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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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  • LifestyleCBC

    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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  • US PoliticsYahoo News

    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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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    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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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    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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  • NewsCBC

    'Innocent bystander' mistakenly shot in Vancouver, say police

    A man has been charged after another man was mistakenly shot in the face in downtown Vancouver nearly two weeks ago, Vancouver police said Tuesday.Officers responded to the incident on the night of April 3 near Homer Street and West Pender Street, where they found a 46-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the face. Police said the man was rushed to hospital for treatment.The victim was not the intended target of the shooting and was in fact "an innocent bystander," according to Insp. M

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  • US PoliticsCanadian Press Videos

    Biden returns to his Scranton roots to contrast his tax plan and values with Trump's

    President Joe Biden returned to his working-class childhood hometown of Scranton Tuesday to call for higher taxes on the rich and cast Donald Trump as an out-of-touch elitist, as he seeks to blunt the populist appeal of Trump's comeback bid.

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