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Canada Post workers go on strike Friday morning, disrupting deliveries

Canada Post workers go on strike Friday morning, disrupting deliveries

OTTAWA — Canada Post workers hit the picket lines Friday after contract negotiations with their employer failed to conclude by the strike deadline — and Ottawa is signalling it's not ready to intervene.
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Québec solidaire member faces rebuke for saying fellow politicians target minorities

Québec solidaire member faces rebuke for saying fellow politicians target minorities

MONTREAL — Amid heavy criticism across party lines, an opposition member of the provincial legislature is not backing down from comments that his fellow lawmakers say painted them as racist.
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Canada, Indonesia agree to trade pact, Trudeau touts nuclear energy for Indo-Pacific

Canada, Indonesia agree to trade pact, Trudeau touts nuclear energy for Indo-Pacific

LIMA — Canada has concluded trade negotiations with Indonesia, paving the way to sign a deal with the world's fourth-most populous country next year.
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Cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault apologizes over Indigenous identity claims

Cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault apologizes over Indigenous identity claims

EDMONTON — Canada's Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault is apologizing after shifting claims of his Indigenous identity came under scrutiny.
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Insurance bureau estimates $110 million in damages from October storms in B.C.

Insurance bureau estimates $110 million in damages from October storms in B.C.

VANCOUVER — Intense flooding that hammered British Columbia's coast last month has led to more than $110 million in insured damage claims.
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Why now is the perfect time to winterize your home (if you haven't already)

Why now is the perfect time to winterize your home (if you haven't already)

Halfway through November, it’s time to think about the tasks that will keep your home warm, safe, and ready for winter’s arrival.
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Germany's Scholz discusses Ukraine with Russia's Putin in first such call in 2 years

Germany's Scholz discusses Ukraine with Russia's Putin in first such call in 2 years

BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke Friday with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin leader’s first publicly announced conversation with the sitting head of a major Western power in nearly two years.
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Housing and health event aims to move Midland beyond status quo

Housing and health event aims to move Midland beyond status quo

'I don't play angles; I'm just a fella trying to help out,' local man says of his reasoning behind helping the local homeless population. Another woman attending symposium says OPP need to 'be downtown more often at night to clear them out'
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Guatemalan court overturns order that freed journalist José Rubén Zamora, orders his return to jail

Guatemalan court overturns order that freed journalist José Rubén Zamora, orders his return to jail

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — A Guatemalan appeals court on Friday overturned the order freeing journalist José Rubén Zamora and ordered his return to jail.
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Austria says Russia's Gazprom will cut off natural gas supply this weekend

Austria says Russia's Gazprom will cut off natural gas supply this weekend

VIENNA (AP) — Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazrom will cut off supplies to Austria’s OMV utility early Saturday, Austria’s chancellor said Friday, adding that his country’s underground gas storage was full and that it had alternative, non
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