestone streets in Rio de Janeiro last month, calling out to glitter-covered revelers decked out in fishnet ti
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Dow drops nearly 650 points on worries that Trump's latest tariffs will slow the economy more

Dow drops nearly 650 points on worries that Trump's latest tariffs will slow the economy more

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks tumbled Monday and wiped out even more of their gains since President Donald Trump ’s election in November, after he said that tariffs announced earlier on Canada and Mexico would take effect within hours.
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Storms, possible twisters to threaten the South just as New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras

Storms, possible twisters to threaten the South just as New Orleans celebrates Mardi Gras

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Powerful storms with a threat of tornadoes are expected to punch through Louisiana and other parts of the South on Tuesday just as huge parades and costumed revelers are set to celebrate Mardi Gras in New Orleans and other southern
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Trump says threatened economywide tariffs will hit Canada, Mexico on Tuesday

Trump says threatened economywide tariffs will hit Canada, Mexico on Tuesday

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, will start Tuesday, tipping the continent into a trade war.
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