Canada News API

Supported Countries - 165

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

Angola

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Belize

Bermuda

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia And Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada

Cape Verde

Cayman Islands

Central African Republic

Chile

China

Colombia

Comoros

Congo

Costa Rica

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

DR Congo

Denmark

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Estonia

Ethiopia

Fiji

Finland

France

French Polynesia

Gabon

Georgia

Germany

Ghana

Greece

Guatemala

Guinea

Haiti

Honduras

Hong Kong

Hungary

Iceland

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Latvia

Lebanon

Libya

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Marshall Islands

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico

Moldova

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nepal

Netherland

New Zealand

Niger

Nigeria

North Korea

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

Palestine

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Paraguay

Peru

Philippines

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Qatar

Romania

Russia

Rwanda

Samoa

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Sweden

Switzerland

Syria

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Tonga

Tunisia

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

United States Of America

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Get headlines from Canada with our JSON API.

🔑 Get API key for the Canada News API

Country Parameter

The country paramter for the Canada is CA.

Some example queries:

Below is the search query to fetch random 100 news-sources of Canada.

https://newsdata.io/api/1/sources?country=ca&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

Some of the well known sources

Live Example

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make, and the JSON response you will receive, when you use the News API to get headlines from Canada.

Headlines from Canada

https://newsdata.io/api/1/latest?country=ca&apikey=YOUR_API_KEY

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Unlike many founders who launch new ventures or retire to luxury, the Greeffs see success as the start of a richer, more integrated life.Meet the minds behind the big exitPhoto courtesy of Frank GreeffBefore Frank Greeff built marketing technology, he built meals. He spent three years as a chef at Sydney’s renowned Bathers’ Pavilion restaurant. This culinary background might seem incidental to his tech success story, but provides a crucial lens for understanding his post-exit life.“People were always flabbergasted that I would leave a role as CEO and go home to my wife and son and cook,” Frank has noted. “But in 14 minutes, I know I can cook something that will be better than anything I will order through a food delivery app. So why not? And why not then teach other people how to do it?”On the other hand, Jacques Greeff mastered his way of building businesses from scratch. Jacques demonstrates grit by building and raising the next big thing in the tech business through Realhub, Realbase, Founder’s Table, and now the Sydney-based AI start-up Relume. As a result, at just 34, he achieved the financial freedom to pursue any path he desired, explore, and even have the platform and opportunity to mentor the next successful entrepreneur in Australia. Photo courtesy of Jacques GreeffThe Greeff’s entrepreneurial instinct — to find fulfillment in crafting something tangible and sharing it with others — contradicts the stereotype of tech entrepreneurs as perpetually future-focused, always chasing the next digital innovation. It suggests that tech titans might be happier and more effective when they honor the full spectrum of their interests and talents rather than narrowing themselves to fit entrepreneurial archetypes.Wealth and legacy: The incomplete equationWhen entrepreneurs achieve financial independence, they face a profound challenge that philosopher Martin Heidegger might recognize: the absence of necessity creates an existential void that must be filled with authentic purpose. The standard path — becoming a serial entrepreneur or investor — offers a familiar structure but often perpetuates the same achievement-oriented mindset that drove the initial success.Frank Greeff confronted this crossroads after stepping down as Realbase CEO in 2023. He described experiencing a “purpose realignment, “recognizing that his commercial drive could be directed toward goals beyond wealth accumulation.“I knew I had a strong commercial driver, which had led to great business results, but I didn’t see myself going from business to business for the rest of my life,” he explained. Rather than shutting down this entrepreneurial energy, he redirected it toward his cookbook project “Eat with Purpose,” which aims to raise $1 million for the Children’s Cancer Institute.This philanthropy-through-business approach maintains the energy of entrepreneurship while transforming its ultimate purpose. It’s not about abandoning commercial thinking but harnessing it for broader impact.The fellowship of successIn early 2025, the Greeff brothers launched Founders Table, an exclusive community to which only entrepreneurs running businesses with at least $10 million in revenue are invited. This initiative reveals another dimension of their post-exit philosophy: the belief that success creates an obligation to foster community.“Australia is far too small not to know every entrepreneur!” Frank mentions. “We want to celebrate success and people who are giving it a red hot crack while sharing knowledge, insights, and a few laughs.”Casual, inclusive language focused on relationships contrasts with competitive, metrics-driven vocabulary dominating startup culture. It suggests that many entrepreneurs hunger for authentic connection after achieving wealth more than additional zeros in their bank accounts.The Founders Table fosters meaning through shared experience rather than serving as mere networking. In a country where tall poppy syndrome often cuts down those who achieve too visibly, the Greeffs are creating a safe harbor where success can be discussed honestly, with all its emotional complexities.The meaning-rich portfolioWhat the Greeff brothers are assembling — through Founders Table, philanthropic ventures, content creation, and selective investments — might be called a “meaning-rich portfolio.” Unlike a traditional investment portfolio optimized for financial returns, this collection of activities is designed to maximize purpose, impact, and personal fulfillment.This outlook recognizes that the skills that build successful companies — vision, execution, leadership, and creativity — can be applied across domains. Frank’s journey from chef to tech CEO to cookbook author demonstrates the transferability of entrepreneurial thinking.In this light, the post-exit life is not about retirement or simply replicating past success; it is about integrating one’s diverse talents and interests into a coherent whole that serves both self and community.A model for meaningful successThe Greeffs’ perspective offers a compelling alternative to the standard narratives of entrepreneurial success. Rather than perpetuating the cycle of build-exit-repeat or retreating into isolated luxury, they are cultivating a balanced ecosystem of purpose-driven activities.This model addresses a growing concern in entrepreneurial communities: the single-minded pursuit of exits creates a hollow form of success — financially rewarding but emotionally and socially unfulfilling. 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This year, the fundraising gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosted by a group of Black male celebrities, including Domingo, Hamilton, Williams, who's the musical artist and Louis Vuitton menswear director, and A$AP Rocky. LeBron James, the NBA superstar, was named honorary chair but bowed out at the last minute due to a knee injury. As always, hosts are joined by Wintour, the mastermind behind the gala, considered the year's biggest and starriest party. Also guaranteed to show up is a second tier of hosts from a variety of worlds: athletes Simone Biles and husband Jonathan Owens; Angel Reese and Sha’Carri Richardson; filmmakers Spike Lee, Tonya Lewis Lee and Regina King; actors Ayo Edebiri, Audra McDonald and Jeremy Pope; musicians Doechii, Usher, Tyla, Janelle Monáe and André 3000; author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; artists Jordan Casteel, Rashid Johnson and Kara Walker; playwrights Jeremy O. 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This year, the fundraising gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art is hosted by a group of Black male celebrities, including Domingo, Hamilton, Williams, who's the musical artist and Louis Vuitton menswear director, and A$AP Rocky. LeBron James, the NBA superstar, was named honorary chair but bowed out at the last minute due to a knee injury. As always, hosts are joined by Wintour, the mastermind behind the gala, considered the year's biggest and starriest party. Also guaranteed to show up is a second tier of hosts from a variety of worlds: athletes Simone Biles and husband Jonathan Owens; Angel Reese and Sha’Carri Richardson; filmmakers Spike Lee, Tonya Lewis Lee and Regina King; actors Ayo Edebiri, Audra McDonald and Jeremy Pope; musicians Doechii, Usher, Tyla, Janelle Monáe and André 3000; author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; artists Jordan Casteel, Rashid Johnson and Kara Walker; playwrights Jeremy O. Harris and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins; and fashion figures Grace Wales Bonner, Edward Enninful, Dapper Dan and Olivier Rousteing. The gala raises the bulk of the curation budget for the museum’s Costume Institute. This year's Met Gala dress code is... It's more like a firm suggestion. From Wintour. This year, it's about tailoring and suiting as interpreted through the history and meaning of Black dandyism across the Atlantic diaspora. The theme is inspired by the annual spring exhibition, which this year is based in large part on “Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity,” a book written by Monica L. Miller. 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NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is eyeing Hollywood for his next round of tariffs, threatening to levy all films produced outside the U.S. at a steep rate of 100%. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump is eyeing Hollywood for his next round of tariffs, threatening to levy all films produced outside the U.S. at a steep rate of 100%. Over the weekend, Trump accused other countries of “stealing the movie-making capabilities” of the U.S. and said that he had authorized the Commerce Department and the U.S. Trade Representative to immediately begin the process of implementing this new import tax on all foreign-made films. But further specifics or dates weren’t provided. And the White House confirmed that no final decisions had been made as of Monday. Trump later said that he would meet with industry executives about the proposal but a lot remains unclear about how an import tax on complex, international productions could even be implemented. If imposed, experts warn that such a tariff would dramatically hike the costs of making movies today. That uncertainty could put filmmakers in limbo, much like other industries that have recently been caught in the crosshairs of today’s ongoing trade wars. Unlike other sectors that have recently been targeted by tariffs, however, movies go beyond physical goods, bringing larger intellectual property ramifications into question. Here’s what we know. Trump is citing national security concerns, a justification he’s similarly used to impose import taxes on certain countries and a range of sector-specific goods. In a Sunday night post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump claimed that the American movie industry is “DYING to a very fast death” as other countries offer “all sorts of incentives” to draw filmmaking away from the U.S. Trump has previously voiced concern about movie production moving overseas. And in recent years, U.S. film and television production has been hampered between setbacks from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hollywood guild strikes of 2023 and the recent wildfires in the Los Angeles area. Incentive programs have also long-influenced where movies are shot both abroad and within the U.S., with more production leaving California to states like Georgia and New Mexico — as well as countries like Canada. But unlike other sectors targeted by Trump’s recently-imposed tariffs, the American film industry currently holds a trade deficit that’s in the U.S.’s favor. In movie theaters, American-produced movies overwhelmingly dominate the domestic marketplace. Data from the Motion Picture Association also shows that American films made $22.6 billion in exports and $15.3 billion in trade surplus in 2023 — with a recent report noting that these films “generated a positive balance of trade in every major market in the world” for the U.S. Last year, international markets accounted for over 70% of Hollywood’s total box office revenue, notes Heeyon Kim, an assistant professor of strategy at Cornell University. She warns that tariffs and potential retaliation from other countries impacting this industry could result in billions of dollars in lost earnings and thousands of jobs. “To me, (this) makes just no sense,” she said, adding that such tariffs could “undermine otherwise a thriving part of the U.S. economy.” That’s anyone’s guess. “Traditional tariffs apply to physical imports crossing borders, but film production primarily involves digital services — shooting, editing and post-production work that happens electronically,” notes Ann Koppuzha, a lawyer and business law lecturer at Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business. Koppuzha said that film production is more like an applied service that can be taxed, not tariffed. But taxes require Congressional approval, which could be a challenge even with a Republican majority. Making a movie is also an incredibly complex — and international — process. It’s common for both large and small films to include production in the U.S. and in other countries. Big-budget movies like the upcoming “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning,” for instance, are shot around the world. U.S. studios frequently shoot abroad because tax incentives can aid production costs. But a blanket tariff across the board could discourage that or limit options, Kim said — hurting both Hollywood films and the global industry that helps create them. “When you make these sort of blanket rules, you’re missing some of the nuance of how production works,” added Steven Schiffman, a longtime industry veteran and adjunct professor at Georgetown University. “Sometimes you just need to go to the location, because frankly it’s way too expensive just to try to create in a soundstage” Schiffman points to popular titles filmed outside the U.S. — such as Warner Bros’ “Harry Potter” series, which was almost entirely shot in the U.K. “The cost to have done that would have like literally double to produce those movies under this proposed tariff,” he said. Could movie tariffs have repercussions on other intellectual property? Overall, experts warn that the prospect of tariffing foreign-made movies ventures into uncharted waters. “There’s simply no precedent or sense for applying tariffs to these types of creative services,” Koppuzha said. And while the Trump administration could extend similar threats to other forms of intellectual property, like music, “they’d encounter the same practical hurdles.” But if successful, some also warn of potential retaliation. Kim points to “quotas” that some countries have had to help boost their domestic films by ensuring they get a portion of theater screens, for example. Many have reduced or suspended such quotas over the years in the name of open trade — but if the U.S. places a sweeping tariff on all foreign-made films, these kinds of quotas could come back, “which would hurt Hollywood film or any of the U.S.-made intellectual property,” Kim said. And while U.S. dominance in film means “there are fewer substitutes” for retaliation, Schiffman notes that other forms of entertainment — like game development — could see related impacts down the road. Others stress the potential consequences of hampering international collaboration overall. “Creative content distribution requires thoughtful economic approaches that recognize how modern storytelling flows across borders,” notes Frank Albarella, U.S. media and telecommunications sector leader at KPMG. “The question hanging over every screen: Might we better nurture American storytelling through smart, targeted incentives, or could we inadvertently force audiences to pay more for what could become a narrower creative landscape?” __________ AP Writers Jake Coyle and Jill Colvin in New York, Aamer Madhani in Palm Beach, Florida and Darlene Superville in Washington contributed to this report. Advertisement Advertisement",
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That uncertainty could put filmmakers in limbo, much like other industries that have recently been caught in the crosshairs of today’s ongoing trade wars. Unlike other sectors that have recently been targeted by tariffs, however, movies go beyond physical goods, bringing larger intellectual property ramifications into question. Here's what we know. Why is Trump threatening this steep movie tariff? Trump is citing national security concerns, a justification he's similarly used to impose import taxes on certain countries and a range of sector-specific goods. In a Sunday night post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump claimed that the American movie industry is “DYING to a very fast death\" as other countries offer “all sorts of incentives” to draw filmmaking away from the U.S. Trump has previously voiced concern about movie production moving overseas. And in recent years, U.S. film and television production has been hampered between setbacks from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hollywood guild strikes of 2023 and the recent wildfires in the Los Angeles area . Incentive programs have also long-influenced where movies are shot both abroad and within the U.S. , with more production leaving California to states like Georgia and New Mexico -- as well as countries like Canada. But unlike other sectors targeted by Trump's recently-imposed tariffs, the American film industry currently holds a trade deficit that's in the U.S.'s favor. In movie theaters, American-produced movies overwhelmingly dominate the domestic marketplace. Data from the Motion Picture Association also shows that American films made $22.6 billion in exports and $15.3 billion in trade surplus in 2023 — with a recent report noting that these films “generated a positive balance of trade in every major market in the world” for the U.S. Last year, international markets accounted for over 70% of Hollywood’s total box office revenue, notes Heeyon Kim, an assistant professor of strategy at Cornell University. She warns that tariffs and potential retaliation from other countries impacting this industry could result in billions of dollars in lost earnings and thousands of jobs. “To me, (this) makes just no sense,\" she said, adding that such tariffs could \"undermine otherwise a thriving part of the U.S. economy.” How could a tax on foreign-made movies work? 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But a blanket tariff across the board could discourage that or limit options, Kim said — hurting both Hollywood films and the global industry that helps create them. “When you make these sort of blanket rules, you’re missing some of the nuance of how production works,” added Steven Schiffman, a longtime industry veteran and adjunct professor at Georgetown University. “Sometimes you just need to go to the location, because frankly it’s way too expensive just to try to create in a soundstage” Schiffman points to popular titles filmed outside the U.S. — such as Warner Bros' “Harry Potter” series, which was almost entirely shot in the U.K. “The cost to have done that would have like literally double to produce those movies under this proposed tariff,\" he said. Could movie tariffs have repercussions on other intellectual property? 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Data from the Motion Picture Association also shows that American films made $22.6 billion in exports and $15.3 billion in trade surplus in 2023 — with a recent report noting that these films “generated a positive balance of trade in every major market in the world” for the U.S. Last year, international markets accounted for over 70% of Hollywood’s total box office revenue, notes Heeyon Kim, an assistant professor of strategy at Cornell University. She warns that tariffs and potential retaliation from other countries impacting this industry could result in billions of dollars in lost earnings and thousands of jobs. “To me, (this) makes just no sense,\" she said, adding that such tariffs could \"undermine otherwise a thriving part of the U.S. economy.” How could a tax on foreign-made movies work? 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But a blanket tariff across the board could discourage that or limit options, Kim said — hurting both Hollywood films and the global industry that helps create them. “When you make these sort of blanket rules, you’re missing some of the nuance of how production works,” added Steven Schiffman, a longtime industry veteran and adjunct professor at Georgetown University. “Sometimes you just need to go to the location, because frankly it’s way too expensive just to try to create in a soundstage” Schiffman points to popular titles filmed outside the U.S. — such as Warner Bros' “Harry Potter” series, which was almost entirely shot in the U.K. “The cost to have done that would have like literally double to produce those movies under this proposed tariff,\" he said. Could movie tariffs have repercussions on other intellectual property? 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That uncertainty could put filmmakers in limbo, much like other industries that have recently been caught in the crosshairs of today’s ongoing trade wars. Unlike other sectors that have recently been targeted by tariffs, however, movies go beyond physical goods, bringing larger intellectual property ramifications into question. Here's what we know. Why is Trump threatening this steep movie tariff? Trump is citing national security concerns, a justification he's similarly used to impose import taxes on certain countries and a range of sector-specific goods. In a Sunday night post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump claimed that the American movie industry is “DYING to a very fast death\" as other countries offer “all sorts of incentives” to draw filmmaking away from the U.S. Trump has previously voiced concern about movie production moving overseas. And in recent years, U.S. film and television production has been hampered between setbacks from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Hollywood guild strikes of 2023 and the recent wildfires in the Los Angeles area . Incentive programs have also long-influenced where movies are shot both abroad and within the U.S. , with more production leaving California to states like Georgia and New Mexico -- as well as countries like Canada. But unlike other sectors targeted by Trump's recently-imposed tariffs, the American film industry currently holds a trade deficit that's in the U.S.'s favor. In movie theaters, American-produced movies overwhelmingly dominate the domestic marketplace. Data from the Motion Picture Association also shows that American films made $22.6 billion in exports and $15.3 billion in trade surplus in 2023 — with a recent report noting that these films “generated a positive balance of trade in every major market in the world” for the U.S. Last year, international markets accounted for over 70% of Hollywood’s total box office revenue, notes Heeyon Kim, an assistant professor of strategy at Cornell University. She warns that tariffs and potential retaliation from other countries impacting this industry could result in billions of dollars in lost earnings and thousands of jobs. “To me, (this) makes just no sense,\" she said, adding that such tariffs could \"undermine otherwise a thriving part of the U.S. economy.” How could a tax on foreign-made movies work? That's anyone's guess. “Traditional tariffs apply to physical imports crossing borders, but film production primarily involves digital services — shooting, editing and post-production work that happens electronically,\" notes Ann Koppuzha, a lawyer and business law lecturer at Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business. Koppuzha said that film production is more like an applied service that can be taxed, not tariffed. But taxes require Congressional approval, which could be a challenge even with a Republican majority. Making a movie is also an incredibly complex — and international — process. It’s common for both large and small films to include production in the U.S. and in other countries. Big-budget movies like the upcoming “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning,” for instance, are shot around the world. U.S. studios frequently shoot abroad because tax incentives can aid production costs. But a blanket tariff across the board could discourage that or limit options, Kim said — hurting both Hollywood films and the global industry that helps create them. “When you make these sort of blanket rules, you’re missing some of the nuance of how production works,” added Steven Schiffman, a longtime industry veteran and adjunct professor at Georgetown University. “Sometimes you just need to go to the location, because frankly it’s way too expensive just to try to create in a soundstage” Schiffman points to popular titles filmed outside the U.S. — such as Warner Bros' “Harry Potter” series, which was almost entirely shot in the U.K. “The cost to have done that would have like literally double to produce those movies under this proposed tariff,\" he said. Could movie tariffs have repercussions on other intellectual property? Overall, experts warn that the prospect of tariffing foreign-made movies ventures into uncharted waters. “There’s simply no precedent or sense for applying tariffs to these types of creative services,” Koppuzha said. And while the Trump administration could extend similar threats to other forms of intellectual property, like music, “they’d encounter the same practical hurdles.\" But if successful, some also warn of potential retaliation. Kim points to “quotas\" that some countries have had to help boost their domestic films by ensuring they get a portion of theater screens, for example. Many have reduced or suspended such quotas over the years in the name of open trade — but if the U.S. places a sweeping tariff on all foreign-made films, these kinds of quotas could come back, “which would hurt Hollywood film or any of the U.S.-made intellectual property,” Kim said. And while U.S. dominance in film means “there are fewer substitutes” for retaliation, Schiffman notes that other forms of entertainment — like game development — could see related impacts down the road. Others stress the potential consequences of hampering international collaboration overall. “Creative content distribution requires thoughtful economic approaches that recognize how modern storytelling flows across borders,\" notes Frank Albarella, U.S. media and telecommunications sector leader at KPMG. \"The question hanging over every screen: Might we better nurture American storytelling through smart, targeted incentives, or could we inadvertently force audiences to pay more for what could become a narrower creative landscape?” __________ AP Writers Jake Coyle and Jill Colvin in New York, Aamer Madhani in Palm Beach, Florida and Darlene Superville in Washington contributed to this report.",
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Despite the prominent place Alcatraz has held in the country’s imagination, actually bringing inmates back to the island wouldn't do much to improve the government’s prison capacity. In 1934, the federal government established a prison on Alcatraz Island to house its “most incorrigible\" inmates. The location was chosen because the strong currents and frigid waters that surrounded it made it virtually inescapable. While in operation, it held some of the most infamous criminals in U.S. history, including Al Capone and George “Machine Gun” Kelly. The prison was shut down in 1963 after just 29 years in operation over cost concerns. Its isolated setting, excellent for preventing escapes, also created expensive logistical issues — including the need to ship in 1 million gallons of fresh water per week — that made operating Alcatraz much costlier than the typical prison at the time. In its final years, it cost three times as much to keep an inmate at Alcatraz than at any other federal prison, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Alcatraz was designed to house a maximum of 336 inmates, though it never reached that number at any point. Around the time of its closure, it was estimated that the prison needed $3 million to $5 million (as much as $52 million in today’s dollars) in repairs just to keep it running. That proved to be too high of a price tag for such a small number of inmates. The island was virtually abandoned for nearly a decade before being converted into a national park in 1972. Sixty years is a long time, but many of the issues that led to the prison’s closure would still be problems today. Trump has called for the prison to be rebuilt and “substantially enlarged” for its reopening. But the island is only 22 acres in size, which means there’s not much room to expand the existing prison facilities. For comparison, the nearby facility that until recently was known as San Quentin State Prison sits on 432 acres. The island’s isolation would also likely drive up the costs of rebuilding and expanding Alcatraz. There’s no reliable estimate for how much money or time it would take to bring the prison up to modern building standards. The best comparisons are recently built prisons elsewhere in the country, some of which have come with a price tag well over $1 billion . Those facilities are much larger than anything that could be built on Alcatraz, but they didn't have the excess costs of building on an island in famously turbulent seas. They also aren’t in San Francisco, a city where construction costs are so high that it famously spent $1.7 million on a single public toilet. Alcatraz is still on an island. So even with all the modern technology we have today, it would still be a massive additional expense to ship all of the water, food and other necessities to the prison every day. Any cost estimate of reopening Alcatraz would also have to account for the loss of $60 million that the prison brings in from tourists every year. Beyond the cost, the reality is that even a significantly larger prison on Alcatraz would have very little impact on America’s ability to house prisoners. There were more than 1.2 million people incarcerated in prisons and jails across the country in 2024, according to the Vera Institute of Justice. Overcrowding is a serious issue in America’s prisons, but reopening Alcatraz would make hardly a dent in solving the problem. If filled to double its old maximum capacity, Alcatraz would represent less than one-tenth of 1% of the total U.S. incarcerated population. Trump has also said that reopening Alcatraz could help his administration circumvent the courts, which have ruled repeatedly against his immigration crackdown. “The judges, so many of these radicalized judges, want to have trials of every single — think of it — every single person that’s in our country illegally,” he told reporters. “That would mean millions of trials.” Trump’s administration has claimed that the American courts have no power to force El Salvador to send deported migrants back to the U.S. because other countries aren’t bound by the American legal system. The administration has also sent migrants to Guantanamo Bay, an island near Cuba that has existed as a sort of legal gray zone for decades. Despite Trump’s comments suggesting he views Alcatraz as potentially providing similar legal cover, the argument doesn’t apply because the island is unquestionably part of the United States.",
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Hamilton told Vogue that he and his stylist Eric McNeal had been working on the look with Grace Wales Bonner for three months. \"We’re both very thoughtful and intentional when it comes to fashion, and I hope that everyone else attending is compelled to really research and think deeply about what they’re wearing,\" he said. Wales Bonner added that many references helped influence the look, \"from Barkley L. Hendricks paintings to Black spiritual dressing ... There are stories told through jewel adornments and special trims, with symbolism in baobab flower motifs and natural materials like cowrie shells and mother of pearl buttons.\" Vogue announced in October that Hamilton would be one of the co-chairs for this year's Met Gala, along with Colman Domingo , A$AP Rocky , Pharrell Williams and Anna Wintour. LeBron James is also an honorary chair. “I’m beyond honored to be one of the co-chairs for next year’s Met Gala, ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,’” Hamilton wrote on Instagram after the announcement was made. He also wrote about what the year’s theme meant to him. Related: Ayo Edebiri, Jon Batiste and More Suit Up with Vogue to Celebrate Upcoming Met Gala and Exhibit “When I started my career I never imagined what I might be capable of beyond my sport. The pressure to conform holds so many people back. Growing up as the only Black kid on the track, so often that pressure got to me,” the driver wrote. “Expressing myself creatively was and still is my freedom from that conformity. For Black people across the diaspora, fashion is self-preservation. Fashion is resilience, and I can’t wait to further explore and amplify our underrepresented voices.” The PEOPLE App is now available in the Apple App Store! Download it now for the most binge-worthy celeb content, exclusive video clips, astrology updates and more! The star-studded event is a fundraiser for The Costume Institute and spotlights the museum's spring 2025 exhibition, “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,\" also this year's theme. Curator in Charge Andrew Bolton shared that the exhibit, which is inspired by guest curator Monica L. Miller’s 2009 book Slaves to Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity , explores “the Black dandy as both a concept and an identity signifier.” The exhibit “presents a cultural and historical examination of Black style from the 18th century to the present through an exploration of the concept of dandyism,” according to a post on the museum’s Instagram . The Met Gala's dress code this year is “Tailored for You.” It is a nod to the exhibition’s focus on menswear and suiting. The host committee for the gala includes Simone Biles and her husband, Jonathan Owens , Regina King , Spike Lee , Angel Reese, Doechii and Usher . Related: Teyana Taylor, La La Anthony and Ego Nwodim Set to Host 2025 Met Gala Livestream for Vogue This is not Hamilton’s first time attending fashion’s biggest night. Last year, the F1 racer arrived wearing an all-black custom Burberry outfit. It included a wool coat accented with floral embellishments. Underneath, Hamilton wore a double-breasted suit and black boots. Inside the coat, designers stitched in a quote from Black English poet Alex Wharton's “The Gardener” poem. The addition paid homage to the year’s theme: “The Garden of Time,\" inspired by J.G. Ballard's 1962 short story. “What I love about the Met, and what Anna [Wintour] does with the Met, is that I’m able to really deep dive into the theme,” Hamilton told Vogue on the red carpet. The look was inspired by the story of John Ystumllyn, one of Britain’s first Black gardeners. “Through adversity, he really triumphed, so that’s where the inspiration really came from.” To complement the look, Hamilton wore a floral set of earrings and a gold chain. The necklace featured thorns to represent the “pain” experienced by enslaved people during the slave trade. Related: Lewis Hamilton Says He Struggled with Depression from 'Very Early' in Life: 'Had No One to Talk to' At the 2021 Met Gala, Hamilton wore a custom piece by Kenneth Nicholson. His black suit included a lacy white button-up with a train that extended past his left knee. But Hamilton brought more than iconic fashion to the event. The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now ! “I’ve been to the Met Gala before and always look forward to going,” Hamilton told W Magazine while prepping for the event. “This is a special one for me, as it’s the first time I’ve hosted my own table, though.” In addition to designer Nicholson, Hamilton’s entourage included American track and field sprinter Sha’Carri Richardson , Theophilio designer Edvin Thompson, stylist Jason Rembert, singer Kehlani and fencer Miles Chamley-Watson. Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. “There are so many incredibly talented Black designers it was hard to narrow it down to just three,” Hamilton said of Nicholson, Thompson and Rembert. Catch all the minute-by-minute fashion updates from the 2025 Met Gala red carpet right here! Read the original article on People",
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