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VideoIsraeli festivalgoers who survived October 7 attack demand better support from Knesset
Survivors of the attack on the Nova music festival in southern Israel demanded better disability support from a Knesset committee.
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VideoWhat's next for Mayorkas impeachment
House impeachment managers have walked two articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas across the Capitol to the Senate, forcing senators to convene a trial.
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N.B., N.S. formalize partnership on Chignecto Isthmus work
The governments of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick have signed an agreement for how they will work together on the early planning stages required in the lead up to the upgrade of the Chignecto Isthmus.The memorandum of understanding was announced through an order-in-council in Nova Scotia and affirms the intention for the two governments to co-ordinate the work when it's feasible and in the public interest.That includes a steering committee to oversee the work, communications about the project, an
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What's better than a boat full of Newfoundlanders? When it's a cruise in the Caribbean
A gaggle of Newfoundlanders found themselves at home — far, far away from home — after boarding a Caribbean cruise with hundreds of other passengers from the party-loving east coast province.Pam Pardy noticed a smattering of local sayings upon entering the ship's deck earlier this month, hearing the distinct Newfoundland accent around her as soon as she boarded."First when you get on, you go and get your lounge chair. And the girl next to us … dropped her sunglasses, and she goes, 'Oh me glasses
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Trump trial update: Trump rebuked by judge for speaking during jury selection — and 7 jurors are seated
On Tuesday, the second day of former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial, Judge Juan Merchan rebuked defense lawyers after Trump was heard muttering his disapproval of an answer given by a potential juror in the case.
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Kingpins or go-betweens? Jurors hear closing arguments in Coutts blockade trial
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — A Crown prosecutor making the case against three men charged with mischief at the Coutts, Alta., border blockade told jurors Tuesday they don’t have to determine the accused were protest kingpins to find them guilty. Lawyers for the defence, though, argue their clients were moderates who played a small role. In closing arguments, prosecutor Steven Johnston said if jurors are satisfied the three were demonstrably supporting the blockade, they should be convicted of mischief ov
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B.C. coroner's jury hears from victim's son about night of fatal hostage taking
BURNABY, B.C. — The son of a woman killed in a hostage standoff in Surrey, B.C., in 2019 says he stood a block away watching as a "tank" was brought in, and heard multiple flashbangs going off on the night his mother was accidentally shot by police. Brandon McEwen told the jury on the first day of a coroners inquest that he called 911 that night because his father, who lived nearby, heard a loud bang and a scream from the home where his mom, Nona McEwan, lived with her partner Randy Crosson. B.C
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