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FBI Boston’s Joint Terrorism Task Force and Harvard University police have arrested two Massachusetts men in connection with an explosion at Harvard Medical School, the FBI announced Tuesday. Logan David Patterson, 18, of Bourne, Mass., and Dominick Frank Cardoza, 20, of Plymouth, Mass., were arrested early Tuesday morning and charged with conspiracy to damage by…

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 4, 2025 6:25 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Here’s a brief look at the key numbers in the Liberal government’s 2025 budget: —$20.1 billion: Total net new government spending for the 2025-26 fiscal year. —$89.7 billion: Total of net new budget…

The Carney government delivered its first federal budget on Tuesday, a document marked by high spending, lower immigration targets and a variety of cuts all emphasizing Canada’s need to confront a “generational” challenge amid the “rupture” of the trade war. The government’s 2025 budget sets out an agenda of $141.4 billion in new spending offset…

What do Zohran Mamdani, Elon Musk and Arnold Schwarzenegger have in common? At first glance, not much – unless you count their ability to grab America’s attention. Yet all three have thrown a spotlight on one of the country’s strangest constitutional quirks: who gets to become President.In the wake of his landslide victory in New…

By Staff The Associated Press Posted November 4, 2025 8:08 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size A large UPS cargo plane with three people aboard crashed and exploded Tuesday while taking off from an airport in Louisville, Kentucky, leaving at least three people dead and 11 injured. Those numbers…

The Liberal government’s new federal budget is proposing cuts and reductions to prominent policies once championed by the party, including the luxury tax on boats and private planes, a tax on underused homes and potentially the greenhouse gas emission targets. Other measures include a “super-reduction” to Canada’s marginal effective tax rate and further automating traveller…

The federal government’s climate competitiveness strategy promises a stronger industrial carbon pricing system and the prospect of ending the emissions cap on oil and gas production to drive more investments in clean growth. But the strategy, outlined in the federal budget on Tuesday, was short on details — and offered no update on where Canada…

The Carney government says it is cutting foreign aid spending to a level in line with Canada’s pre-pandemic aid allocations — without specifying the size of this year’s aid budget. Tuesday’s budget forecasts $2.7 billion in cuts over four years, which will affect things like global health projects. Ottawa is also withdrawing some support for…

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt found herself under pressure on Tuesday when reporters repeatedly asked why President Donald Trump had undergone an MRI during a recent visit to Walter Reed Military Medical Center last week. Leavitt offered little clarity, saying only that she would “check back,” while insisting the president remained in “optimal physical…

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said unilateral U.S. military action inside Mexico “won’t happen” on Tuesday. Her comments come after NBC News published a report Monday, which said the U.S. had begun detailed planning for a new anti-cartel mission inside Mexico, including sending troops and intelligence officers to the country. “It won’t happen. We have no…