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  1. U.S. and Iran race to find missing American crew member as Trump repeats threat over Strait of Hormuz

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  2. How the Middle East war is already impacting mortgage rates in Canada

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    The ongoing war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz are impacting Canadian pocketbooks in ways we might not expect. Experts warn Canadian homeowners facing mortgage renewals that rates are going up, despite the Bank of Canada holding its key interest rate for months.

  3. Darjeeling is world renowned. But demand for 'champagne of teas' is going flat as drought dulls its flavour

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    An extremely dry winter has made for another challenging harvest of India's famous Darjeeling tea, with the flavour the region is renowned for at risk as quality dips. As climate change makes the weather more erratic in the Himalayan foothills, estate owners are growing ever more worried about the future of their businesses.

  4. Smoky, fast-moving wildfire triggers evacuation orders in Southern California

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    The fire was burning in a populated — but not densely so — unincorporated part of Riverside County, in a recreational area near the city of Moreno Valley, which has a population of roughly 200,000.

  5. Trump administration seeks $152M to reopen Alcatraz as 'state-of-the-art secure prison'

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    The White House released a budget on Friday, in which the Trump administration requested funds for the ⁠Federal Bureau ⁠of Prisons to cover the ‌first-year costs of rebuilding Alcatraz into "a state-of-the-art secure prison facility."