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1. As Trump ends protected status, Haitians in the U.S. fear for their future

   

   Haitians' permission to live and work in the U.S. is set to expire in less than a week. In Springfield, Ohio, where Haitians make up roughly one-quarter of the population, there's concern that federal agents could immediately start targeting the community for detention and deportation.

2. Mexican authorities probe alleged scam that wiped out Canadian couple’s retirement savings

   

   Cindy Thompson and Glenn Brown, who live in Curve Lake, Ont., sent $280,000 Cdn to a company co-owned by a British and Mexican national who promised big returns on a condo-flip play in Playa del Carmen that never materialized.

3. EU fines Alphabet $1B US for Google Play, search infractions

   

   Google was fined a total of 890 million euros ($1.01 billion US, or $1.43 billion Cdn) on Thursday for flouting European Union rules aimed at reining in ‌the power of Big Tech, the European Commission said.

4. Mafia fugitive or innocent son? Italy seeks to extradite Ontario man over mob ties

   

   Italy is seeking to extradite Carlo Bruzzese, a Toronto-area man accused of serving as a high-ranking member of the powerful Calabrian 'ndrangheta criminal syndicate, CBC News has learned. The son of a purported mob boss, the 41-year-old Bruzzese was recently arrested by Toronto police.

5. U.S., Saudi Arabia sign nuclear co-operation agreement

   

   The U.S. and Saudi Arabia on Wednesday forged a new agreement that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program.