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Cuban skeptics say leftists behind aid mission ‘actually know nothing’
The Nuestra América Convoy to Cuba (NACC), a humanitarian aid mission which brought tonnes of food, medicine and solar equipment to the Cuban people in protest against U.S. sanctions of the island, was framed as a gesture of international solidarity with the Cuban people. Prominent participants included U.K. MP and former Labour Party leader Jeremy…
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Fewer Canadians are crossing the border — and duty-free shops are paying the price
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Canadians still have their elbows up when it comes to travelling south of the border, and those fewer trips are having a disastrous effect on a key business: duty-free shopping. Tariff spats, Donald Trump’s “51st state” rhetoric and encouragement by political leaders to “buy Canadian” have led many Canadians to forgo American…
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No parallel justice system for immigrants, says Quebec judge in criminal harassment case
A Quebec judge says Canada cannot have a separate judicial system for immigrants who come into conflict with the law amid a national debate over the role immigration status plays in sentencing. Provincial court Judge Dennis Galiatsatos made the observation in the case of a married immigrant in Montreal who harassed his former girlfriend for six…
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It’s a World Series rematch as the Dodgers return to Toronto. Here’s what the Jays are up against
The Los Angeles Dodgers are back in Toronto to take on the Blue Jays for a three-game series starting Monday night. What’s changed since they defeated the Jays to become World Series champs in Toronto last year? Let’s find out.
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‘Disaster’ or saviour? Avi Lewis bets it all on big-government populism
OTTAWA — It’s a pattern almost as old as party politics itself: candidates for party leadership campaign closer to the ideological wings, more in line with their party faithful, then immediately tack towards the centre once they win the leadership vote, more in line with the broader electorate. In the early days of his leadership of…
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Disguised Winnipeg murder suspect arrested in Surrey, B.C.
B.C.’s anti-gang agency arrested one of Canada’s most wanted in Surrey last month, after spotting the accused Winnipeg killer while he was out on parole. Sgt. Sarbjit Sangha, of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit-B.C., said 25-year-old Chad Dandan “was attempting to evade detection by concealing his identity” when uniformed officers recognized him on March…
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2 deaths after giving plasma in Winnipeg not linked to donation process: Health Canada
The federal health regulator said Friday its assessment found no evidence of a machine malfunction and the equipment performed as expected, wrote Health Canada spokesperson Mark Johnson in an emailed statement.
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New mineral discovered inside deep-Earth diamond now named after Alberta geochemist
From the coalfields of northern England to the Arctic snows and the steaming jungles of Brazil, diamond hunter and scholar Graham Pearson has carved a name for himself that now lives on in rock.
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RCMP say damage to police vehicles in First Nations protest includes ‘urine-soaked interior surfaces’
RCMP say six of their vehicles that were left at the Potlotek First Nation Thursday after officers left the scene on foot suffered damage that includes broken windows, flat tires, “urine-soaked interior surfaces” and dents.