Lawyer Manuelle Oudar appointed to Senate, filling Quebec vacancy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Tuesday that lawyer Manuelle Oudar has been appointed to the Senate, filling a vacancy for Quebec.
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About 26M pounds of asbestos, hazardous materials removed from Centre Block
More than 26 million pounds of hazardous materials — including asbestos — have been removed from Centre Block as the massive renovation project of Canada’s Parliament continues.
For Europe and NATO, a Russian Invasion Is No Longer Unthinkable
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia once proclaimed the dissolution of the Soviet empire “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century.” At the time, back in 2005, few expected him to do anything about it.
Black Pastors Pressure Biden to Call for a Cease-Fire in Gaza
As the Israel-Hamas war enters its fourth month, a coalition of Black faith leaders is pressuring the Biden administration to push for a cease-fire — a campaign spurred in part by their parishioners, who are increasingly distressed by the suffering of Palestinians and critical of the president’s response to it.
Mississippi slaughterhouse is directly responsible for death of migrant teen who was sucked into machinery, OSHA says
A Mississippi slaughterhouse that supplies chicken to Chick-fil-A is directly to blame for the death of a 16-year-old worker who was sucked into equipment in July and killed within minutes, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration said Tuesday.
Gov. Kristi Noem touts South Dakota’s workforce recruitment effort
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem touted her state’s economic success and employment opportunities Tuesday, highlighting her workforce recruitment campaign to lawmakers who are beginning their legislative session.