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At sprawling San Fran APEC summit, Canada opts for more intimate, one-on-one approach

At sprawling San Fran APEC summit, Canada opts for more intimate, one-on-one approach

SAN FRANCISCO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau embraced a more intimate form of Pacific Rim diplomacy Thursday as he sat down with several world leaders on the margins of a sprawling international summit in California.
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B.C. replaces Surrey Police Board with administrator over troubled transition

B.C. replaces Surrey Police Board with administrator over troubled transition

VICTORIA — British Columbia's solicitor general has suspended the Surrey Police Board and replaced it with an administrator to perform all its duties, ousting Mayor Brenda Locke from her role in Surrey's troubled transition from the RCMP to an indepe
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Judge in court martial fines anti-vax reservist $4,000, issues severe reprimand

Judge in court martial fines anti-vax reservist $4,000, issues severe reprimand

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A former soldier and reservist who defied the Canadian Armed Forces' COVID-19 vaccine mandate has been fined $4,000 and received a severe reprimand at the conclusion of a court martial in British Columbia.
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B.C. announces minimum wage and other labour protections for app-based gig workers

B.C. announces minimum wage and other labour protections for app-based gig workers

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — The B.C. government is introducing new protections for ride-hailing and food delivery app workers including a minimum wage, compensation for expenses and other standards. A minimum hourly wage of $20.10 — which is $3.
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Federal Court quashes cabinet order underlying single-use plastics ban

Federal Court quashes cabinet order underlying single-use plastics ban

OTTAWA — The federal government's ban on plastic straws and grocery bags is in question after the Federal Court ruled on Thursday that Ottawa had overstepped its bounds in designating all "plastic manufactured items" as toxic.
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Supreme Court declines to hear case of Canadian men detained in Syria

Supreme Court declines to hear case of Canadian men detained in Syria

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada said Thursday it will not hear the case of four Canadian men held in Syria who argue Ottawa has a legal duty to help them return home.
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Accused RCMP leaker acted on 'clear and grave threat,' defence lawyer says

Accused RCMP leaker acted on 'clear and grave threat,' defence lawyer says

OTTAWA — A lawyer for a former RCMP intelligence official charged with leaking secrets told a jury on Thursday that his client did not betray Canada, but acted on a "clear and grave threat.
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Foreign workers who claim exploitation by Quebec company say Ottawa no longer helping

Foreign workers who claim exploitation by Quebec company say Ottawa no longer helping

MONTREAL — Foreign workers who allege they were lured to Montreal under false pretences say they're unable to gets jobs in the country or return home because the federal government reneged on a promise to help them get work permits.
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Saskatchewan introduces bill on withholding carbon tax on natural gas

Saskatchewan introduces bill on withholding carbon tax on natural gas

REGINA — The Saskatchewan government has introduced legislation that it says would enable it to stop remitting the federal carbon tax on natural gas bills while providing legal protection for those at its energy Crown corporation.
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Canada's long-standing support of Israel at the UN faces pressure in Hamas war

Canada's long-standing support of Israel at the UN faces pressure in Hamas war

OTTAWA — Canada's long-standing support of Israel in votes at the United Nations has come under renewed scrutiny during the latest Israel-Hamas war. On Oct.
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