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'Freedom Convoy' lawyer says protesters faced 'zero-sum' choices to end demonstration
OTTAWA — "Freedom Convoy" lawyer Keith Wilson says he encouraged protesters to remain in Ottawa after the Liberals invoked the Emergencies Act last winter, and that the group was only ever offered a "zero-sum" choice for ending the demonstrations.
Nov 2, 2022 5:01 PM
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Federal government moves to cut China out of Canadian critical mineral industry
OTTAWA — After a national security review, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is ordering three Chinese resource companies to sell their interests in Canadian critical mineral firms.
Nov 2, 2022 4:57 PM
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Liberals to propose corporate stock buyback tax in fall economic statement: source
OTTAWA — A senior government official says Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's fall economic statement will propose to tax corporate stock buybacks in a bid to encourage companies to invest in their domestic operations and workers.
Nov 2, 2022 3:51 PM
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Trudeau says Canadians 'have to intervene' somehow in Haiti, convenes incident group
OTTAWA — Haiti's ambassador to Canada faced stiff questioning Wednesday over his country's controversial request for a foreign military intervention, as the Liberals argue Ottawa must respond to a cascade of humanitarian crises.
Nov 2, 2022 3:46 PM
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New Brunswick university had to remain quiet about Mastriano controversy: UNB head
FREDERICTON — The president of the University of New Brunswick says he's kept a lid on publicly discussing the controversy surrounding an American politician's PhD because the institution did not want to be accused of interfering in U.S. politics.
Nov 2, 2022 3:28 PM
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Sea of red mourns B.C. Mountie Shaelyn Yang, who believed 'she could change world'
RICHMOND, B.C. — British Columbia RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang's cousin Ash Tan looked out on a sea of red serge at her funeral Wednesday and told of her lifelong dedication to helping others.
Nov 2, 2022 3:27 PM
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Quebec government says it is ready to make oath of office to the King optional
Quebec's governing Coalition Avenir Québec party says it is willing to make a constitutionally required oath to the King optional for members of the legislature.
Nov 2, 2022 3:07 PM
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Freedom Convoy lawyer says police gave protesters a 'steady stream' of information
OTTAWA — A lawyer representing some organizers of the "Freedom Convoy" says police were regularly leaking operational plans and other information to protesters in Ottawa during last winter's demonstrations.
Nov 2, 2022 2:56 PM
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Propeller malfunction caused plane to go off runway in Naujaat in 2020
NAUJAAT, Nunavut — A report from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a propeller malfunction caused a cargo plane to go off the runway in Naujaat, Nvt., two years ago.
Nov 2, 2022 1:59 PM
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Legault says Quebec can't take in more immigrants, after feds set 500K target by 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault is maintaining that the province cannot accept more than 50,000 immigrants a year despite Ottawa's plans to significantly raise the country's immigration levels.
Nov 2, 2022 1:56 PM
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