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    'Good luck with that': PM says Saskatchewan premier shouldn't pick fight with CRA

    OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Canada Revenue Agency is "very, very good" at getting the money it's owed, and Saskatchewan's premier should take note of that. Scott Moe has pledged the province will not send Ottawa the money it collects from the federal carbon price on natural gas. That move breaks the law, and Trudeau says the CRA has ways of making sure it can collect. On Tuesday, the prime minister said his government will keep sending carbon rebate cheques to people in Saska

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    Quebec liquor store employees walk off the job as two-day strike begins

    MONTREAL — Some 5,000 Quebec liquor corporation workers have walked off the job for a planned two-day strike. Their union — Syndicat des employé(e)s de magasins et de bureaux de la SAQ — confirmed at midnight on Facebook it was launching the strike after a lack of progress at the negotiating table. It says the two strike days are the first to be used under the union's 15-day strike mandate. The union says some 70 per cent of its members are part-time or on call, and it is calling on the Société

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    Police who found loaded gun in 'man purse' did not profile suspect: Quebec judge

    MONTREAL — A Quebec judge says police who searched a suspect carrying a "man purse" and found a loaded weapon inside did not engage in profiling. The case involves Marcus Nimeri, who was stopped by Montreal police in October 2023 and found to be carrying in his shoulder bag a handgun that had been illegally modified. Nimeri's lawyer argued the search was illegal and that his client was profiled because he was carrying a "man purse," which are popular with men from Black and Arab communities. Pol

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  • US PoliticsYahoo News

    Biden signs bill package that includes a potential TikTok ban. Here's what to know.

    After the Senate passed the legislation Tuesday night, President Biden confirmed in a press briefing on Wednesday that he had signed a bill that includes a potential TikTok ban.

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    OPS will mull greater transparency around suspensions, chief says

    As police suspensions in Ontario come under increasing scrutiny, Ottawa's police chief says he's open to considering options for keeping the public better informed about them.A recent deep dive by CBC revealed officers from 44 separate forces who were paid to stay home after being accused of crimes or misconduct have cost taxpayers in the province about $134 million since 2013. In eastern Ontario, the suspensions cost about $24 million.On Monday, CBC asked Chief Eric Stubbs whether he'd consider

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    First Nations say they must not be left out of UN plastic treaty talks

    OTTAWA — First Nations have one message for delegates gathered in Ottawa this week to negotiate a global plastic waste agreement: don't leave us out. Aamjiwnaang First Nation councillor Janelle Nahmabin lives in an area nicknamed "Chemical Valley." The First Nation, near Sarnia, Ont., neighbours a chemical plant that researchers say is emitting high levels of cancer-causing benzene. Nahmabin says its leadership wants to work collaboratively with governments to create a healthier future for all.

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  • NewsCanadian Press Videos

    The Mexican communities fighting for water

    As a drought in Mexico drags on, angry subsistence farmers have begun taking direct action on the water-intensive avocado orchards and berry fields of commercial farms that are drying up streams in the mountains west of Mexico City. (AP video by Armando Solis)

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