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Editorial: Nobody Should Get Over $100K in Social Security

Washington Post calls for a cap on wealthiest couples

(Newser) - Social Security is facing a well-documented financial crisis, and a Washington Post editorial makes the case that one fix is easy: Don't cut six-figure checks to the wealthiest retirees. Under the benefits formula in place this year, the highest-earning couples who retire at 67 will receive over $100,000....

Message in a Bottle Took 'a Hell of a Journey'

Dog walker in Scotland discovers note thrown overboard from Canadian ferry

(Newser) - A beach walk with the dogs in Scotland turned into a trans-Atlantic surprise. Mike Scott says he was out two weeks ago in St. Cyrus, south of Aberdeen, when Maggie, his Labrador retriever, nosed a wine bottle out of the shallows, reports UPI . "The brown glass bottle was well...

Plasma Donors' Deaths Like Being 'Struck by Lightning'

Health Canada probes Winnipeg's for-profit Grifols clinics after 2 donors die

(Newser) - Two plasma donors in Winnipeg have died just months apart after visiting the same for-profit clinic system, prompting a federal probe and questions about transparency in Canada's growing paid-plasma industry. Health Canada says it's investigating fatal "adverse reactions" reported by Grifols clinics in October and January, with...

Suit: OpenAI Knew of School Shooter's Plans

Family alleges chatbot maker ignored employee recommendations to alert police

(Newser) - OpenAI is now facing a lawsuit over its decision to not inform authorities about violent ChatGPT user messages from the perpetrator of last month's school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, BC. The family of 12-year-old Maya Gebala, critically wounded in the shooting that killed 8 , alleges the teenage suspect described...

Anglers Stuck on Drifting Ice: 'This Could Be the End'

Helicopters rescue 23 from ice, slushy water in Ontario's Georgian Bay

(Newser) - A day of ice fishing turned into an airlift rescue for 23 people on Sunday after the ice beneath them broke free and drifted more than a mile from shore on Ontario's Georgian Bay. Ontario Provincial Police say the group became stranded late Sunday morning near Balmy Beach north...

3 Toronto-Area Synagogues Hit With Gunfire in a Week

Officials pledge tougher hate laws, security funding after synagogue shootings

(Newser) - Gunfire outside three Toronto-area synagogues in less than a week has Jewish leaders warning that "Canada is at a crossroads" and demanding a tougher response to hate-fueled violence. No one was injured in any of the incidents, but all three buildings sustained damage, and police have not released any...

Canada's Carney Really Doesn't Want Andrew to Be King

Canadian PM urges Commonwealth realms to jointly bar former prince from UK throne

(Newser) - Prime Minister Mark Carney says it's time to formally bar Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor from ever taking the throne. Speaking to reporters in Tokyo on Friday, Carney called Andrew's conduct and ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein "deplorable" and said it "necessitates" his removal from the...

Cops: Iran Likely Took Out Regime Critic Living in Canada

Police are probing Iran's possible link to activist Masood Masjoody's suspected homicide

(Newser) - Canadian police say an outspoken Iranian activist who vanished near Vancouver a month ago is probably dead, and possibly part of a wider pattern that has critics of Tehran on edge. Investigators in Burnaby, British Columbia, announced they're treating the disappearance of 45-year-old mathematician Masood Masjoody as a homicide,...

World Leaders React to US-Israel Attack on Iran

Nations voice concern as some back strikes, others condemn escalation

(Newser) - World leaders are lining up to assess, condemn, or cautiously back US and Israeli strikes on Iran as fears of a wider Middle East conflict grow. What some are saying as updates continue to trickle out of the region, per CNN , Reuters , and the New York Times :
  • Antonio Costa, president
...

Hockey Star Doesn't Love White House's AI-Edited Video

Brady Tkachuk denies anti-Canadian remarks in White House TikTok clip

(Newser) - Brady Tkachuk is not laughing along with the White House's AI gag, ESPN reports. The Ottawa Senators captain and Team USA forward says a doctored video posted on the White House's official TikTok account crossed a line by putting anti-Canadian trash talk in his mouth. The clip, which...

BC Premier Suggests OpenAI Could've Prevented Shooting

Ottawa presses ChatGPT maker on safety failures, mulls new regulations

(Newser) - Canada's new artificial intelligence minister says OpenAI had few answers when pressed about its decision to ban the ChatGPT account of a future mass shooter without informing police of her concerning messages. Evan Solomon said he left a Tuesday meeting with senior OpenAI officials "disappointed," after asking...

Before Mass Shooting, OpenAI Flagged Teen's Activity

Company decided to ban Jesse Van Rootselaar's account instead of contacting police

(Newser) - OpenAI is facing questions over whether it missed a warning sign months before a deadly school shooting in a small town in British Columbia. In June, employees at the ChatGPT maker debated whether to alert Canadian police about user messages from Jesse Van Rootselaar that described gun violence scenarios over...

Bitter Canadian Fan Lists Pricey Jack Hughes Card After Loss

As toothless photos of the USA Olympic hockey hero become 'instant classics'

(Newser) - A Canadian hockey fan is trying to cash in on his own heartbreak. Hours after Jack Hughes scored the overtime winner that delivered the US men's hockey team its first Olympic gold since 1980, eBay user "1of1sportscard" listed an autographed Hughes rookie card for $1 million Canadian, or...

France Bans Player From Olympics After Hockey Fight
French Hockey Player Barred
From Olympics After Fight
2026 olympics
Feb 17, 2026 12:30 AM CST

French Hockey Player Barred From Olympics After Fight

French defenseman banned for provocative gestures after Wilson altercation

(Newser) - Pierre Crinon's is done playing Olympic hockey for the rest of these winter games—and not because of anything on the scoreboard. France's defenseman has been sidelined for the rest of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games after tangling with Canada's Tom Wilson during a lopsided 10-2 loss, a...

Curling Controversy Now Hits Canadian Women, Too
Curling Controversy Now
Hits Canadian Women, Too
2026 olympics
Feb 15, 2026 7:30 AM CST

Curling Controversy Now Hits Canadian Women, Too

Both the men's and women's teams have been accused of the same infraction

(Newser) - Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics, and it centers on whether the mighty Canadian team is cheating. Both men's and women's teams have now been accused of the same infraction: double-touching the curling stone after it is released, per the AP .
  • Men's team: On
...

Trump: Republicans Who Vote Against Tariffs Will Pay

President warns of 'consequences' as Democrats plan a series of votes

(Newser) - Six House Republicans bucked their party and President Trump on tariffs Wednesday, and the president is threatening payback. "Any Republican, in the House or the Senate, that votes against TARIFFS will seriously suffer the consequences come Election time, and that includes Primaries!" the president wrote in a Truth...

Report: Trump Official Met Billionaire Before Canada Bridge Threat

GOP donor has long opposed rival Detroit-Windsor crossing

(Newser) - A Detroit billionaire with a lot riding on the US-Canada border appears to have had the president's ear just before a new cross-border bridge came under fire. Matthew Moroun, whose family controls the privately owned Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, met Monday in Washington with Commerce Secretary Howard...

House Votes to Cancel Tariffs on Canada, Rebuking Trump

6 Republicans back passage of mostly symbolic measure

(Newser) - Lawmakers in the House delivered a bipartisan message to President Trump on his trade policy Wednesday, voting to cancel tariffs on Canada in a move that directly challenges his approach to international commerce. Six Republicans joined Democrats to approve a resolution from Democratic Rep. Gregory Meeks that would terminate the...

Suspect Named in One of Canada's Worst Mass Killings

RCMP says Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, killed 2 family members before opening fire at school

(Newser) - The suspect in one of the worst mass shootings in Canadian history has been named as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the teen killed her 39-year-old mother and 11-year-old stepbrother at a residence in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, on Tuesday before killing six others at...

Authorities: Canada Mass Shooting Suspect Is Female

Victims include students as police investigate motive in BC town

(Newser) - In a remote British Columbia town of about 2,400 people, police are working to determine what happened in the mass shooting that left nine dead, plus the suspect, Tuesday . RCMP described the suspect as a "female in a dress with brown hair," CTV News reports. Police were...

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