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Holiday GST break could cost Ottawa $2.7B tied to provincial compensation

Holiday GST break could cost Ottawa $2.7B tied to provincial compensation

Parliamentary budget officer says harmonized sales tax requirements could add to plan’s cost
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Trudeau says fall of Assad ‘ends decades of brutal oppression’ for Syria

Trudeau says fall of Assad ‘ends decades of brutal oppression’ for Syria

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BoC expected to lower interest rates again, analysts expecting a larger cut

BoC expected to lower interest rates again, analysts expecting a larger cut

Statistics Canada’s latest job report tilted expectations in favour of a larger reduction
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End of the Eras Tour, with Taylor Swift to take final bow in Vancouver

End of the Eras Tour, with Taylor Swift to take final bow in Vancouver

Sunday’s show will be the third-straight sold out night at B.C. Place
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Adam Pemble, AP journalist whose compassionate lens brought stories to life, dies at 52

Adam Pemble, AP journalist whose compassionate lens brought stories to life, dies at 52

Pemble had been fighting cancer
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Pressure ratchets up on Trudeau to step in as Canada Post strike grinds along

Pressure ratchets up on Trudeau to step in as Canada Post strike grinds along

Experts say circumstances are making it hard for Ottawa to stay on the sidelines
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‘Duty to learn’: Vigils mark 35th anniversary of Montreal massacre

‘Duty to learn’: Vigils mark 35th anniversary of Montreal massacre

Tributes paid to the 14 killed in 1989 Polytechnique anti-feminist killings
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Dave Turmel of Blood Family Mafia is Canada’s most-wanted fugitive

Dave Turmel of Blood Family Mafia is Canada’s most-wanted fugitive

Rounding out the top 5 fugitives is Rabih Alkhalil, who escaped a B.C. pretrial detention centre
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Felix the cat returns after 100 days away from family due to Jasper wildfire

Felix the cat returns after 100 days away from family due to Jasper wildfire

Reunion brings joy after pet ran away while displaced family sheltered in Valemount B.C.
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Canada’s unemployment rate rate hits high not seen since 2017, outside pandemic

Canada’s unemployment rate rate hits high not seen since 2017, outside pandemic

Economy added 51,000 jobs in November, with gains concentrated in full-time work
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