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By DYEPKAZAH SHIBAYAN ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Islamic extremists killed nine people and injured four in Borno state in northeastern Nigeria, authorities said Sunday. The attack was carried out by Boko Haram militants on the Malam Fatori community, Babagana Zulum, the state governor, said. He did not say when the attack happened. The community, very […]
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Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for parts of Ontario and Quebec as temperatures are expected to rise to 45 degrees Celcius with the humidex this weekend and continue through to mid-week. Significant heat conditions in southern and eastern Ontario as well as southern and western Quebec will begin on June 22 and are […]
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Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon says the consumer carbon tax is “absolutely gone” for good, but there is currently no plan to remove the tax by way of legislation. “There are a lot of laws on the books that either aren’t applied anymore or are simply ignored, maybe even forgotten, but the carbon tax is […]
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Cannes film festivalFocusing on the rogue’s gallery of hypocrites and crooks surrounding him, Assange himself is in the background of a pretty definitive examinationJulian Assange sits at the centre of this gripping account of the WikiLeaks founder’s rise, fall and protracted seven-year limbo inside the Ecuadorian embassy. Eugene Jarecki’s documentary takes its title from the […]
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President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin both addressed a phone call they had Monday about bringing the war in Ukraine to a close. “Just completed my two hour […]The post Trump and Putin Speak Out After Lengthy Call – Peace Process Takes Big Step Forward, Role for Pope Discussed appeared first on The […]
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Community leaders in Northern Canada say the postal strike is starting to choke off the supply of some necessities and could mean children in more remote regions don’t receive Christmas gifts this year. Barry Andersen, the angajukKâk—or mayor—of Makkovik, says communities in northern Labrador depend on Canada Post for most of their packages, including some […]
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Pristina labels incident ‘terrorist act’ by neighbouring country, activating armed forces to prevent more attacksKosovo’s interior minister, Xhelal Sveçla, said on Saturday that police had arrested eight people after an explosion hit a canal that sends water to its two main power plants, an incident Pristina labelled a “terrorist act” by neighbouring Serbia.Serbia’s president, Aleksandar […]
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Canada’s federal procurement watchdog has launched a review into a contracting method known as “bait and switch,” a practice that occurs when suppliers identified in a winning procurement bid are not the same ones who perform the work. Bait and switch occurs when suppliers apply for contracts by proposing “highly qualified individuals,” but later substitute […]
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The Bank of Canada is seeking to fill a new, additional external deputy governor position, after creating the role last year. The central bank introduced the role last year as a way of bringing outside perspectives and a diversity of views to its monetary policy decision-making. The position is currently held by economics professor Nicolas […]
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Amazon.com Inc. says some customers in Canada can now start getting their packages delivered to their garage. The e-commerce giant says the garage drop-offs are now available to Canadians who are enrolled in its Prime service and have a compatible myQ Smart Garage. Access to the service spans 1,700 cities, towns and neighbourhoods in Canada […]
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