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CBCFamily doctor closing practice 2 years after starting work in P.E.I.
A doctor who has been practicing on Prince Edward Island for a little more than two years is calling it quits.Health P.E.I. confirmed that Dr. Ching Ling Yoong will close her practice at the Parkdale Medical Centre in Charlottetown on May 6. In a statement to CBC News, Health P.E.I. says Dr. Ching Ling "provided care to between 400-500 patients and began work on P.E.I. in January of 2022. Those individuals are receiving letters advising them of the closure. Patients are being provided with free
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Trump Unleashes Bizarre 'Word Salad' Answer During Live Nighttime TV Interview
The former president left many confused with his rambling answer on Fox News.
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Local TV Anchor Catches Donald Trump Off Guard With A Simple Question
The former president floundered in the face of Roop Raj's response.
- The Daily Beast
Trump Struggles to Cite a Source for His Exaggerated Crime Claim
Fox 2During an interview that touched on immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, a Detroit news anchor challenged Donald Trump to support his claim about rapidly falling crime in Venezuela—which fact-checkers have previously noted is false.In his interview with Fox 2 anchor Roop Raj, which will air in its entirety on Thursday, the former president closed with a shot at President Joe Biden regarding immigration, a topic that Trump has signaled he wants to use to help his campaign at the expense of
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Prince William Gave a Rare Update on Kate Middleton's Health at Latest Royal Outing
She shared her cancer diagnosis back in March.
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CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Recalls Moment That Prompted ‘Round Of Laughter’ In Trump Trial
Even the former president's legal team was laughing, said the anchor.
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Woman acquitted of historical sex offence against teen stepson
WARNING: This story contains details of child sexual abuse.An Ontario woman has been acquitted of a sex crime against her teen stepson in Ottawa 40 years ago because the judge couldn't be sure that Canadians in the 1980s would have found it criminally immoral.It's a rare case because a woman stands accused, leaving the judge in a tough spot with little case law to lean on, according to a law professor who specializes in sexual offences. Still, Janine Benedet said it would have been helpful for t
- The Daily Beast
Trump Is Allowed to Attend Barron’s High School Graduation After All
Giorgio Viera/AFP via GettyAfter weeks of bellyaching and carrying on about how he would “not be allowed” to take a day off from his criminal hush-money trial to attend his 18-year-old son Barron’s high school graduation, Donald Trump will, in fact, be permitted to go, Judge Juan Merchan said Tuesday. Following the first day of proceedings earlier this month, Trump lambasted Merchan, ranting, “[I]t looks like the judge will not let me go to the graduation of my son.” Moments later, he expressed
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OOPS! Kayleigh McEnany Gets Quick Math Lesson After Awkward Trump Blunder
The former White House press secretary gets a blunt reminder on social media.
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Ex-Aide Sums Up Who’ll Staff Trump’s Next White House With 2 Brutal Words
Alyssa Farah Griffin explained why the former president's latest comments to Time magazine are "devastating."
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Barack Obama Hits Donald Trump With A Harsh Truth About His Hometown
The former president also told "Smartless" podcast hosts Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Sean Hayes what had surprised him about the GOP.
- FTW Outdoors
Game wardens descend on popular bass tourney, make huge haul
Hundreds of fishermen participated in the Sealy Big Bass Splash Tournament in Texas while game wardens went fishing for a different prize.
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Andre Agassi shares heartwarming picture with rarely-seen children for this special reason
Former professional tennis player Andre Agassi celebrated his birthday on Monday. In honour of the occasion, the star re-shared a charming throwback picture of himself with his rarely seen children Jaden and Jaz. Details…
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'Couldn't Have Said It Better': Biden Team Taunts Trump Over 'Bone Crushing' Claim
The president's rapid response team mocked the latest fundraising appeal from Trump.
- BuzzFeed
A Picture Of A Very Youthful Donald Trump And A Professional Boxer Is Going Viral: "That Looks Like Someone Pretending To Be Trump"
Coming to a Madame Tussauds near you.
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Melissa McCarthy responded to the backlash over Barbra Streisand asking whether she used Ozempic: 'I win the day'
Barbra Streisand commented on Melissa McCarthy's Instagram post asking if she used Ozempic, and later said she was trying to pay her a "compliment."
- The Canadian Press
Capital gains tax changes not included in Freeland's proposed budget legislation
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland intends to ask Parliament to approve proposed changes to capital gains tax rates in a stand-alone bill, which will force the federal Conservatives to take a position on the measure. The most controversial announcement from her recent federal budget is not included in the motion she tabled Tuesday to introduce budget legislation in the House of Commons. It includes many other measures announced in the April 16 spending plan, including the national schoo
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Speaker kicks Poilievre out of the Commons for calling PM a 'wacko' in tense question period exchange
Speaker Greg Fergus kicked Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre out of question period Tuesday after a particularly nasty exchange with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Poilievre's day-long removal from the House of Commons came after he called Trudeau a "wacko" for supporting B.C.'s policy of decriminalizing some hard drugs in an attempt to reduce the number of overdose-related deaths.Poilievre said it was a "wacko policy" backed by "this wacko prime minister." Fergus asked him to withdraw the "un
- Business Insider
Massive drone strike suggests Ukraine is going after Russia's devastating glide bombs
Russia has increasingly relied on glide-bomb strikes to hammer Ukrainian positions on the front lines and in the rear over the past few months.
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Infant, grandparents among 4 killed in Highway 401 crash
Two grandparents and their infant grandchild were among four people killed in a fiery crash east of Toronto on Monday after police pursued a liquor store robbery suspect driving the wrong way on Highway 401, Ontario's police watchdog says. Monica Hudon, spokesperson for the Special Investigations Unit (SIU), said the robbery suspect was also killed in the collision, which involved at least six vehicles. All four people were pronounced dead at the scene on Highway 401 in Whitby, about 50 kilometr