The Buffalo Chronicle
Canada
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With Liberals in crisis mode, NDP wants Wilson-Raybould as Leader
Political staffers at the New Democratic Party (NDP) are telling Toronto-area political operatives that the opposition party is willing to install Jody Wilson-Raybould as its Leader. Toronto area politicians have been engaging in private…
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Corruption scandal prompts calls on Trudeau to resign
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has become embroiled in scandalous allegations of public misconduct that threaten his ability to retain power over Canada’s Liberal Party government ahead of elections scheduled for later this…
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Akwesasne pushes the boundaries on Indigenous self-governance
Kyrie Ransom and Bonnie Cole spoke to Queen’s Law this week about the Mohawks of Akwesasne’s plan to create their own laws and how they are shaping a court system unique to their community’s Haudenosaunee…
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‘Racism exists at all levels’ of Thunder Bay police service, review finds
BY COLIN PERKEL, The Canadian Press Police investigations into the deaths of nine Indigenous people in Thunder Bay, Ont., were so problematic that they should be reinvestigated, an independent review released Wednesday…
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Tea Party wants banking integration at heart of new Canadian trade deal
New York’s leading Tea Party organization, Buffalonians for New Leadership, is calling on President Donald J. Trump to scrap the North American Free Trade Agreement, and to replace it with a new…
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Rene Jones ridiculed by local activists for skipping NAFTA negotiations in Montreal
M&T Bank’s new CEO Rene Jones has just recently taken the helm — a top 20 American bank by market capitalization and Western New York’s largest employer — but local activists are…
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Marvin Rotrand chosen as interim leader of Coalition Montréal
Veteran city councillor Marvin Rotrand has been elected as interim leader of the opposition Coalition Montréal following the resignation on Monday of party chief Benoit Dorais. Dorais, mayor of the Sud-Ouest borough, said…
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Viola Desmond, civil-rights pioneer, to be featured on Canada’s new $10 bill
In 1946, Viola Desmond’s stand at a segregated Nova Scotia movie theatre made her into a civil-rights icon for black Canadians. On Thursday, the federal government announced that she’ll be the new…
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Wynne sued over Hydro One sale
By Shawn Jeffords, Wynne sued over Hydro One sale TORONTO – Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne and two of her senior ministers are alleged to have committed “misfeasance in public office” when they sold off…
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Trump wants to overhaul NAFTA?
This is the time for Canada to be bold and be prepared to give; freer movement of people, goods and investments within North America should be our objective via Trump wants to overhaul…
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Former PM Mulroney suggests Trump could be good for Canada
Former Canadian prime minister Brian Mulroney says the looming presidency of his long-time friend Donald Trump could be good news for Canada, despite Trump’s plans to scrap NAFTA, one of Mulroney’s biggest…
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Union militant Bernard ‘Rambo’ Gauthier launches a political party
QUEBEC — North shore union organizer Bernard “Rambo” Gauthier is going into politics, promising to make life miserable for the province’s elites and establishment and to stand up for the little guy.…
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Pot smokers feel ‘cheated’ by Prime Minister Justice Trudeau
Recreational marijuana users who worked hard to elect Prime Minister Justin Trudeau now feel “cheated” by his support of a police crackdown on storefront dispensaries, a cannabis industry spokesperson says. via Pot smokers…
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Conservative leadership candidates prep for bilingual debate
OTTAWA — The language skills of Conservative leadership candidates will be put to the test Tuesday night as they take the stage for a bilingual debate in Moncton, N.B., a campaign milestone…
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Freeland: “Canada should seize opportunity to attract foreign investment”
Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland called Monday for the country to seek greater integration as the United States prepares for isolationist policy via Canada should seize opportunity to attract foreign investment: Freeland — The…
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Valérie Plante rises in Montreal, with sights on 2017 municipal battle
Valérie Plante was elected leader of Projet Montréal this weekend, ending a long period of interim leadership for the city’s main opposition party. Here are five reasons this stands to be a…
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Lisée wants government to show more ‘economic nationalism’
Mondelez Canada’s east-end cookie factory is done, and Parti Québécois leader Jean-François Lisée sees it as a wake-up call for the province. The Opposition leader was at a riding office not…
