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Trump revealed he hasn’t used GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, despite joking about them publicly. The US president told The New York Times he has not used popular weight-loss drugs, adding that he “probably should.”President Donald Trump has publicly joked about friends and staff using what he calls “the fat drug.” But until now, he had never…

Illinois Rep. Robin Kelly says she’s planning to impeach U.S. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem. Kelly, a Democrat and the U.S. representative for Illinois’s 2nd congressional district, said in a statement on Thursday that Secretary Noem “is an incompetent leader, a disgrace to our democracy, and I am impeaching her for…

US President Donald Trump (AP photo) As Donald Trump nears one year into his second presidential term, the US has pursued an increasingly aggressive military posture across multiple regions, even as Trump has intermittently spoken of “peace.” In a New York Times interview, Trump went further, asserting that his “own morality” is the only constraint…

It has become more expensive for Canadians to visit national parks south of the border as all non-U.S. citizens will now have to pay an additional U.S. $100 per person, on top of standard entry fees, to enter some of the country’s most popular parks. This is part of the initiative to prioritize U.S. visitors…

By Kyle Duggan The Canadian Press Posted January 8, 2026 5:42 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Doha, Qatar on Jan. 18 for a bilateral visit as he seeks to broaden trade relations and drum up foreign investment. It’s part of a…

Woman’s Reddit Post of Faint Black Nail Lines Goes Viral, Raising Skin Cancer Questions/ Image: Reddit A woman who shared what she thought was a mildly interesting photo of her thumb and toe online was urged by strangers to see a doctor after commenters warned the image could show signs of a serious medical condition….

NASA will bring Crew 11 back to Earth months ahead of schedule after an astronaut on the International Space Station (ISS) experienced a medical issue, the aeronautics agency said Thursday. The ill crew member, who is currently living and working aboard the orbital laboratory, has not been identified by NASA, but is said to be…

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday cited U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to make Canada the “51st state” as an example of American foreign policy that is sacrificing allies for “the law of the strongest.” Macron’s blunt remarks were matched by similar comments from German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier in a separate speech that showed European…

People in Iran’s capital shouted from their homes and rallied in the street Thursday night after a call by the country’s exiled crown prince for a mass demonstration, witnesses said, a new escalation in the protests that have spread nationwide across the Islamic Republic. Internet access and telephone lines in Iran cut out immediately after…

The Toronto Police said they arrested a 28-year-old man in connection with the shooting on the University of Toronto’s Scarborough campus last month that left a 20-year-old Indian student Shivank Avasthi dead. 28-year-old Babatunde Afuwape, of Toronto, has been charged with first-degree murder but the cops have not yet cracked any motive. They don’t believe…