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Canada adds more Iranian officials to list of those affected by sanctions

Canada adds more Iranian officials to list of those affected by sanctions

OTTAWA — Canada is imposing more sanctions against Iran for what it describes as gross violations of human rights.
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Hamilton, Ont., entrepreneur wins Black Pitch Contest, $25,000 grand prize

Hamilton, Ont., entrepreneur wins Black Pitch Contest, $25,000 grand prize

HAMILTON — A Black entrepreneur from Hamilton, Ont., has won the nationwide Black Pitch Contest.
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Privy Council says a report assessing work of foreign interference panel sent to PMO

Privy Council says a report assessing work of foreign interference panel sent to PMO

OTTAWA — An assessment of the work done by a panel tasked with flagging incidents of foreign interference during the 2021 federal election is now complete and has been sent to the Prime Minister's Office and the National Security and Intelligence Com
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Neil Young, wife actress Daryl Hannah surprise crowd at Victoria old-growth rally

Neil Young, wife actress Daryl Hannah surprise crowd at Victoria old-growth rally

VICTORIA — Canadian music legend Neil Young made a surprise appearance Saturday at an old-growth logging protest rally at the British Columbia legislature.
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Alberta expecting another gusher in budget ahead of provincial election

Alberta expecting another gusher in budget ahead of provincial election

EDMONTON — Alberta is scheduled to introduce its budget Tuesday — the last before a spring provincial election — with political observerswondering what the province will do with all its billions of extra petrodollars.
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Ukrainians welcomed in workplace, but still finding jobs below their qualifications

Ukrainians welcomed in workplace, but still finding jobs below their qualifications

Viacheslav Samsonenko would need at least two years of experience to work as a professional engineer in Canada. So, like many newcomers, he signed up for a job below his qualifications and is working hard to move up.
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Inuit 15 times more likely to be jailed in Quebec than the provincial average

Inuit 15 times more likely to be jailed in Quebec than the provincial average

MONTREAL — Osman Ilgun was arrested in September 2021 and soon transferred to a detention centre 1,500 kilometres away from his home in the Inuit community of Quaqtaq in Quebec's Nunavik region. At the jail in Amos, Que.
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Black activist who became PM of Dominica was target of RCMP dirty tricks: documents

Black activist who became PM of Dominica was target of RCMP dirty tricks: documents

OTTAWA — It has long been known that the RCMP Security Service took a keen interest in Roosevelt "Rosie" Douglas, a Black rights activist who attended school in Canada and would go on to be prime minister of Dominica.
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B.C. premier says some deficits require spending as NDP prepares to table budget

B.C. premier says some deficits require spending as NDP prepares to table budget

VICTORIA — British Columbia's New Democrat government has been tackling some of the province's fundamental deficits in recent months by spending billions in surplus dollars, says Premier David Eby.
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Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent, who starred in 'Away From Her,' has died at 92

Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent, who starred in 'Away From Her,' has died at 92

Gordon Pinsent, the adored Canadian actor whose career hit its peak well into his 70s with an award-winning performance as the heartbroken husband in “Away From Her,” has died.
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