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Venezuela opposition candidate to appear on presidential ballot for three parties
CARACAS (Reuters) -Venezuela unity opposition candidate Edmundo Gonzalez will appear as three parties' candidate on the ballot for July presidential elections, after two additional parties said on Tuesday they were able to list him in their slots. Gonzalez, 74, was already on the ballot for the Democratic Unity party, which originally registered him as a placeholder while the Unitary Platform coalition decided who will carry its banner, after primary winner Maria Corina Machado was banned from
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Dog attack victim says bylaw's reaction lacks teeth
A 79-year-old Stittsville woman who says she was attacked by three dogs, leaving her legs severely bruised and in need of stitches, wants to see changes to how bylaw and police handle dangerous animals. Moira Stephen and her little brown dog Duchess were out for a walk Saturday morning when the incident occurred. She had adopted the 13-kilogram potcake or mixed-breed dog just days earlier.They had just exited a pathway onto Forest Creek Drive when Stephen saw an unleashed black dog. She said the
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'Baby Reindeer' is the most popular show on Netflix: 4 shows you need to watch next
If you've finished Baby Reindeer on Netflix, here are the shows you need to watch next.
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VideoWoman charged with murder in crash that killed young brother and sister at birthday party
A Michigan woman has been arraigned on second-degree murder after prosecutors say she drunkenly crashed her SUV into a boat club that was hosting a birthday party, killing a boy and his sister.
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Zameer acquittal demonstrates why politicians should keep quiet on bail, lawyer says
OTTAWA — A leading voice for criminal lawyers in Canada says police and political leaders need to learn the consequences of weighing in on bail decisions. And Boris Bytensky, president of the Criminal Lawyers' Association, says the case of Umar Zameer offers a perfect teachable moment. "The mere fact that you're making comments as public officials ... it really harms the reputation in the system of justice," Bytensky said in an interview Tuesday. "It doesn't help give respect to the system of ju
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Five Eyes countries working to fight critical minerals dumping, Canada minister says
Canada and its Five Eyes Alliance partners are working on put forward a response to tackle the price manipulation of critical metals, Canada's Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Tuesday. The U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia and New Zealand have what is called the Five Eyes intelligence sharing network and the finance ministers from these countries met last Thursday for the spring session of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington. Freeland said that she and her counterparts
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Trudeau says Saskatchewan to get carbon rebates despite province not paying levies
SASKATOON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Saskatchewan residents will continue to get carbon rebates even though the province has stopped remitting levies from natural gas to Ottawa. Trudeau said Tuesday in Saskatoon the Canada Revenue Agency has mechanisms to collect money the province owes. "We’re going to continue to deliver the Canada carbon rebate to families right across to Saskatchewan despite the fact that Premier Moe is not sending that money to Ottawa right now," he told reporters
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