Unpublished Newswire
There are two crises of American democracy. The first, the crisis of the moment, is what you see in the news. It is the story of Donald Trump’s assault on some of the most important institutions and principles of American government.
The second crisis gets less attention but matters more in the long run. This crisis has to do with the fundamental design of the American political system: a design that made the Trump presidency possible in the first place and which will continue generating political instability long after he is gone. This second crisis—the crisis of design—is...
June 17, 2025 - 06:30 | Alasdair Roberts | Walrus
While Ottawa Fringe has long led the way for inclusive, boundary-pushing new theatre in the city, this summer, the festival is offering something it never has before – a dedicated francophone category for French-speaking artists from the national capital region and beyond.It’s a long-overdue initiative for the festival, headquartered in a city where approximately 36.4 per cent of the population speaks both English and French, according to Statistics Canada.
June 17, 2025 - 06:30 | Aisling Murphy | The Globe and Mail
Emergency departments are seeing a spike in visits owing to a once unusual, highly unpleasant and, in rare cases, potentially life-threatening side effect of chronic cannabis use: severe bouts of vomiting lasting hours, even days.
As pot becomes more potent and more convenient to purchase, emergency doctors are reporting more cases of cannabis hyperemesis syndrome, or CHS, a gastrointestinal condition that can affect people who use cannabis frequently (several times a week, if not daily) over months or years.
In addition to “cyclical” vomiting, other signs include morning nausea,...
June 17, 2025 - 06:00 | Sharon Kirkey | National Post
Emergency departments are seeing a spike in visits owing to a once unusual, highly unpleasant and, in rare cases, potentially life-threatening side effect of chronic cannabis use: severe bouts of vomiting lasting hours, even days.
As pot becomes more potent and more convenient to purchase, emergency doctors are reporting more cases of cannabis hyperemesis syndrome, or CHS, a gastrointestinal condition that can affect people who use cannabis frequently (several times a week, if not daily) over months or years.
In addition to “cyclical” vomiting, other signs include morning nausea,...
June 17, 2025 - 06:00 | Sharon Kirkey | National Post
Ontario Premier Doug Ford faced criticism in February after the PC Party appeared to disregard the government's caretaker convention with trips to the U.S. capital.
June 17, 2025 - 06:00 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
It’s not just the so-called Iron Dome that’s protecting Israel from hundreds of Iranian missiles.
The term Iron Dome has become “a stand-in for Israeli missile defence more broadly; so, it’s kind of like how we use Kleenex to describe every type of facial tissue,” said Wes Rumbaugh, a fellow in the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.
Defence systems known as David’s Sling and The Arrow are also both helping Israel to intercept and destroy long-range missiles fired from Iran. But even Israel’s vaunted missile defence system...
June 17, 2025 - 06:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
