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Biden-Xi virtual summit 'a good sign,' says former ambassador to China
President Joe Biden will hold a virtual summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping this Monday. Former Canadian ambassador to China Guy Saint-Jacques tells Power & Politics the summit signals that 'both sides have come to the conclusion...
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Ontario announces minimum hourly wage increase to $15 starting Jan. 1
The Ontario government will raise the province's minimum wage to $15 an hour on Jan. 1, 2022, Premier Doug Ford has announced. Currently, the minimum wage in Ontario is $14.35.
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What do restaurants think of Ontario's minimum wage increase?
Ontario Restaurant Hotel & Motel Association President & CEO Tony Elenis joins Power & Politics to discuss the Ford government's decision to increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour in January, including for liquor servers.
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Uber Says Drivers Will Be Able to Rent Teslas From Hertz Beginning 2023
Following the 100,000 Tesla Model-3 order by rental car company Hertz, Uber announced its drivers will be able to rent Teslas for work beginning in 2023. Of the Hertz purchased Model 3 cars, 50,000 of those will be available to Uber...
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Time for pandemic subsidies to end
Economist Jason Ribeiro says it was time for the pandemic subsidy program like CRB and CEWS to end and bring in something more targeted for the home stretch out of the pandemic.
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Ottawa set to reveal international vaccine passport details
The federal government will reveal the details of a proof-of-vaccination system for international travel on Thursday morning, a senior government source has confirmed to CBC News.
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Burkina Faso army says it has deposed President Kabore
Mutinous soldiers say on state television they have suspended the constitution and dissolved the government.
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Aviation industry leaders pledge net-zero carbon emissions by 2050
Aviation industry leaders have pledged to ensure net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 - weeks ahead of global climate talks in Glasgow.
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Australia’s borders to reopen in November after 18-month closure
Prime minister says Australians will be able to return home, travel overseas ‘within weeks’ if 80 percent are vaccinated.
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Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor return to Canada
With the extradition case against Meng Wanzhou now over, Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig have been released from prison in China and have been sent home. Their imprisonment was widely seen as retaliation for Meng's arrest.
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US attempts to curb French and EU backlash over Indo-Pacific pact with UK and Australia
Although it's impossible to predict if any damage will be lasting, the row seems to have rekindled European suspicions of American intentions.
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US, UK and Australia agree to new Indo-Pacific security pact
The three countries new partnership, dubbed AUKUS, is seen as an attempt to counter China.
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The chaos on the ground in Kabul and Canada’s role in it
Kabul-based New York Times journalist Matthew Aikins spoke to Adrienne Arsenault about what he saw first hand after Thursday’s explosion and why Canada’s announcement of accepting 20,000 refugees added to the chaos.
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Federal election expected Sept. 20, sources say
Canadians are expected to go to the polls on Sept. 20, according to sources who tell CBC News that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will visit the Governor General on Sunday. The campaigns and voting will be changed and complicated by the...
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Biden backs waiving vaccine patents
The Biden administration has joined calls for more sharing of the technology behind COVID-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the pandemic, amid a debate over lifting intellectual property protections.
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Leaders kick off first full day of campaigning | Campaign roundup Day 2
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Green Leader Annamie Paul campaigned in Ontario, while Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet was in Quebec. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau made stops in both provinces.
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Tech mogul Elon Musk hosts SNL this weekend
Elon Musk, the billionaire behind Tesla and SpaceX, will host Saturday Night Live this weekend despite objections from critics and even some cast members over his comments about COVID-19.
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Chad President Idriss Deby dies visiting front-line troops: Army
Recently re-elected president dies of wounds suffered on front line as country’s soldiers battle rebels, army says.
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EU's Green Pass for free movement will only be valid with EMA-approved COVID vaccinations
It raises a potential problem for Europeans who have had the Russian or Chinese vaccine.
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EU's 'vaccine passports' will only be valid with EMA-approved COVID jabs
It raises a potential problem for Europeans who have had the Russian or Chinese vaccine.
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Biden promises vaccine for all U.S. adults by May
U.S. President Joe Biden says there will be enough COVID-19 vaccines available for 260 million people by May and promised every adult in the U.S. who wants a vaccine will get one by then.
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Anand says Canada will receive first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 doses in coming days
( - image credit) Procurement Minister Anita Anand says Canada will receive its first batch of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine doses in the coming days and then distribute them to provinces and territories.
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Ontario parents relieved, worried as school reopening plans for COVID-19 hotspots announced
Ontario parents are both relieved and worried after learning the province plans to reopen all schools by mid-February. They say it’s important for their childrens’ well being, but are concerned that not enough precautions will be in place.
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Canada extends cruise ship ban until 2022
Port cities whose small businesses depend on tourists were dealt a blow as Transport Canada announced it is extending a ban on cruise ships until Feb. 28, 2022.