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Mickey Rourke leaves ‘Celebrity Big Brother U.K.’ following ‘unacceptable behaviour’ – National

15Apr

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Mickey Rourke leaves ‘Celebrity Big Brother U.K.’ following ‘unacceptable behaviour’ – National

Oscar-nominated actor Mickey Rourke agreed to leave Celebrity Big Brother U.K. after producers warned him about inappropriate behaviour and offensive language on-set of the hit reality series. Rourke, 72, agreed to depart the show on April 12 following a conflict with Chris Hughes, 32, a fellow houseguest and Love Island alum.“You looking at me?” Rourke asked Hughes during a pirate-themed challenge after several houseguests suggested there was a rat amongst the crew.“Don’t eyeball me. Don’t f***ing eyeball me c***,” Rourke said to Hughes as other houseguests separated the pair.Following the disagreement between Rourke and Hughes, a spokesperson for Celebrity Big Brother U.K. said the actor’s language was considered “threatening and aggressive” and noted that no physical altercation took pl...

How consecutive life sentences and the notwithstanding clause work – National

15Apr

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How consecutive life sentences and the notwithstanding clause work – National

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is vowing to use the notwithstanding clause to allow judges to impose consecutive life sentences for mass murderers — a practice the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled is unconstitutional. The proposal has raised concerns about respect for court precedent and the rule of law in Canada, with some legal scholars saying using the notwithstanding clause in this case would represent a “sea change.”“Taking this step, based on this kind of rhetoric, I would argue is very concerning for both legal and democratic reasons,” said Debra Parkes, a professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia.If Poilievre is elected prime minister and follows through on his plan, announced at an election campaign stop Monday, it would be the fir...

Ford says Honda told him report of U.S. move is ‘not accurate’

15Apr

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Ford says Honda told him report of U.S. move is ‘not accurate’

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he has been told that a media report about Honda planning to switch some car production from Canada to the United States is “not accurate.” Ford told reporters on Tuesday that he spoke to the president of Honda Canada, who will be making a statement to clarify the report from Reuters, which cited Japanese newspaper Nikkei and quickly stirred fears of job losses amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war.“They want to increase production down in the U.S., they’re at 100 per cent capacity right now, so they’re going to make a statement. I’ll let them make their statement, but they’re saying that’s not accurate,” Ford said about the report.“We’re going to keep Honda here, and I’ll do everything I can to protect the people and their jobs.” Story continu...

Canada election 2025: Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton – National

15Apr

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Canada election 2025: Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton – National

Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton is a federal riding located in Quebec.This riding is currently represented by Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay who first took office in 2019. Savard-Tremblay collected 25,165 votes, winning 47.45 per cent of the vote in the 2019 federal election.Voters will decide who will represent Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton in Quebec during the upcoming Canadian election on April 28, 2025.Visit this page on election night for a complete breakdown of up to the minute results. Candidates Bloc Québécois: Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Incumbent) Liberal: Mélanie Bédard Conservative: Gaëtan Deschênes ...

Zack Snyder gets prequel comic book for `Rebel Moon` series

15Apr

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Zack Snyder gets prequel comic book for `Rebel Moon` series

Filmmaker Zack Snyder`s `Rebel Moon` space opera is getting a comic book prequel series based on the origin story of one of its characters. `Rebel Moon: Nemesis, ` from Titan Comics, will delve into the story of the Netflix film`s cyborg sword master, Nemesis, played on-screen by Doona Bae, reported Variety. The comic series, from award-winning writer Gail Simone and artist Federico Bertoni, will take place before Nemesis became a sword-wielding, partly mechanical assassin. It is described as an "action-packed and badass story in the style of a revenge western, in which an innocent woman finds herself in the path of Imperium soldiers who slaughter her family," as per the outlet. "I feel like this story was a little bit destined to happen, somehow. My family and I were watching `Rebel Mo...

Trump administration freezes US$2.2B for Harvard over campus activism – National

15Apr

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Trump administration freezes US$2.2B for Harvard over campus activism – National

The federal government says it’s freezing more than US$2.2 billion in grants and US$60 million in contracts to Harvard University, after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus. The hold on Harvard’s funding marks the seventh time President Donald Trump’s administration has taken the step at one of the nation’s most elite colleges, in an attempt to force compliance with Trump’s political agenda. Six of the seven schools are in the Ivy League.In a letter to Harvard Friday, Trump’s administration had called for broad government and leadership reforms at the university, as well as changes to its admissions policies. It also demanded the university audit views of diversity on campus, and stop recognizing some student clubs.The federal g...

Heart valve disorder linked to elevated heart risk, says study

15Apr

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Heart valve disorder linked to elevated heart risk, says study

People with a certain heart valve abnormality may be at an increased risk of developing severe heart rhythm disorders, also known as arrhythmias, according to a study on Tuesday. Researchers from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden showed that the valve abnormality called Mitral annular disjunction (MAD) increases the risk of ventricular arrhythmias - a dangerous type of heart rhythm disorder that, in the worst case, can lead to cardiac arrest. The team found that the risk of arrhythmias persists even after successful valve surgery. MAD is often associated with a heart disease called mitral valve prolapse, which affects 2.5 per cent of the population and causes one of the heart`s valves to leak. This can lead to blood being pumped backward in the heart, causing heart failure and arrhyth...

Inflation in Canada cools slightly in March, but pressures remain – National

15Apr

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Inflation in Canada cools slightly in March, but pressures remain – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Overall inflation eased for Canadians in March, but the end of the GST/HST holiday and U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war continues to stress consumers in Canada. Statistics Canada said Tuesday that the annual pace of inflation cooled to 2.3 per cent in March, compared to 2.6 per cent the month before.The numbers defied analysts expectations, who expected inflation to remain unchanged from February. Experts believe that Canada managed to keep the rate of inflation below two per cent until December because of the GST/HST holiday, which lasted from Dec. 9 to Feb. 15. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up fo...

Federal leaders gearing up for election debates. What are they working on? – National

15Apr

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Federal leaders gearing up for election debates. What are they working on? – National

As the federal party leaders prepare to face off in debates in Montreal this week, experts say they’re likely working on positive body language and polishing their French skills.Dan Arnold, chief strategy officer at Pollara and former pollster for the Trudeau Liberals, said the leaders probably have been taking part in “mock debates” in rented-out studios with their teams before the big show.Those debates are probably recorded, to allow the campaign teams to analyze what worked and what didn’t in terms of communication and body language.Arnold said Trudeau did “at least half a dozen if not more” mock leadership debates before the 2015 campaign actually started. Given his chaotic year, he said, Liberal Leader Mark Carney may not have had as much time to prepare as other candidates. ...

15Apr

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Duolingo To Offer Chess Lessons

Never learned to play chess and don't know where to start? Duolingo, the gamified education app most famous for its language learning lessons, is adding chess lessons to the iPhone application later this month. You can learn how each piece moves before eventually moving on to tactics, all in the familiar Duolingo user interface.A "limited number of learners" on iOS will get the chess feature on Tuesday, April 22; it will roll out to other English-speaking iPhone users "in weeks following." Other operating systems, along with versions for non-English speakers, are "planned in the months ahead," according to Duolingo.This isn't the first offering outside of language learning offered by the application—the application currently has offered math and music lessons since 2023. The math lessons, ...