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CP News Alert: Alberta separatists gain partial win in court on referendum petition
10+ min ago (53+ words) laronge NOW CP News Alert: Alberta separatists gain partial win in court on referendum petition EDMONTON " An Alberta judge says signatures on a separation petition can be counted and verified. The petition calls for the province to hold a vote…...
The $63, 000 Toronto trip isn't the only costly ministerial journey
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A Chinese dissident recounts his perilous dinghy escape to South Korea and how he got to Canada
5+ hour, 16+ min ago (924+ words) HONG KONG " A roughly 40-hour sea journey on a dinghy with a dying phone. Detention in South Korea. That's just part of what Chinese dissident Dong Guangping endured to escape his native country. He arrived late last week in Canada,…...
Letter: Salmon should not be sacrificed for private profit
40+ min ago (189+ words) For most Alaskans, the June North Pacific Fishery Management Council meeting didn't make the news. For communities along the Yukon River, it should have. The council has been weighing performance standards for pelagic trawl gear, nets used in the Bering…...
Unfortunate typo prompts removal of French-language posters from downtown Ottawa | CBC News
53+ min ago (306+ words) An unfortunate typo on French-language posters promoting a public space improvement program has prompted their swift removal from Ottawa's downtown. The bright purple posters should have read "placettes publiques," French for small public squares or spaces, but they were printed…...
Supreme Court of Canada nominee Glenn Joyal to face MPs" questions
35+ min ago (160+ words) OTTAWA " Supreme Court of Canada nominee Glenn Joyal is set to be questioned by the House of Commons justice committee today as he awaits his appointment to the nine-member court. Joyal has been chief justice of the Court of King's…...
USMCA's Future in Doubt as Renewal Deadline Approaches
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (299+ words) Less than a week before the renewal deadline for the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) arrives, the trade deal's future looks increasingly in doubt. U. S. President Donald Trump has indicated that he will not agree to a clean extension. In comments to…...
FIFA World Cup becomes high-stakes arena for U. S. political optics
48+ min ago (523+ words) Sports Business Journal World Cup becomes high-stakes arena for U. S. political optics This year's FIFA World Cup has "brought a flood of political story lines," raising various questions on the Iranian team's treatment during a war with the U. S. , how much President…...
Carney marches in Toronto Pride, Poilievre skips celebrations
1+ hour, 50+ min ago (137+ words) While Prime Minister Mark Carney joined Toronto Pride celebrations and the leader of the opposition Pierre Poilievre opted out, again, discussion is swirling on whether politicians should attend the celebrations. A former Air Canada pilot accused of flying without a…...
Chinese dissident recounts his escape to South Korea as he resettles in Canada | | mississippivalleypublishing. com
8+ hour, 20+ min ago (66+ words) Chinese dissident recounts his escape to South Korea as he resettles in Canada Daily Gate City Dong Guangping had been locked up in China several times, including for his activities commemorating the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing's Tiananmen Square…...