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Trudeau government to announce GST vacation on certain items before Christmas; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talks to children during a visit to a Fruiticana grocery store in Surrey, B\.C\., on Tuesday, November 14, 2023\.

Trudeau government to announce GST vacation on certain items before Christmas

November 21 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

The Liberal government and the NDP have agreed to introduce a two-month GST vacation on certain items before the holiday season, Radio-Canada has learned.

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Racist, hate-fuelled videos promoting violence played for alleged terror propagandist's trial; In this screengrab from a video played in Ottawa's Superior Court on Tuesday, three people carrying firearms are wearing skull masks and combat fatigues with the logo for Atomwaffen Division, a now defunct terrorist organization\. A 27-year-old Ottawan named Patrick Gordon Macdonald is alleged to have helped make the videos, and is on trial for terrorism charges\.

Racist, hate-fuelled videos promoting violence played for alleged terror propagandist's trial

November 21 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

In an Ottawa courtroom on Tuesday, federal Crown prosecutors played three videos downloaded from social media by RCMP in 2020 — videos the Crown contends were created in part by Patrick Gordon Macdonald, an alleged neo-Nazi terror propagandist who lives in the capital with his parents.

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Why has Earth been so unusually hot for the past 2 years? Climate scientists are trying to figure that out; The past two years have shown unusual warming, and climate scientists are trying to understand why\.

Why has Earth been so unusually hot for the past 2 years? Climate scientists are trying to figure that out

November 21 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

One might be tired of the same old tale: another year, another position on the top 10 warmest years, a podium on which we definitely don't want to stand. But the past two years have been different. And climate scientists don't understand why.

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Sales in N.L.'s tight housing market are soaring, thanks to cash-flush newcomers: agent; The housing market is very tight in the St\. John's region, and real estate agent Jerry Boyles says one of the reasons is an influx of cash-flush buyers from Ontario and and British Columbia\.

Sales in N.L.'s tight housing market are soaring, thanks to cash-flush newcomers: agent

November 21 , 2024 at 04:30:00 a.m. EST • :

There's stiff competition among prospective home buyers in the St. John's region because listings are unusually low. One real estate agent says deep-pocketed buyers from outside the province are primarily to blame.

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Here's how Donald Trump could try to install his controversial cabinet picks; U\.S\. Representative Matt Gaetz \(R-FL\) greets supporters at the New Hampshire campaign headquarters of Republican presidential candidate and former U\.S\. President Donald Trump ahead of the New Hampshire presidential primary election in Manchester, New Hampshire, U\.S\. January 21, 2024\.

Here's how Donald Trump could try to install his controversial cabinet picks

November 21 , 2024 at 04:00:18 a.m. EST • :

Donald Trump has signalled his willingness to bypass the U.S. Senate if it refuses to confirm the cast of controversial characters he's picked for his cabinet. Even if his own Republican allies try blocking those nominees, which remains far from certain, he may have several paths around them.

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Winnipegger warns others about highly elaborate Manitoba Hydro missed payments scam; Winnipeg resident Destiny Funk posted a video on social media warning others about a scam she says she almost fell for\.  

November 21 , 2024 at 06:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Winnipegger warns others about highly elaborate Manitoba Hydro missed payments scam

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Google must sell Chrome to restore competition in online search, U.S. Justice Department says; FILE - The Google building is seen in New York, Feb\. 26, 2024\. Google has agreed to purge billions of records containing personal information collected from more than 136 million people in the U\.S\. surfing the internet through its Chrome web browser as part of settlement in a lawsuit accusing it of illegal surveillance\. \(AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File\)  

November 21 , 2024 at 05:12:27 a.m. EST • :

Google must sell Chrome to restore competition in online search, U.S. Justice Department says

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Rising threat of nitazenes joins fentanyl in Canada's toxic drug supply; Firefighters in Ottawa are responding to more opioid calls, and administering more doses of naloxone\.  

November 21 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Rising threat of nitazenes joins fentanyl in Canada's toxic drug supply

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Trump nominates former Michigan congressman Pete Hoekstra to be ambassador to Canada; Michigan Republican Party Chairperson Pete Hoekstra gives a thumbs up during a watch party on election night, Tuesday, Nov\. 5, 2024, at Suburban Showplace Collection in Novi, Mich\.  

November 20 , 2024 at 08:50:18 p.m. EST • :

Trump nominates former Michigan congressman Pete Hoekstra to be ambassador to Canada

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Climate disasters are fuelling a debt storm in the Caribbean. Insurance could help; Waves crash into a pier after Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Trinidad and Tobago in July\. Beryl made history as the earliest Category 5 storm to ever form in the Caribbean\.  

November 21 , 2024 at 04:00:00 a.m. EST • :

Climate disasters are fuelling a debt storm in the Caribbean. Insurance could help

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November 20 , 2024 at 10:23:24 p.m. EST • :

Is this banana duct-taped to a wall really worth $6.2 million US? Somebody thought so

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November 20 , 2024 at 07:00:00 p.m. EST • :

First, the vicious cyclones came. Then, the trafficking gangs

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November 20 , 2024 at 08:07:38 p.m. EST • :

Warrant issued for Toronto gold heist suspect after court no-show

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November 20 , 2024 at 03:35:37 p.m. EST • :

'I was very scared,' migrant who survived crossing border in blizzard says at human smuggling trial

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November 20 , 2024 at 09:36:05 a.m. EST • :

Tens of thousands without power, ferries cancelled after 'bomb cyclone' batters B.C. coast

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