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US President Donald Trump has praised Wayne Gretzky as "the greatest Canadian" and said he doesn't want Canadians to give the hockey legend the cold shoulder over the duo's friendship. He wrote on his Truth Social platform: "Wayne and Janet, his wonderful wife, love Canada, and they should only support Canada, and whatever else makes the Canadian People, and Governor Justin Trudeau, happy."
Donald Trump's "shameful" behaviour toward Canada has provided a "golden opportunity" for Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand to cultivate closer ties, the leader of CANZUK International has said. That group, led by James Skinner, seeks to integrate the former British Empire countries' armed forces and to introduce enhanced mobility rights for their citizens. Former Tory leader Erin O'Toole has joined other prominent Canadians in backing the idea, but Canada has long feuded with the three countries over the dairy trade.
"With the U.S. losing its long-held place as Canada's most trusted partner, the country's leaders are now clamouring to revive ties to like-minded countries, most notably historic allies like Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom." 🇨🇦🇦🇺🇳🇿🇬🇧https://t.co/QGGhhZU8V8
— CANZUK International (@CANZUK) February 27, 2025
More people were deported from Canada in 2024 since at least 2015, according to a report from news agency Reuters. The overwhelming majority of the 7,300 deportees were asylum seekers whose refugee claims were rejected. The figure represents a 95 per cent increase over 2022 and an 8.4 per cent increase over 2023.
Canada deports more people, predominantly those rejected for refugee status https://t.co/3fc5J8SKr6 pic.twitter.com/Cz6gFtuiQU
— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) February 27, 2025
The Supreme Court of Canada has said it's going to stop posting on X. Supreme Court spokeswoman Stéphanie Bachand said the court will instead focus on "platforms that allow us to best serve the public and provide relevant information about the court's work within our limited resources."
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— Supreme Court of Canada (@SCC_eng) February 26, 2025
Two American actors were found dead on Wednesday: Hollywood legend Gene Hackman, 95, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer star Michelle Trachtenberg, who was 39. Hackman was found dead with his wife, the pianist Betsy Arakawa.
Damn it's been a tough week. First Michelle Trachtenberg, now Gene Hackman. He was one of those actors that you just can't replace. A rare breed. Unforgiven, Hoosiers, Superman, etc. RIP to both of them. pic.twitter.com/gyOoXWPIZ7
— Lee McCoy (@Drumdums) February 27, 2025
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