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Reform pledges to scrap Online Safety Act over free speech concerns
Reform UK would scrap the Online Safety Act as a “dystopian” infringement of free speech, the party has announced. Former party chairman Zia Yusuf said the Act, intended to reduce online harm, did “absolutely nothing to protect children”...
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Sinn Fein spokesperson speaks on the Occupied Territories Bill
Sinn Fein foreign affairs spokesperson Donnchadh O Laoghaire speaking in Dublin about the Occupied Territories Bill after Tanaiste Simon Harris said Ireland will ban goods, not services, from illegal Israeli settlements
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Sask. First Nations chiefs meet with prime minister about Bill C-5
First Nation leaders from Saskatchewan were in Gatineau, Que., just across the border from Ottawa, on Thursday to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney. They discussed Bill C-5, which is aimed at fast-tracking national infrastructure...
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President Trump signs GENIUS Act into law, allowing some regulation of crytpocurrency
President Donald Trump on Friday signed into law a new set of regulations for a type of cryptocurrency that is seen as a way to legitimize the burgeoning industry.
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Citizenship law: India's top court gives government four weeks to respond
Citizenship law: India's top court gives government four weeks to respond
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Feds extend CERB by eight weeks | Carla Qualtrough
Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough on the decision to extend the Canada Emergency Response Benefit by two months.
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Queen lays out Johnson's Brexit, NHS plans at Parliament opening
In lavish ceremony to open Parliament, monarch says Brexit is Conservative government's priority.
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Citizenship Bill: Tensions rise as protests flare in Assam
Two protesters reportedly shot and killed as India deploys troops, imposes curfew after passing of contentious measure.
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India's top court refuses to stop citizenship law's implementation
Law makes it easier for non-Muslims from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan to gain Indian citizenship.
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India: Families in limbo amid legal challenge to citizenship law
The Supreme Court has suspended further hearing on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act.
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U.S. Democrats endorse new North American free trade deal
U.S. House speaker Nancy Pelosi is backing the new North American trade agreement. She calls the amended agreement "infinitely better" than the original agreement proposed by Trump administration.
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Grammy Winner Jason Mraz Hits Capitol Hill to Urge Rewrite of Copyright Laws
The Recording Academy recently named Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz as its District Advocate Ambassador. Mraz told Cheddar that it's currently "the wild west in music."
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Quebec upholds religious symbols ban | Sunday Scrum
Quebec's Court of Appeal refused to suspend the province's controversial ban on religious symbols this week, even while acknowledging it causes "irreparable harm" to those affected.
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Blair on military-style assault weapon prohibition list
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says the military-style assault weapon prohibition list is forthcoming, but he does not want to release it publicly just yet to avoid a spike in sales before the ban.
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Garneau on CN Rail and union reaching tentative deal
Transportation Minister Marc Garneau said an agreement between CN Rail and Teamsters Canada would not have been reached had the government legislated CN Rail back to work. He spoke to reporters in Ottawa on Tuesday.
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Alberta NDP leader thrown out of legislative assembly; refuses to apologize
Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley was thrown out of the legislative assembly after refusing to apologize for accusing the UCP house leader of lying about a bill to fire the election commissioner. Notley said the firing was a threat to...
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Wilkinson says government open to suggestions for Impact Assessment Act
Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkonson says the government is willing to hear suggestions regarding implementation of their Impact Assessment Act, but they won't reopen the legislation.
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Trudeau meets with mayors of Western cities
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with the mayors of Vancouver and Calgary today to discuss the concerns of Western Canada. The Liberals didn’t win any MP seats in Saskatchewan or Alberta in the last election and are trying to bridge the...
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Law ‘Unambiguous’ on Requiring Trump Taxes, Says New York Congressman
Rep. Tom Suozzi (R-N.Y.) told Cheddar in an interview Wednesday that the law plainly states that President Trump is required to have his tax returns released to the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee.
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Carbon tax fact check: separating truth from fiction in national debate
As the debate around Ottawa’s carbon tax heats up, and a new player enters the game in newly-elected Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, we look at the facts of the legislation.
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Breakfast with Belle in Frankfurt
Ahead of the European Elections, Euronews' Belle Donati is travelling across the continent to sit down with some of the candidates looking to claim a seat in Europe's Parliament. In this instalment, the Good Morning Europe host shares...
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Quebec's controversial bill could ban religious symbols for public workers
The Quebec government is proposing a new law that would prohibit public workers in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols such as a hijab, kippa or turban. The controversial ban would apply to, among others, Quebec Crown...
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Nova Scotia's presumed consent for organ donation explained
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil tabled legislation that will make the province the first jurisdiction in North America to have presumed consent for organ and tissue donation. People will be able to opt out of donating their organs,...