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New fences, gate controls among international border upgrades since 'Freedom Convoy'

New fences, gate controls among international border upgrades since 'Freedom Convoy'

Transport Canada estimated as much as $3.9 billion in trade activity was halted because of the blockades
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Almost half of Canadians say workers' right to strike outweighs economic hit: report

Almost half of Canadians say workers' right to strike outweighs economic hit: report

Overall, three in five Canadians believe unions have had a positive impact on the workers they represent
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Proud Boy convicted of helping spearhead Capitol attack ties Jan. 6 sentence record with 18 years

Proud Boy convicted of helping spearhead Capitol attack ties Jan. 6 sentence record with 18 years

The Seattle-area chapter president was one of two Proud Boys sentenced Friday
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Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty to charges in Georgia election case

Rudy Giuliani pleads not guilty to charges in Georgia election case

The former New York mayor and Trump attorney also waived his right to appear at an arraignment hearing set for Sept. 6
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Veteran referee Dave Foxcroft leaving CFL officiating ranks on his own terms

Veteran referee Dave Foxcroft leaving CFL officiating ranks on his own terms

Foxcroft will work in the league's Command Centre and continue training and developing officials
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Kingsbury, Sauvageau among six Professional Women's Hockey League general managers

Kingsbury, Sauvageau among six Professional Women's Hockey League general managers

Gina Kingsbury says she would have loved to play in a professional women's league
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School staff checked on Samuel Brown throughout night before he died, inquest hears

School staff checked on Samuel Brown throughout night before he died, inquest hears

Overnight staff at an Ontario school for blind children were shocked to find a disabled teen unresponsive on the morning of his death after routinely checking on him throughout the night, a coroner's inquest heard Wednesday.
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Ongoing cost-of-living crisis should trigger another housing benefit payment: Singh

Ongoing cost-of-living crisis should trigger another housing benefit payment: Singh

OTTAWA — The federal government needs to issue another $500 benefit payment for low-income families struggling to keep a roof over their heads, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said Thursday. Singh was in Sooke, B.C.
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Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell can continue with his work schedule, congressional physician says

Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell can continue with his work schedule, congressional physician says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The attending physician to Congress said Thursday that he had cleared Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell to continue with his planned schedule after evaluating an incident in which McConnell appeared to freeze up at an event i
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Pope arrives on first visit to Mongolia as Vatican relations with Russia and China remain strained

Pope arrives on first visit to Mongolia as Vatican relations with Russia and China remain strained

ULAANBAATAR, Mongolia (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in Mongolia on Friday morning on a visit to encourage one of the world’s smallest and newest Catholic communities.
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