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'We will teach by candlelight': Argentine students and teachers protest Milei budget cuts
Argentina's public universities held protests on Wednesday against sharp budget cuts by the government of President Javier Milei, turning off the lights in classrooms to draw attention to their predicament - and save money on electricity. The prestigious University of Buenos Aires (UBA) said it had experienced an 80% cut to its budget in real terms, an untenable situation. "There's no way to keep the university functioning with this budget," said the dean of UBA's faculty of law, Leandro Verga
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Aamjiwnaang First Nation says high chemical levels making members sick, calls for Sarnia facility shutdown
After Aamjiwnaang First Nation in Sarnia, Ont., sent home its own employees who were feeling sick Tuesday, it called on all levels of government to shut down a facility that data indicates has been emitting high levels of a chemical in the air. In a news release, Aamjiwnaang First Nation said its employees were complaining of headaches, nausea and dizziness — symptoms associated with high levels of benzene. According to preliminary data from pollutant monitors in the region, multiple times this
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Police officers still getting caught by speed cameras, data shows
The number of Ottawa police officers getting caught by the city's growing automated speed camera network continues to rise, a report coming before the police board next week shows.There were 75 internal investigations launched into alleged speed camera violations in the first three months of 2024, according to data found in the police complaints report.That's compared to only 32 such investigations in the first quarter of 2023.Speed cameras have been training their lenses on Ottawa's streets sin
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Ottawa looks to offload Amherst Armoury to make way for housing
Ottawa says the historic armoury in Amherst, N.S., should be turned into housing, and it is taking steps to offload the property, which was declared surplus nearly a decade ago.The Amherst Armoury, built in 1915, is one of five surplus buildings named in this week's federal budget that have "potential for housing, and are not needed for National Defence operations."The budget says the Department of National Defence is working with Canada Lands Company to divest the properties.It's not clear if t
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The Senate dismisses articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Sec. Mayorkas: What happened
The U.S. Senate quickly ended the impeachment trial brought by House Republicans against the country’s top border official.
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VideoBiden vows to keep US Steel a 'totally American company' and promises tariffs on Chinese steel
President Joe Biden told an audience of cheering unionized steelworkers Wednesday that his administration will block the acquisition of U.S. Steel by a Japanese company, potentially. And he's calling for a tripling of tariffs on Chinese steel.
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Mayor says new federal funding will help Toronto's cash crunch
Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow has mixed feelings about the money heading the city's way, per the 2024 federal budget tabled this week.On one hand, she's applauding new money earmarked to help the city address its affordability crisis. On the other, Chow says she's disappointed in the lack of money for the TTC."For Torontonians, we can start building and some percentage of it will be affordable," Chow told reporters Tuesday."I'm very encouraged to see the federal budget emphasizing the building of ho
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