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Neo-Nazi group member linked to attack plot pleads guilty

Neo-Nazi group member linked to attack plot pleads guilty

GREENBELT, Md. (AP) — A neo-Nazi group member whose talk of planning an attack at a Virginia gun rights rally was secretly recorded by the FBI pleaded guilty on Thursday to gun charges and obstruction of justice.
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Well-known Quebec businesswoman killed in alleged murder followed by suicide

Well-known Quebec businesswoman killed in alleged murder followed by suicide

MONTREAL — A woman well known in the political and business circles in the Montreal area has been found dead in what police say is a murder followed by a suicide. Lisette Corbeil, 56, was found dead Wednesday in a home in Contrecoeur, Que.
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NDP motion to see Commons recognize residential schools as genocide fails

NDP motion to see Commons recognize residential schools as genocide fails

OTTAWA — An NDP motion calling on the federal government to recognize the residential schools policy pursued by Canada for over a century as genocide against Indigenous Peoples was unsuccessful.
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Immigrant deaths early in pandemic about twice that of other Canadians: StatCan

Immigrant deaths early in pandemic about twice that of other Canadians: StatCan

VANCOUVER — Canadian neighbourhoods where visible minorities live had a COVID-19 death rate about two times higher than areas that had a low proportion of immigrants, says a study from Statistics Canada.
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Liberal House leader accuses Conservatives of 'blocking' progress on key legislation

Liberal House leader accuses Conservatives of 'blocking' progress on key legislation

Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez says the Conservatives are blocking the passage of "progressive legislation" put forward by the minority Liberals before MPs wrap up for the summer.
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Lobbying commissioner clears Rob Silver, who is husband of PM's chief of staff

Lobbying commissioner clears Rob Silver, who is husband of PM's chief of staff

OTTAWA — Rob Silver, the husband of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff, has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the federal lobbying commissioner.
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New York congressman says Biden, Trudeau to talk plan for Canada-U.S. border at G7

New York congressman says Biden, Trudeau to talk plan for Canada-U.S. border at G7

WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and President Joe Biden will discuss plans to reopen the Canada-U.S.
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Commons committee blasts Liberals over WE deal, calls for tougher lobbying measures

Commons committee blasts Liberals over WE deal, calls for tougher lobbying measures

OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee issued a scathing report Thursday on the Trudeau government's now-cancelled deal with WE Charity that includes calls for stronger measures to protect against inappropriate lobbying and conflicts of interest.
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Supreme Court won't hear bid to challenge thalidomide settlement

Supreme Court won't hear bid to challenge thalidomide settlement

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a bid to challenge approval of a settlement agreement for Canadians born with birth defects because of the drug thalidomide.
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Canada's opinions of U.S. markedly higher with Biden in White House, poll suggests

Canada's opinions of U.S. markedly higher with Biden in White House, poll suggests

WASHINGTON — Canadians have a far more positive view of the United States and its place in the world now that Joe Biden is president, a new poll suggests — the polar opposite of how they felt at the end of Donald Trump's tenure in the White House.
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