From Global News
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Do Canadians have an appetite for electric vehicles? Experts are divided
With billions being pumped into EV manufacturing, and more cars poised to hit the market, do Canadians want to buy those cars in the first place?
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Bombardier, Airbus get exemptions from Canadian sanctions on Russian titanium
Canada is the first Western government to ban Russian supplies of titanium as part of a package to mark the second anniversary of Russia's Ukraine invasion in February.
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Alberta to overhaul municipal rules to include sweeping new powers, municipal political parties
The bill would give the province the right to fire councillors, overturn bylaws, postpone elections and allow political parties to run on municipal ballots in Edmonton and Calgary.
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‘Sciatica was gone’: hospital performs robot-assisted spinal surgery in Canadian first
London Health Sciences Centre was home to the first ever robot-assisted direct lateral spinal surgery in Canada. Dave Myen said when he woke up from surgery, the sciatic was gone.
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Canada, U.S., U.K. lay additional sanctions on Iran over attack on Israel
Canada announced it was sanctioning Iran's defence minister and top military command organizations while the U.S. and U.K. said they are targeting Iran's drone industry.
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Bob Cole, legendary hockey announcer, dead at 90
Bob Cole was the play-by-play voice of countless NHL games.
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Visiting Venice? That’ll be 5 euros to enter
Venice, Italy, has begun a pilot test of a new entry fee to visit the city. Called the Venice Access Fee, it will now cost tourists five euros on 29 select dates.
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U.S. tourist faces 12-year sentence for bringing ammo to Turks and Caicos
Ryan and Valerie Watson were arrested by airport security in Turks and Caicos when officials found a Ziploc bag of ammunition in the couple's carry-on.
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Haiti’s PM resigns, paving way for new elections in violence-plagued nation
Ariel Henry presented his resignation in a letter released on the same day that a council tasked with choosing a new prime minister and Cabinet for Haiti was sworn in.
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TikTok vows to sue over potential U.S. ban. What’s the legal outlook?
Legislation forcing TikTok's parent company to sell the video-sharing platform or face a ban in the U.S. received President Joe Biden's official signoff Wednesday.
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Canada refused to repatriate woman from ISIS camp because she can’t be arrested: internal memo
The last Canadian woman trying to return from a detention camp in Syria is a national security risk because police lack evidence to arrest her, according to internal documents.
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Canadian man dies during Texas Ironman event. His widow wants answers as to why
Jean-Francois, an experienced runner from Quebec, enrolled in the competition in preparation for a bigger triathlon that was to be a celebration of his upcoming 50th birthday.