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Canadian Conservative leader seals parliamentary comeback
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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Canada's Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre looked set Tuesday to return to parliament, four months after losing his seat in a humiliating general election defeat. Poilievre had been on track to become prime minister in April's elections...
Canada opposition leader Poilievre wins seat, to take on Carney over tariffs
The Denver Gazette - Colorado
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By David Ljunggren OTTAWA (Reuters) -The leader of Canada's official opposition Conservatives, Pierre Poilievre, secured a return to Parliament and a chance to grill Prime Minister Mark Carney over U.S. tariffs, staging a comeback after...
Canada opposition leader wins seat after shock loss
The Singleton Argus
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August 19, 2025
The leader of Canada's opposition Conservatives, Pierre Poilievre, has secured a return to parliament and a chance to grill Prime Minister Mark Carney over US tariffs, staging a comeback after unexpectedly losing his seat in an April election.
Canada is running out of runway for its F-35 review
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 19, 2025
There was an interesting — albeit brief — recent eruption of clarity in the ongoing saga of whether Canada intends to proceed with the full order of American-made F-35 fighters. It was courtesy of the U.S. ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, who...
Air Canada reaches deal with flight attendant union to end strike, operations to...
The Springfield News-Sun - Ohio
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Canada's largest airline said flights will start resuming Tuesday evening. The union said the agreement will guarantee members pay for work performed while planes are on the ground, resolving one of the major issues that drove the strike. “Unpaid...
Matthew Lau: Comedic policy relief from Canada’s left
Financial Post
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August 19, 2025
Canada’s economic outperformance against the United States after the 1995 budget dispels the myth that it was mainly a booming U.S. economy that generated our strong results. In fact, from 1997 to 2007, net exports fell as a percentage of Canada’s...
Air Canada cabin crew strike enters day 4 as talks resume
RTE Ireland
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August 19, 2025
Air Canada flight attendants extended their strike into a fourth day today, although the union said both sides had resumed talks as hundreds of thousands of passengers had flights cancelled during the busy summer travel season. The Canadian Union...
Poilievre’s byelection win sets the table for his return to Parliament this fall
Brandon Sun
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August 19, 2025
OTTAWA – After a summer of rodeos, dinosaurs and door-knocking, Pierre Poilievre is now officially heading back to Ottawa as a Conservative member of Parliament for Alberta. The Tory leader will represent the sprawling rural riding of Battle...
Air Canada strike deemed illegal
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 19, 2025
TORONTO -- The union for 10,000 striking Air Canada flight attendants said Monday they won't return to work even though the strike, now in its third day, has been declared illegal. The strike at Canada's largest airline is affecting about 130,000...
Air Canada flight attendants end strike after tentative accord with carrier
CBS News
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Toronto — The union representing 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants says it's reached a tentative agreement with the carrier and their days-old strike is over. The Canadian Union of Public Employees, or CUPE, made the announcement on its Facebook...
Air Canada Flight Attendants Vow To Continue Strike, Hold Talks
Channels TV
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August 19, 2025
Striking Air Canada flight attendants vowed Monday to defy another back-to-work order from the country’s labour tribunal, but resumed talks seeking to end a walkout that has cancelled travel for half a million people worldwide. Roughly 10,000...
Donations to Sean Feucht groups via B.C.-based charity add to financial transparency concerns raised in Canada
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 19, 2025
A non-profit watchdog says Canadians have no way of knowing how much money is being donated to an evangelical group founded by an American who is making headlines across the country for event cancellations and questions about his views. Permits...
Canada shows UK assisted suicide concerns are valid
Christian Today
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August 19, 2025
(Photo: Getty/iStock) As Britain continues to debate the legalisation of medically assisted suicide, The Atlantic has published an in depth look by writer Elaina Plott Calabro at how such policy has played out in Canada, which legalised the...
Air Canada reaches deal with flight attendant union to end strike, operations to gradually restart
102.3 KRMG - Oklahoma
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August 19, 2025
TORONTO — (AP) — Air Canada said Tuesday it will gradually restart operations after reaching an agreement with the union for 10,000 flight attendants to end a strike. The union first announced the agreement early Tuesday after Air Canada and the...
Air Canada Attendants Challenge Government’s Back-to-Work Directive
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) Roughly 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants have openly defied a federal back-to-work directive issued by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), escalating a nationwide disruption that’s already grounded hundreds of flights and...
Inside Katy Perry, Justin Trudeau unexpected relationship
The News International
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August 19, 2025
Katy Perry fans hunt for Justin Trudeau at latest her Toronto show All it took was one dinner date to throw Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau into the rumour mill, but now, the whirlwind romance rumours seem to have fizzled out. After sparking buzz...
Air Canada flight attendants would rather go to jail than obey government’s order
MENAFN
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August 19, 2025
(MENAFN) According to reports, around 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants refused on Monday to comply with a back-to-work order issued by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), with their union leader pledging to face jail if necessary. The...
Philippines, Australia, Canada hold joint sail in South China Sea
The Gazette - Colorado
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MANILA (Reuters) -The navies of the Philippines, Australia and Canada were conducting a joint sail in the South China Sea on Tuesday, an area of flaring tensions following a collision between two Chinese vessels last week. The Philippine frigate...
GENIUS Act was signed into law one month ago. What did it change?
crypto.news
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August 19, 2025
The GENIUS Act was signed by President Donald Trump on Jul. 18, 2025. The bill was aimed at setting a legal framework for stablecoin issuers. One month after signing it into law, we can see the real impact as stablecoin-focused blockchains and...
Air Canada flight attendants vow to defy back-to-work order
Inquirer
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August 19, 2025
Air Canada airplanes stand on the tarmac at Pearson International Airport in Toronto on August 16, 2025. Air Canada cancelled hundreds of flights Saturday as it began shutting down operations in response to a strike by flight attendants —...