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Despite constitutional limit, Trump says he's seeking a way to serve 3rd presidential term

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The 22nd Amendment, added to the U.S. Constitution in 1951 after Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president four times in a row, says "no person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice."

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Small Quebec town introduces $200 tax for treeless yards in effort to combat heat islands

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A small Quebec town is using a novel approach to encourage residents to plant trees by charging a $200 annual surtax to homeowners who don't have at least one tree in their front yard. The municipality said the trees are necessary to mitigate the impact of heat islands in the community.

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Iconic Expo 86 'McBarge' partially capsized in Fraser River

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A large vessel lies on its side in a river on a cloudy day.

The iconic "McBarge" vessel, which housed a McDonald's restaurant during Expo 86 in Vancouver, was on its side and partially capsized in the Fraser River on Wednesday.

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Hudson's Bay managers will get up to $3 million in bonuses, but workers get no severance

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The Hudson's Bay Company department store is pictured, in Toronto, on March 17, 2025.

The beleaguered Hudson's Bay Co., which plans to close most of its 96 stores by the end of June, will pay up to $3 million total in retention bonuses to 121 managers and executives — but will not pay severance to its more than 9,300 workers, most of whom will soon lose their jobs. 

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In Canada we don't have golden parachutes we have beaver parachutes.
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Canada freezes rebate payments to Tesla, bars it from future programs due to tariffs

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A woman styands in front of a car dealership holding a protest sign.

Canada has frozen all rebate payments to Tesla and banned the electric-vehicle maker from future EV rebate programs, Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday.

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Judge contends Nazis got more due process than Trump deportees did

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Members of the Salvadoran army stand guard at the CECOT prison in Tecoluca, El Salvador, on March 16. The Trump administration deported alleged members of the Tren de Aragua gang and others to El Salvador.

The fight over the rarely used wartime power has become central to Trump's immigration crackdown agenda and his efforts to stretch the powers of the executive branch.

(Image credit: Handout)

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