Politics

LCBO stores closed for 2 weeks as workers strike, oppose plan to open up booze market

TORONTO 鈥� Workers for Ontario's main liquor retailer, who say the government's plan to open up the alcohol market poses an existential threat to their jobs, are now on strike, with stores expected to stay closed for at least 14 days.

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Citing Supreme Court immunity ruling, Trump's lawyers seek to freeze the classified documents case

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Donald Trump asked a federal judge Friday to freeze the classified documents case against him in light of a Supreme Court ruling this week that said former presidents have broad immunity from prosecution. Trump's lawyers told U.S.

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Biden cancels speech at teachers union convention in Philadelphia after union staff goes on strike

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) 鈥� President Joe Biden canceled a planned speech in Philadelphia at the annual conference of the National Education Association after the union's staff announced a strike and set up picket lines Friday.

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Montreal Liberal MP Anthony Housefather named to new antisemitism adviser role

OTTAWA 鈥� Liberal MP Anthony Housefather says he is "looking forward to making a real difference" as the government's new special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism.

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Federal Reserve highlights its political independence as presidential campaign heats up

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� The Federal Reserve is highlighting the importance of its political independence at a time when Donald Trump, who frequently attacked the Fed's policymaking in the past, edges closer to formally becoming the Republican nominee for p

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Canada's global reputation suffering under Trudeau, Garneau asserts in autobiography

OTTAWA 鈥� Former foreign affairs minister Marc Garneau says Canada has lost its standing in the world under the tenure of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whom he criticizes as an ill-prepared leader who prioritizes politics and makes big pronouncements

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Officers who defended the Capitol fight falsehoods about Jan. 6 and campaign for Joe Biden

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell is mostly recovered from the brutal assaults he endured from Donald Trump鈥檚 supporters on Jan. 6, 2021 . But not completely.

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A new U.K. government renews hopes for a free-trade deal with Canada

OTTAWA 鈥� The major shift in the British political landscape after Thursday's election is reviving hope for a possible free-trade deal across the pond in Canada.

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International environmental watchdog wants probe into shipping pollution enforcement

Investigators with an international environmental watchdog have recommended a probe into whether Canada is violating its own laws by not stopping toxic wastewater from being dumped into the ocean along its Pacific coast.

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FACT FOCUS: Trump's misleading claims about the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol

WASHINGTON (AP) 鈥� Former President Donald Trump said during his debate with President Joe Biden last week that the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol involved a 鈥渞elatively small鈥� group of people who were 鈥渋n many cases ushered in by the police.

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