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Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin says he wanted to return to duty after being cleared in trial

Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin says he wanted to return to duty after being cleared in trial

OTTAWA — Retired Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin says he wanted to return to duty after being acquitted in a sexual assault trial last December, but the Canadian Armed Forces didn't want him back.
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Protesters didn't say they joined convoy due to organizers' influence, officer agrees

Protesters didn't say they joined convoy due to organizers' influence, officer agrees

OTTAWA — An Ottawa police liaison officer testifying in the trial of Chris Barber and Tamara Lich agreed on Wednesday that none of the protesters he communicated with indicated they were participating in the "Freedom Convoy" because they were influen
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Privacy bill fails to address dangers of facial recognition technology: coalition

Privacy bill fails to address dangers of facial recognition technology: coalition

OTTAWA — A coalition pushing for better regulation of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance technologies says proposed federal privacy legislation is in "dire need of significant amendments.
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U.S. prosecutors say two Montreal residents helped ship weapons components to Russia

U.S. prosecutors say two Montreal residents helped ship weapons components to Russia

MONTREAL — United States federal prosecutors in New York have charged two Montreal residents with wire fraud conspiracy for allegedly exporting electronic components to Russia for military use. U.S.
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Ministers' responses on Afghan monument contract 'pathetic': design team

Ministers' responses on Afghan monument contract 'pathetic': design team

OTTAWA — An architectural group that lost out on building a monument to Canada's mission in Afghanistan is accusing two federal cabinet ministers of giving a "pathetic" explanation for how the contract was awarded.
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Carbon pricing in Canada: What it is, what it costs and why you get a rebate

Carbon pricing in Canada: What it is, what it costs and why you get a rebate

OTTAWA — Canada has had a national price on pollution since 2019, but the policy remains a political battleground — and Opposition Conservatives made clear Wednesday they intend to fight the next election over it. Here is a brief overview. 1.
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Third First Nation wants use of Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted

Third First Nation wants use of Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted

A third First Nation wants Parks Canada to give its members increased access, including limited hunting rights, to Jasper National Park, saying they were evicted when it was created in western Alberta.
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Covenant Chain: Mohawk men in tobacco smuggling case cite treaty, win in Quebec court

Covenant Chain: Mohawk men in tobacco smuggling case cite treaty, win in Quebec court

MONTREAL — Two Mohawk men from Kahnawake, near Montreal, have been granted a stay of proceedings in a tobacco smuggling case after a judge ruled their treaty rights were infringed.
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Voters are skeptical of Biden's age. But Trump's notable flubs risk drawing unwelcome attention, too

Voters are skeptical of Biden's age. But Trump's notable flubs risk drawing unwelcome attention, too

WASHINGTON (AP) — To hear Donald Trump tell it, President Joe Biden is so senile that he doesn't know where he's speaking and feeble enough that others are making decisions for him. Yet Trump has made notable flubs of his own.
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Georgia says it will appeal a judge's redistricting decision but won't seek to pause ruling for now

Georgia says it will appeal a judge's redistricting decision but won't seek to pause ruling for now

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia says it will appeal a judge's order to redraw some congressional and state legislative districts, but that it won't fight in court to pause the order for now, meaning a special session later this month to draw new lines is like
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