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Afghan-Canadian advisers failed by Ottawa, deserve compensation, military ombud says

Afghan-Canadian advisers failed by Ottawa, deserve compensation, military ombud says

OTTAWA — They were the eyes and ears of Canadian soldiers on the ground in the Afghanistan war, but a decade on many are still hitting a wall of bureaucracy as they try to access the kind of health benefits available to soldiers.
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Poilievre says he wants to cut the federal public service, doesn't mind remote work

Poilievre says he wants to cut the federal public service, doesn't mind remote work

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a government led by him would cut the number of federal public servants — but he doesn't mind if they work from home. When asked by Radio-Canada on Tuesday if U.S.
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B.C. First Nation leader apologizes, walks back on Northern Gateway pipeline support

B.C. First Nation leader apologizes, walks back on Northern Gateway pipeline support

The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs apologized Wednesday and walked back comments he made earlier this week suggesting he supported reviving the Northern Gateway pipeline project.
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Rainbow Riot: Comedy night will support queer, transgender youth

Rainbow Riot: Comedy night will support queer, transgender youth

All proceeds from Jan. 25 event in downtown Barrie benefit Gilbert Centre’s Queer and Trans Youth Program
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Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes dies in exile in Nicaragua at age 65

Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes dies in exile in Nicaragua at age 65

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Former El Salvador President Mauricio Funes, who spent the final years of his life in Nicaragua to avoid various criminal sentences, died late Tuesday. He was 65.
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Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes visits Capitol Hill after Trump clemency

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes visits Capitol Hill after Trump clemency

WASHINGTON (AP) — Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, the far-right extremist group leader convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan.
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Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say

Teen fatally shoots a female student and himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A female student was killed and another student was wounded Wednesday in a shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria, police said.
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Industrial and tech stocks help lift S&P/TSX composite, U.S. stock markets rise

Industrial and tech stocks help lift S&P/TSX composite, U.S. stock markets rise

TORONTO — Strength in technology and industrial stocks helped Canada's main stock index move higher Wednesday, while U.S. stock markets also climbed, led by a 1.3 per cent gain for the Nasdaq. The S&P/TSX composite index closed up 29.
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Partial demolition underway at downtown Orillia building damaged by fire

Partial demolition underway at downtown Orillia building damaged by fire

Goal is to open 'the centre of the building, so then we can see into it and hopefully get to the hot spots that might still be burning inside the middle of the building,’ said fire chief
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French midfielder Lorenzo Callegari signs new contract with CPL's Halifax Wanderers

French midfielder Lorenzo Callegari signs new contract with CPL's Halifax Wanderers

Influential French midfielder Lorenzo Callegari has signed a new contract with the Halifax Wanderers that keeps him with the Canadian Premier League team through the 2026 season.
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