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Tariff War: Former Prime Ministers want Canadians to fly Maple Leaf on Saturday as Premiers land in Washington
While Canadian premiers landed in Washington in a historic solidarity effort to convince US lawmakers, business groups, and lobbyists to oppose President Donald Trump’s plans for devastating duties, five former Prime Ministers have asked Canadians […]
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Kosovo set for parliamentary polls on February 9
PRISTINA (TIP): Kosovo goes to the polls February 6 in a parliamentary election expected to be a key test for Prime Minister Albin Kurti after his governing party won in a landslide four years ago. […]
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Two dead after small plane crashes into bus in Sao Paulo
SAO PAULO (TIP): Two killed and six people injured on February 7 when a small plane crashed on a major avenue in Brazil’s economic capital Sao Paulo, narrowly escaping heavy traffic and skidding into a […]
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The start of the tariff war sets to hit people-to-people relations
More than “tariffs,” a war of attrition set in motion by both the US Administration and the Canadian government may fuel an unending socio-economic conflict that impacts people-to-people relations between two major trade partner nations. […]
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Liberal Party leadership race: “It is ironic. The people that broke the system certainly cannot fix it,” says Ruby Dhalla
OTTAWA (TIP): “I just found it ironic that all the people that are running as candidates wanting to be the leader have spent the last 10 years creating and developing all of these policies,” says […]
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Belarus strongman Lukashenko set to win seventh term in election opposition calls ‘senseless farce’
Belarus (TIP): The smiling face of President Alexander Lukashenko gazed out from campaign posters across Belarus on January 26 as the country held an orchestrated election virtually guaranteed to give the 70-year-old autocrat yet another […]
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South Korean prosecutors indict impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol over his martial law: Reports
SEOUL (TIP): South Korean prosecutors on January 26 indicted impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol on rebellion in connection with his short-lived imposition of martial law, news reports said, a criminal charges that could put him […]
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Putin hails Soviet army for ending ‘total evil’ of Auschwitz
MOSCOW (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on January 27 praised Soviet soldiers for ending the “total evil” of Auschwitz on the 80th anniversary of the Red Army’s liberation of the Nazi death camp. Auschwitz was […]
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Four South African soldiers killed in DR Congo, taking toll to 13
JOHANNESBURG (TIP): Four more South African soldiers have been killed in fighting against the M23 armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the defence force said January 28, after nine were killed last week. […]
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22 killed in Lebanon before agreement to extend deadline for Israeli forces to withdraw
LEBANON (TIP): On January 26, Israeli forces opened fire on protesters in southern Lebanon demanding their withdrawal in accordance with a ceasefire agreement, killing at least 22 people and injuring 124, according to Lebanese health […]
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Montreal Sikh businessman endorses Mark Carney
TORONTO (TIP): After the closing of nominations for the Liberal Party leadership, all aspirants for the top political post have stepped up their campaigns to reach out to the maximum number of party members. The […]
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Death toll rises to 87 as standoff between police and miners ends in South Africa
STILFONTEIN, (TIP): The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday as […]
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Three lawyers of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny jailed by Russian court
PETUSHKI (TIP): Three lawyers who once represented the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny were convicted by a court Friday as part of the Kremlin’s crackdown on dissent that has reached levels unseen since Soviet […]
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Impeached South Korean president arrives for arrest warrant hearing
Seoul (TIP): Impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol arrived at court for the first time Saturday to attend a hearing that will decide whether to extend his detention as investigators probe his failed martial […]
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Will Canada be represented at Donald Trump’s coronation?
OTTAWA (TIP): Notwithstanding recent visits of federal ministers, political delegations, and premiers of the provinces to Mar-a-Lago in Florida, the question of whether Canada would be represented at Donald Trump’s coronation on January 20 continues […]
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Anita Anand and Melanie Joly say they are not in the federal Liberal leadership race
Transport Minister Anita Anand – have opted out of the federal Liberal leadership race, the election process of which was formally made public last week. Of the four senior women members of the Liberal caucus, […]