Human error caused 2022 Rogers outage, system 'deficiencies' made it worse: report | A new U.K. government renews hopes for a free trade deal with Canada | Government now says new human rights chief did disclose key information about controversial social media posts
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Human error caused 2022 Rogers outage, system 'deficiencies' made it worse: report; A person looks at their cell phone displaying a Rogers service interruption alert in Montreal, Friday, July 8, 2022\.

Human error caused 2022 Rogers outage, system 'deficiencies' made it worse: report

July 5 , 2024 at 02:51:20 p.m. EDT • :

The 2022 Rogers outage that left 12 million people without wireless and hard-wired services was caused by human error and made worse by management and system "deficiencies," according to an independent review conducted for Canada's telecommunications regulator.
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A new U.K. government renews hopes for a free trade deal with Canada; Keir Starmer, leader of Britain's Labour party, reacts as he speaks at a reception to celebrate his win in the election, at Tate Modern, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024\.

A new U.K. government renews hopes for a free trade deal with Canada

July 5 , 2024 at 03:54:38 p.m. EDT • :

The major shift in the British political landscape after Thursday's election is reviving hope for a possible free trade deal across the pond in Canada.
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Government now says new human rights chief did disclose key information about controversial social media posts; Birju Dattani was appointed as commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission\. Dattani, who formerly served in a similar role in Yukon, is now the subject of a federal government investigation over past statements\.

Government now says new human rights chief did disclose key information about controversial social media posts

July 5 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

The federal government now says Birju Dattani, the new head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, did disclose the alias he used to make controversial social media posts — after it initially claimed that information was never shared before he was hired.
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MP Housefather appointed to new role fighting antisemitism; Liberal MP and Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board Anthony Housefather makes his way to the podium ahead of a press conference at the National Press Theatre in the Parliamentary Precinct in Ottawa, on Wednesday, May 8, 2024\.

MP Housefather appointed to new role fighting antisemitism

July 5 , 2024 at 12:50:24 p.m. EDT • :

Liberal MP Anthony Housefather has been named the federal government's new special adviser on Jewish community relations and antisemitism.
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Maverick MP Ken McDonald bows out of next election, with parting thoughts on Liberal woes; Liberal MP Ken McDonald says extending Newfoundland and Labrador's fishery guardians program is a step in the right direction\.

Maverick MP Ken McDonald bows out of next election, with parting thoughts on Liberal woes

July 3 , 2024 at 07:55:35 a.m. EDT • :

Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal MP Ken McDonald says he won't run in the next federal election but it doesn't have anything to do with the problems plaguing the Liberal party.
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Poilievre promises to scrap Online Harms Act after budget watchdog projects $200M cost; Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 12, 2024\.  

July 4 , 2024 at 05:16:16 p.m. EDT • :

Poilievre promises to scrap Online Harms Act after budget watchdog projects $200M cost

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Chrystia Freeland says Toronto MPs met in her backyard to discuss byelection loss; Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland delivers remarks during Canada Day celebrations at LeBreton Flats in Ottawa, on Monday, July 1, 2024\.  

July 4 , 2024 at 03:22:37 p.m. EDT • :

Chrystia Freeland says Toronto MPs met in her backyard to discuss byelection loss

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Liberal government enacts controversial digital services tax, raising trade concerns; The logos for Facebook Inc\., Amazon\.com Inc\., Netflix Inc\. and Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc\., sit on smartphone and tablet devices in this arranged photograph in London, U\.K\., on Monday, Aug\. 20, 2018\. The NYSE FANG\+ Index is an equal-dollar weighted index designed to represent a segment of the technology and consumer discretionary sectors consisting of highly-traded growth stocks of technology and tech-enabled companies\. Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg  

July 4 , 2024 at 01:46:21 p.m. EDT • :

Liberal government enacts controversial digital services tax, raising trade concerns

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Liberal national caucus chair shuts down request by MPs for summer meeting over byelection loss; Liberal Party of Canada Caucus Chair Brenda Shanahan said in an email to colleagues there won't be a full caucus meeting in the summer, but private individual and group meetings with Liberal team members will continue ahead of the caucus's retreat in September\.  

July 4 , 2024 at 08:14:46 p.m. EDT • :

Liberal national caucus chair shuts down request by MPs for summer meeting over byelection loss

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Head of Canada's spy agency announces he's stepping down from the job; Canadian Security Intelligence Service Director David Vigneault prepares to appear before the Special Committee on the Canada–People's Republic of China Relationship, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, April 29, 2024\.  

July 4 , 2024 at 07:34:03 p.m. EDT • :

Head of Canada's spy agency announces he's stepping down from the job

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