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Mendicino was “misunderstood” saying police called for an emergency law: Deputy Minister

A senior public safety department official says the minister has been “misunderstood” when he said police asked the federal government to use the Emergency Act in February. Deputy Prime Minister Rob Stewart appeared before the special joint committee that is examining the Liberals’ decision to call the event on Tuesday evening. In April, Public Security …

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Ukrainian refugees in Newfoundland get five times higher than the provincial average for car insurance rates

SAINT JOHN – Ukrainians fleeing the Russian invasion of their country and arriving in Newfoundland are being asked to pay thousands of dollars for car insurance, and advocates say high rates are complicating refugee efforts to establish in the province. The Canadian press saw two car insurance quotes provided to Ukrainian refugees in St. Petersburg. …

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Roads to conservative leadership are now unlikely for anyone other than Poilievre

Conservative leadership hopeful Pierre Poilievre participates in the Conservative Party of Canada’s French-language leadership debate in Laval, Que. on May 25. Ryan Remiorz / The Canadian Press After a weekend of Conservative leadership campaigns playing with his recruiting figures, Jean Charest said he still has a clear path to victory. But this path is now …

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The government has been “surprised” by the increase in trips to Toronto airport: the former executive of the airline

A former Canadian airline executive says responsibility for weeks of delays and cancellations at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport falls on the shoulders of the federal government. Duncan Dee, who worked for Air Canada for 15 years until 2013, including a period as director of operations, told Global News that security and customs delays were creating …

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Toronto is re-evaluating ActiveTO road closures due to traffic impact: Tory

Toronto’s ActiveTO program that closes roads like Lakeshore Boulevard on weekends needs to be reviewed as it impacts traffic, which has largely returned to normal after the COVID-19 pandemic, says the mayor John Tory. Tory told CP24 that it has received complaints about ActiveTO, specifically the closure of Lakeshore Boulevard West, and its impact on …

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Biden, Trudeau tracing different paths to the Summit of the Americas

THE ANGELS – U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are charting markedly different paths today at the Summit of the Americas. Before they begin their leadership meetings, Biden sits down to record an appearance with social media host Jimmy Kimmel. Trudeau, who arrived in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon, is set to …

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ECDC issues guidance on increasing capacity and capacity to characterize SARS-CoV-2 variants

The paper describes the options available in terms of testing strategies, sample handling and isolation, characterization techniques, method standardization, and outcome reporting. It also describes the laboratory support and exchange of information that ECDC and the WHO Regional Office for Europe can provide to countries in the European region. Antigenic characterization of SARS-CoV-2 variants analyzes …

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