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    In the news today: Foreign interference inquiry continues, Ontario opens comms centre

    Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Foreign interference inquiry to hear from chief electoral officer Canada's chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, is slated to testify this morning at a commission of inquiry into foreign meddling allegations and how the government responded to them. The hearings are delving into possible foreign interference by China, India, Russia and others in the last two general elec

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    Killer whale rescue tactics could involve plan to lift orca calf out of lagoon

    ZEBALLOS, B.C. — Experts are reconsidering their options on a rescue plan for the young killer whale trapped by the tide in a remote lagoon off Northern Vancouver Island. Paul Cottrell, the marine mammal co-ordinator at the Fisheries Department, says they are thinking about changing tactics in efforts to convince the two-year-old calf to leave the shallow lagoon, depending on the animal's health. He says they have not ruled out attempting to put the calf in a sling and lifting it back to the ope

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    Foreign interference inquiry slated to hear from chief electoral officer

    OTTAWA — Canada's chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, is slated to testify this morning at a commission of inquiry into foreign meddling allegations and how the government responded to them. The hearings are delving into possible foreign interference by China, India, Russia and others in the last two general elections. As head of Elections Canada, Perrault is responsible for ensuring Canadians can exercise their democratic rights to vote and be a candidate. The inquiry, led by Quebec jud

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    Here's the latest for Thursday March 28th: Ship that hit Baltimore bridge had routine engine maintenance; Fighting along Israel-Lebanon border; Stabbing attacks in Rockford, Illinois. Former Senator Joe Lieberman dies at age 82.

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    Turkey opposition aims to hit back at Erdogan in local elections

    Bruised and fractured by Tayyip Erdogan's victory in 2023 general elections, Turkey's opposition aims to land a blow in Sunday's local polls, with the future of its biggest hope, Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, tied to the outcome. The nationwide municipal votes on March 31 could reinforce President Erdogan's control after two decades running Turkey, or signal change in the NATO member's deeply divided political landscape. Opposition hopes of transformation were fuelled by local election result

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    Ukraine destroys 26 Russian drones in latest overnight strike

    KYIV (Reuters) -Ukrainian forces shot down 26 out of 28 attack drones launched overnight by Russia, Kyiv's military said on Thursday. The Zaporizhzhia region's governor said on Telegram that two women had been wounded when debris struck a residential neighbourhood in the regional capital. The air force added that Russia's overnight attack included several types of missiles.

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    Myanmar armed forces hold annual parade against backdrop of battlefield defeats

    Thousands of Myanmar military personnel held their annual parade in the capital Naypyitaw on Wednesday, Mar. 27 against a background of unprecedented battlefield defeats that have heavily tarnished their once invincible reputation. The military seized power in Myanmar in February 2021, overthrowing the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi, whom it accused, without providing evidence, of winning the 2020 election through massive voter fraud. The military’s brutal suppression of protests trigger

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