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Muslims across Canada are marking Eid al-Fitr, celebrating the end of Ramadan with prayer, family gatherings and acts of charity. Eid al-Fitr is one of two major Islamic holidays, alongside Eid al-Adha, and marks the end of a month of fasting from dawn to dusk.The holiday is determined by the sighting of the moon and is observed with communal prayers, festive meals and charitable giving.As Canadians who celebrate come together on this holy day, many also carry concern for loved ones back home amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.Imam Sikandar Hashmi of the Canadian Council of Imams said…

It’s been more than a month since two Trump Mobile executives showed me what they claimed was the T1 Phone, and in the time since, there’s been… nothing. No news, no announcements, no phone. And the company has gone back to ignoring my emails.When I spoke to Don Hendrickson and Eric Thomas in early February, I was told that within “the next couple of weeks” the Trump Mobile website would be updated with a full spec sheet and imagery for the updated version of the phone that I was shown over a video call. That was six weeks ago, and…

Quebec Premier François Legault has dismissed concerns by the Ontario premier over electric vehicle mandates in Canada, saying Quebec already adjusted its targets to reflect the new reality of the North American auto market. Legault’s office responded on Friday to letters sent by Ontario Premier Doug Ford earlier this week to Legault and British Columbia Premier David Eby asking them to drop their electric vehicle sales targets. The mandates, Ford said, are hurting the country’s auto sector and pushing jobs and investments into the United States.But while Quebec understands Ontario’s worries, the province has “already adjusted to the new North…

Microsoft has faced a breakdown of trust in Windows 11 and a backlash over AI additions to its operating system in recent months. After promising to rebuild trust in Windows earlier this year, Microsoft’s Windows chief, Pavan Davuluri, is now revealing the company’s plan to fix Windows 11 — and there are a lot of changes on the way.“Over the past several months, the team and I have spent a great deal of time analyzing your feedback,” says Davuluri in a blog post committing to Windows quality improvements. “What came through was the voice of people who care deeply about…

A fire chief of a Saskatchewan village, representing a group of volunteers that battled some of Saskatchewan’s destructive blazes last summer, says the province’s latest budget is not providing enough funding for proactive measures ahead of this year’s wildfire season. “They’ve introduced the marshal service, but where’s the funding to increase the fire side of things?” Jim Arnold, fire chief of Candle Lake, told Global News.In the province’s budget announced Wednesday, the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA) will receive $138.5 million, up $19.6 million from the year before.But for Arnold, who heads a group of around 21 volunteer firefighters, this…

A California jury determined that Elon Musk misled Twitter investors before making a $44 billion deal to buy the company in 2022, reports CNBC. The New York Times reports that Musk had testified this month that he didn’t believe his posts would spook markets, but he did say that “If this was a trial about whether I made stupid tweets, I would say I’m guilty.”CNBC reports Musk’s attorneys are expected to file an appeal, as damages could reach as high as $2.6 billion, according to attorneys representing the plaintiffs.While finding that Musk did not engage in a specific scheme to…

The Canadian Armed Forces has joined its NATO allies in withdrawing military personnel from Iraq amid the ongoing Iran war, Defence Minister David McGuinty confirmed Friday. NATO’s top commander, Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, confirmed earlier Friday that the alliance has pulled several hundred personnel out of Iraq and relocated them to Europe. They were part of NATO’s security advisory mission established in 2018 to advise Iraqi defence and security officials.“As part of this adjustment, the Canadian Armed Forces personnel and Canadian civilians deployed with the NATO Mission Iraq have been relocated to a secure location and are safe and accounted for,”…

Tumblr users were left scrambling on Wednesday after dozens of accounts were banned in the same afternoon by an automated system. Numerous users contacted The Verge about the incident, claiming that the wave of bans disproportionately seemed to impact accounts run by users who identify as trans women, many of whom were given no specific reason for why their accounts were terminated. Screenshots of the email some users received notifying them of the ban state that, “This action was taken as the result of an internally-generated report. Automated means may have been used to identify the content at issue.”Chenda Ngak,…

DENVER, CO, March 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Global Down Syndrome Foundation (GLOBAL) is proud to announce that the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) systemic review of the new edition of the GLOBAL Medical Care Guidelines for Adults with Down Syndrome (GLOBAL Adult Guideline) has been published today in the prestigious Effective Health Care (EHC) Database. This is an important milestone in the 5-to-7-year rigorous development process required to publish professional, evidence-based medical guidelines. The ECH publication includes updated findings on prevalence and treatment for common co-occurring conditions  and paves the way for the Second Edition of the GLOBAL Adult…

The Manitoba budget, set to be delivered Tuesday, will include more money for child care and a smaller deficit, Finance Minister Adrien Sala said Friday. The spending plan is to include funding for a 2.9 per cent wage increase for early childhood education workers and 2,000 new child care spaces, Sala told reporters at a media photo opportunity.He handed hand out running shoes at a child care centre in his St. James constituency.“I think this focuses on the importance of early childhood education in our province,” Sala said.The government has dropped broad hints in recent days at new spending in the budget…