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Russia slaps entry ban on US, Canadian officials, figures
Apr 22, 2022 05:40The Russian government has slapped a new round of entry ban on top US officials, businesspeople and journalists, in retaliation for sanctions imposed on Moscow over the Ukraine war.
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US, Britain, Canada pledge artillery for Ukraine, leaders say
Apr 20, 2022 06:44The US, the UK and Canada will send more military weaponry to Ukraine, their leaders have announced as the Russian military operation reached a new phase.
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Russia imposing tit-for-tat sanctions on US, Canadian lawmakers: Ministry
Apr 14, 2022 09:11Russia says it is imposing sanctions on hundreds of US lawmakers and dozens of Canadian senators in retaliation for similar measures by Washington and Ottawa against more than 300 Russian legislators last month.
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Canada’s infamous boarding schools were ‘shock troops’ of colonialism: PCMNO member
Mar 31, 2022 13:18A member of the Provisional Council of Métis Nation of Ontario (PCMNO) says Canada’s infamous boarding schools, in which indigenous children were widely abused, were the shock troops of Canadian colonialism.
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Canada’s indigenous leaders expect Pope Francis to apologize for schools abuse scandal
Mar 28, 2022 12:36In upcoming meetings, Canadian indigenous leaders will seek a public apology from Pope Francis over the Catholic Church’s abuse of native children in boarding schools, in light of last year’s discovery of the remains of children at Canada’s largest indigenous residential institution.
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Trudeau wins parliament vote on ending anti-vax protests with emergency law
Feb 22, 2022 14:17Canada's parliament has approved Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's controversial decision to invoke rarely-used emergency powers to end trucker-led anti-vaccine protests that have for weeks been held in the capital city Ottawa.
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Canadian PM defends crackdown, says emergency not over
Feb 22, 2022 05:34Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has defended his use of emergency powers to end weeks-long protests and argued that the measures need to remain in force for now.
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Protesters vow not to give up as Canada police claim end to unrest
Feb 21, 2022 14:31Canadian police claim to have retaken the capital Ottawa which has been hit along with other cities by weeks-long demonstrations and seen the Emergency Act imposed for the second time in the country's history.
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US truckers plan own ‘Freedom Convoy’ protests following Canada’s model
Feb 20, 2022 08:48US truckers are reportedly planning their “Freedom Convoy” protests against what they refer to as “unlawful [COVID-19] mandates” after similar protests in Canada drew international support from anti-vaccine activists.
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Canada begins crackdown on protests with arrest of over 100 people
Feb 19, 2022 15:51Canadian forces have begun an unprecedented operation to remove protesters and their trucks and cars in Ottawa, arresting more than 100 protesters and towing their vehicles.