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How Iran is using executions to crush dissent

How Iran is using executions to crush dissent

Human rights groups say Iran is speeding up executions of political dissidents and anti-regime protesters who took to the streets in January. Families and activists say any negotiations to end the war must be conditioned on ending the killings.

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There's a silver lining in the Iran war ceasefire for Canada's oil and gas industry

There’s a silver lining in the Iran war ceasefire for Canada’s oil and gas industry

The Iran war appears to have ended (if it has ended) with a settlement that neither fully opens the Strait of Hormuz nor keeps it fully closed. The lingering doubts about the Persian Gulf as a source of energy for Europe and Asia, especially if Iran succeeds in its goal of charging tolls for passage, could be good news for Canadian oil and gas — if disaster can be averted.

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Ontario bill aimed at ending encampments to strengthen trespass, drug penalties
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December 17, 2023

Ontario bill aimed at ending encampments to strengthen trespass, drug penalties

Premier Doug Ford’s government is introducing new legislation that it…

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117 homebuyers out millions, as Ontario builder admits to selling homes without legal approvals | CBC News
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December 16, 2023

117 homebuyers out millions, as Ontario builder admits to selling homes without legal approvals | CBC News

More than 100 people are out tens of thousands of…

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Kenneth Law, who sold poisonous chemical linked to 131 deaths, sued by Ontario teen's parents | CBC News
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December 11, 2023

Kenneth Law, who sold poisonous chemical linked to 131 deaths, sued by Ontario teen’s parents | CBC News

WARNING: This story contains distressing details.Two years after losing her…

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Buffy Sainte-Marie's Order of Canada terminated by Governor General
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October 27, 2023

Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Order of Canada terminated by Governor General

Buffy Sainte-Marie’s Order of Canada has been terminated, nearly three…

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Modi says Carney invited him to G7, 1st visit to Canada since RCMP linked India to killings, extortion
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September 22, 2023

Modi says Carney invited him to G7, 1st visit to Canada since RCMP linked India to killings, extortion

Prime Minister Mark Carney defended his decision to invite Indian Prime Minister…

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Piece by piece, cranes lift 84 prefabricated rental units into place in downtown Calgary
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August 1, 2023

Piece by piece, cranes lift 84 prefabricated rental units into place in downtown Calgary

Along a busy street on the west end of downtown,…

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Why Ontario's 1.5M new homes target looks increasingly out of reach
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August 1, 2023

Why Ontario’s 1.5M new homes target looks increasingly out of reach

The new Ontario budget foresees a slow pace for housing construction…

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Mike Holmes endorsement ads for renovation company disappear amid CBC investigation
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August 1, 2023

Mike Holmes endorsement ads for renovation company disappear amid CBC investigation

Trusted Canadian TV celebrity contractor Mike Holmes has endorsed AGM…

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First Nation members say they got OK to install home security cameras. Now they're being evicted
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August 1, 2023

First Nation members say they got OK to install home security cameras. Now they’re being evicted

MaryAnne Kenney’s father passed away when she was four, without ever…

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