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dailynewsnblogPolitics and its Discontents: Some Editorial Reflections
Although throughout most of my life I have been an inveterate writer of letters to the editor, I rarely write such missives anymore, for reasons that are not entirely clear…
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Canada’s provinces contend with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season
OTTAWA — The outlook for Canada’s provinces is difficult to chart but some surprising resilience to U.S. trade pressures and historical revisions to economic data have most provinces on better…
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Ottawa faces calls to send essential fuel to Cuba as U.S. widens oil blockade
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is facing mounting calls to speak out against the United States for widening its restrictions on fuel reaching Cuba, or to send aid to…
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Photos show the life of civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson
Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson died Tuesday. A protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate, Jackson led a lifetime of crusades in…
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Carney heads to Montreal to promote plan to ‘reinforce strategic autonomy’
What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day. With regular House of Commons business on hold until next week, Prime Minister Mark…
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Photos show the life of civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse Jackson
Civil rights leader the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson died Tuesday. A protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate, Jackson led a lifetime of crusades in…
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Carney set to announce defence industrial strategy today
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to publicly release today his new Buy Canadian plan for supplying the military and growing Canada’s domestic defence industry. The $6.6-billion plan promises to…
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Olympic Catch-up, plus Canada’s trade moves
Olympic Catch-up Canada’s Day 9 results here, and our Day 10 results here. For what is coming up on Day 11, click here. Gold! Gold! Silver! Gold in sports, gold…
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84
CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after…
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Road to ruin: Montreal’s pothole problems have solutions — but city lacks money
MONTREAL — Montrealer Marianick Baril says she’s had eight flat tires since Christmas. Now, she plans her daily commute less on travel time and more by choosing the streets that…
