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Loblaws Canada groceries: Video goes viral after man slams 'downright antagonistic' Loblaw-affiliated stores
A man who’s gone viral after posting a video to Reddit outlining his frustrations with Loblaw-affiliated grocery stores says he simply wanted to point out the increasing injustices at the place where he shops for food.
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Saskatchewan MP won't run again, cites Tory decision to disallow open nomination race
OTTAWA — A Conservative member of Parliament says he isn't seeking re-election because his party is not allowing an open nomination in a new riding. Gary Vidal cites the party's response to changing electoral boundaries in his announcement that he won't run. Vidal was elected in 2019 to represent the sprawling Saskatchewan riding of Desnethé-Missinippi-Churchill River in the province's far north. Vidal says the riding boundaries are changing "drastically" and he will no longer reside in the elec
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Windsor's mayor unveils new vision for downtown revitalization
It's a sweeping plan with a vision for a new downtown Windsor: One with safer streets, less crime and more events. But to get the plan going this year, council will soon be asked to take the extraordinary step of re-opening the 2024 budget and adding to the previously approved tax increase. The city unveiled its "Strengthen the Core" plan on Tuesday, a seven-point plan targeting everything from mental health and housing to "vibrant spaces."The price tag is about $3.2 million, and taxes in Windso
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RCMP allege two former UN workers in Montreal tried to sell military drones in Libya
MONTREAL — Two men who used to work for the United Nations in Montreal are facing criminal charges for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to sell Chinese attack drones to a Libyan armed group, and sanctioned oil to China. Fathi Ben Ahmed Mhaouek, 61, appeared in a Montreal court Tuesday afternoon after he was arrested earlier in the day. He has been charged with one count of conspiracy. Police and prosecutors say the alleged conspiracy took place between 2018 and 2021, while he was working at t
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Manitoba government plans to lift ban on homegrown recreational cannabis
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is planning to end its ban on homegrown recreational cannabis — a move that would leave Quebec as the only province with such a restriction. "We're just allowing Manitobans to have the same rights that people in the rest of Canada have," Premier Wab Kinew said Tuesday. After legalizing recreational cannabis in 2018, the federal government set a limit on homegrown plants at four per household. Manitoba under the former Progressive Conservative government went fu
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VideoWhen can doctors provide emergency abortions in states with strict bans? Supreme Court to weigh in
Nearly two years after overturning the constitutional right to abortion, the Supreme Court will consider how far state abortion bans can extend to women in medical emergencies. Learn more about the Idaho abortion case the justices are weighing.
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Zameer acquittal demonstrates why politicians should keep quiet on bail, lawyers say
OTTAWA — An innocent man could have spent years in jail had a judge not granted him bail, a civil liberties advocate said Monday, as lawyers warned that Umar Zameer's case underscores the risks of political leaders weighing in on bail decisions. A jury found Zameer not guilty Sunday in the death of Toronto police Const. Jeffrey Northrup, who was run over in an underground parking garage in July 2021. Zameer was granted bail some months later — a decision that drew public criticism from Ontario P
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