Hiring surge pushes unemployment to a two-year low despite lingering uncertainty over trade with Washington
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World Humanist Congress comes to Ottawa — after U.S. plans fall through
Organizers moved the event to Canada over fears the American political climate could deter international attendees
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The ‘nuclear option’: Why the U.S.’ latest tariffs could have staying power
Experts say Trump’s latest Depression-era tariff law could be harder to challenge than White House’s earlier tariff moves
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Carney says has no confidence in FIFA’s Infantino
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has lost confidence in FIFA president Gianni Infantino after the failed investment proposal
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New ‘omnibus’ elections law does not go far enough: experts
Experts welcome new voter protections, but say the problem still lies in political parties governing themselves
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U.S. has refunded about $100B in Trump tariffs
Court filings show about 60 per cent of tariff revenue collected under the emergency law has been refunded
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Canada authorizes clinical trials of Moderna Ebola vaccine
Canada has authorized Moderna to begin Phase 1 clinical trials for a vaccine targeting the Bundibugyo strain of Ebola
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Democratic-led U.S. states sue in latest challenge to Trump’s tariffs
The Trump administration imposed new tariffs on 60 trading partners under a 1974 forced labour law last month
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UN experts urge Canada to protect threatened Sikh activist
Sikh activist Moninder Singh has been repeatedly warned by the Canadian authorities of credible threats to his life
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CONCACAF targets Infantino after FIFA shelves World Cup privatization planÂ
FIFA president Gianni Infantino recently walked back on a widely-derided plan to allow private investment in the World Cup