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Canada will remove all tariffs on US goods that are compliant with the existing North American free trade agreement, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday, matching exemptions affirmed earlier this month by Washington. President Donald Trump called the move “nice.”Speaking to reporters a day after a lengthy call with Trump, Carney said Canada has “the best …

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Canada’s measles case count has passed 4,500, with the western province of Alberta — which has about five million people — recording more cases this year than the United States, figures updated Thursday showed. World Health Organization data released this month show Canada accounts for about half of all the confirmed measles cases across the Americas …

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The threat from a wildfire that engulfed a mountain in western Canada was downgraded Wednesday, with local officials saying there was “no longer a risk to life and safety” in the area. The Mount Underwood fire on Vancouver Island was one of several major blazes this summer in Canada, which is enduring its second worst wildfire …

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A record 383 aid workers were killed last year, the United Nations said Tuesday, branding the figures and lack of accountability a “shameful indictment” of international apathy, and warning that this year’s toll was equally grim.The 2024 figure was up 31 percent on the year before, the UN said on World Humanitarian Day, “driven by …

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Air Canada flight attendants ended their strike Tuesday after reaching a tentative deal with the carrier, which said it will work to restore full service for its 130,000 daily passengers. Roughly 10,000 flight attendants walked off the job after midnight Saturday, insisting Air Canada had failed to address their demands for higher pay and compensation for …

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Canada’s Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre secured a return to parliament after winning more than 80 percent support in a by-election held in a heavily right-wing district, official results showed Tuesday. The result, four months after Poilievre lost his seat in a humiliating general election defeat, sets him up to reclaim his role as opposition leader …

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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 until US President Donald Trump’s return to power upended Canadian politics with talk of annexing his northern neighbor. Poilievre’s Conservatives …

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Striking Air Canada flight attendants vowed Monday to defy another back-to-work order from the country’s labor tribunal, but resumed talks seeking to end a walkout that has cancelled travel for half a million people worldwide.Roughly 10,000 flight attendants walked off the job after midnight Saturday, insisting the airline had failed to address their demands for …

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A record 383 aid workers were killed in 2024, the United Nations said Tuesday, branding the figures and lack of accountability a “shameful indictment” of international apathy — and warned this year’s toll was equally disturbing.The 2024 figure was up 31 percent on the year before, the UN said on World Humanitarian Day, “driven by …

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Striking Air Canada flight attendants vowed Monday to defy another back-to-work order from Canada’s labor tribunal, extending a work stoppage that has cancelled travel for half a million people worldwide. Roughly 10,000 flight attendants walked off the job after midnight Saturday, insisting the airline had failed to address their demands for higher wages and compensation for …

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