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Transcript of statement by CSIS director Vigneault during town hall meeting for staff

Transcript of statement by CSIS director Vigneault during town hall meeting for staff

OTTAWA — The director of Canada's spy agency, David Vigneault, says the officer at the centre of an investigation by The Canadian Press into allegations of rape and harassment no longer works for the agency, and an ombudsperson will be put in place t
Tax charges in Hunter Biden case are rarely filed, but could have deep political reverberations

Tax charges in Hunter Biden case are rarely filed, but could have deep political reverberations

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden has been hit with new criminal charges in California accusing him of scheming to avoid paying his taxes while spending lavishly on everything from luxury hotels to escorts to exotic cars.

Wisconsin university system reaches deal with Republicans that would scale back diversity positions

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Some facts about Canada's spy agency, as director apologizes for rape claim response

Some facts about Canada's spy agency, as director apologizes for rape claim response

OTTAWA — Canada's spy chief David Vigneault has apologized to staff for his response to rape and harassment claims in the British Columbia office of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
Alberta finance minister says he has not 'flip-flopped' on proposed pension change

Alberta finance minister says he has not 'flip-flopped' on proposed pension change

EDMONTON — Finance Minister Nate Horner — after promising any stand-alone Alberta pension plan would not follow the contentious Quebec model, then saying it might, then saying it won't — told reporters Friday that possibility is back on the table.
Feds recover $40M from defunct Quebec vaccine developer Medicago

Feds recover $40M from defunct Quebec vaccine developer Medicago

OTTAWA — The federal government has recovered $40 million of its investment in the now-defunct Quebec-based vaccine developer Medicago as part of a deal with the parent company, the innovation minister announced Thursday.
Manitoba licence plates for missing, murdered Indigenous women available for purchase

Manitoba licence plates for missing, murdered Indigenous women available for purchase

WINNIPEG — Two options of a new specialty licence plate to raise money for the families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people are now available to purchase in Manitoba.
Quebec unions representing 420,000 public sector workers start weeklong strike

Quebec unions representing 420,000 public sector workers start weeklong strike

MONTREAL — Quebec public sector unions say the government is running out of time to reach a deal for new collective agreements and avoid an unlimited general strike in the new year involving hundreds of thousands of workers.
Two networks announce GOP presidential debates just days apart at same New Hampshire school

Two networks announce GOP presidential debates just days apart at same New Hampshire school

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two television networks on Thursday announced they would hold separate Republican presidential debates at the same location in New Hampshire just ahead of that state's GOP primary next month, but officials at Saint Anselm College sa
1 in 9 Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID infection, StatCan says

1 in 9 Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID infection, StatCan says

About one in nine Canadian adults have had long-term symptoms from COVID-19 infection, according to a Statistics Canada report issued Friday. That amounts to 3.5 million Canadians, it said.
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