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Liberals introduce second border bill as they look to pass some measures quickly

The Liberal government has split its border security bill in two in the hope of seeing some measures pass swiftly while giving Canadians more time to evaluate other, more contentious ones. Bill C-12, introduced Wednesday, includes several measures from a June bill to expand the Coast Guard’s role, tighten the immigration and refugee system, enhance […]

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Sherrill and Ciattarelli will meet in the final debate in the New Jersey governor’s race

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli will go head-to-head Wednesday in their final debate for New Jersey governor, as the federal government shutdown, Sherrill’s military records and the high cost of living have become major issues in the closely watched race. New Jersey is one of two states, along […]

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Kentucky lawsuit says Roblox fails to protect children on its popular online gaming platform

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s attorney general claimed Tuesday that the online gaming platform Roblox has become a “playground for predators” as he announced a lawsuit accusing the company of lax child safety measures. The Kentucky suit, filed by his office Monday in a state court, is the latest action alleging that the wildly popular […]

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Marineland says its belugas shouldn’t go to Nova Scotia’s Whale Sanctuary Project

Marineland says it has more than a dozen reasons why none of its remaining 30 belugas should be sent to a proposed whale sanctuary in Nova Scotia. The shuttered Ontario theme park, which is trying to sell the whales to avoid bankruptcy, made headlines last week when Federal Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson denied Marineland’s request […]

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Phone scams: How to recognize them and protect yourself

If you own a phone, whether a landline or mobile device, there’s a high likelihood you’ve been targeted by scammers. You know the ones. The stranger who texts and then attempts to continue the conversation when you tell them they have the wrong number. The credit card company that calls to inform you about unusual […]

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Carney government flags plan to retool much-maligned border security bill

The federal Liberals are signalling plans to revamp their border security bill in response to widespread concerns about its impacts on civil liberties and privacy. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has given notice to the House of Commons that he will introduce fresh legislation on borders and immigration as early as this week. In June, […]

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Thousands in Gaza are missing 2 years into the war. Tormented families search for clues

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza City (AP) — When Israeli bombs began falling, Mohammad al-Najjar, his wife and six children fled their house in southern Gaza in the dead of night, dispersing in terror alongside hundreds of others from their neighborhood. When the dust settled and al-Najjar huddled with his family in a shelter miles away, his […]

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Three men arrested, charged in extortion shooting in Surrey, B.C.: police

Two police organizations have announced charges against five men in connection to separate extortion cases in Surrey, B.C. The Surrey Police Service announced on Monday the arrest and charges against three men believed to be linked to an extortion investigation in the city. The RCMP said hours later that charges had been laid against two […]

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Climate change could impede work of this Canadian regulatory agency

The federal agency responsible for checking and regulating measurement of everything from gas pumps to electricity meters is identifying climate as a risk to its highly specialized operations. The agency — Measurement Canada — may sound boring, but if you have ever pumped gas, paid an electricity bill or bought vegetables at a self-checkout, you […]

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Trump taps longtime investigator to serve as next Justice Department watchdog

President Donald Trump has tapped a career government attorney who worked behind the scenes for years to root out misconduct in federal law enforcement to serve as the Justice Department’s next internal watchdog. The White House on Friday named Don R. Berthiaume to serve as the department’s acting inspector general, a high-profile position that oversees […]

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After secretly working to destroy it, Ford government silent on long overdue review of Ontario’s Greenbelt

“I resigned from the government in 2017 because the Ford administration was coming to power, and I knew I couldn’t work for them.” Victor Doyle’s worst fears have come true. Over the past twenty years since Ontario created the Greenbelt, the world’s largest protected landscape of its kind, the man known as one of its […]

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Alberta border patrol has made just 4 arrests for illegal immigration or drug trafficking in border zone, data shows

Alberta launched its own border patrol last year to help stop the flow of illegal drugs and migrants across what Premier Danielle Smith called the “leaky” U.S. border. But the Interdiction Patrol Team (IPT) has so far made only a handful of arrests for those offences, according to data released through an access to information […]

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