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Fury erupts at word that feds set to pay Omar Khadr $10.5 million, apologize

Fury erupts at word that feds set to pay Omar Khadr $10.5 million, apologize

TORONTO — Word that the federal government has agreed to pay former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr more than $10 million and apologize to him to settle a long-running lawsuit sparked a furious and at times virulent reaction on Tuesday among those

Indigenous woman hit with trailer hitch in January dies from injuries

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — An Indigenous woman who was hit by a trailer hitch apparently thrown from a passing car in Thunder Bay, Ont., in January has died, police said on Tuesday. Barbara Kentner, 34, underwent emergency surgery after the incident Jan.

Ontario museum sees dialogue opportunity after Canadian flag vandalized

KITCHENER, Ont. — Police are investigating it as an act of vandalism, but the director of an Ontario museum where a giant Canadian flag was stained with black paint over the Canada Day weekend says it was also an act of resistance.
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories

The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories

Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, July 4 ——— OMAR KHADR TO GET $10M, APOLOGY, SOURCE SAYS: The Canadian government will pay former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr more than $10 million and apologize to him to settle a long-running lawsuit

Terror charges laid against Toronto woman arrested after golf club attack: RCMP

TORONTO — A Toronto-area woman arrested last month in an alleged golf club attack at a Canadian Tire store in east Toronto is now facing multiple terror-related charges.
Influential, misinformed Canadian media hurts China-Canada relations: envoy

Influential, misinformed Canadian media hurts China-Canada relations: envoy

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government should spend less time bowing down to Canadian journalists preoccupied with human rights and get on with negotiating an important free trade agreement with China, says the country's ambassador.

Saganash apologizes for plagiarism in Globe and Mail op-ed on Canada 150

OTTAWA — NDP indigenous affairs critic Romeo Saganash apologized Tuesday for having plagiarized portions of a recent newspaper column about Canada's 150th anniversary.

Businesses want Toronto Islands, closed due to flooding, reopened to public

TORONTO — Business owners on the Toronto Islands say the city's decision to shut down the popular park due to record flooding earlier this year has had a devastating effect on the restaurants, lodges, and shops that rely on tourist traffic in the bus

Liberals to dole out $2.1-billion to unclog trade, border bottlenecks

OTTAWA — The federal government plans to sink $2 billion into trade and transport infrastructure, including trade routes along the border with the United States that have become clogged and are in dire need of expansion. At times, the Canadian and U.
Special forces operating on 'borrowed time', need more troops: general

Special forces operating on 'borrowed time', need more troops: general

OTTAWA — Canada's elite special forces soldiers risk being run ragged after spending three years deployed in Iraq, as well as in several other lesser-known places around the globe, their deputy commander warns. That's why Brig.-Gen.
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