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Canadians will No Longer have Access to News on Facebook
Meta will soon discontinue news access on its Facebook and Instagram platforms in Canada. By the next few weeks, all Canadian users will no longer have news content on these platforms. Previously, in June, a test was conducted that restricted news for a small segment of users. Now, the company has moved beyond testing.
Democracy Digest: A Week of Illiberal Rants, Threats to Sue And Hands Across the Aisle
According to the reports, the institute will be launched with a staff of around 20-30 people and - as is typical for these Fidesz ventures - financed out of taxpayer money.
Canada opposition picks young social conservative
Canada's official opposition Conservatives on May 27 chose a 38-year-old leader to fight a 2019 election against Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau but only after a fierce contest that revealed internal divisions.
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Canadian Senator Leo Housakos urges his government to recognize the Pontian Greek Genocide
Liberals unseat Conservatives in Canada election
Canada's Liberal leader Justin Trudeau, son of a popular former prime minister, won the Oct. 19 general election in a landslide that ended nine years of Stephen Harper's Tory rule.
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Canadians appear poised to oust Harper in historic vote
Canadians appear set to end nine years of Stephen Harper's Conservative rule at the ballot box Oct. 19 and elect a Liberal government led by Justin Trudeau.
12 Pacific countries seal huge free trade deal
Twelve Pacific rim countries sealed the deal early Oct. 5 on creating the world's largest free trade area, delivering President Barack Obama a major policy triumph.
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Muslim face veils hot topic in Canadian debate
Canadian opposition leaders accused Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper of playing divisive politics on Sept. 24 in a French-language debate ahead of next month's election.
Harper has been promoting a law to ban the practice of Muslim women wearing face veils while swearing the oath of citizenship. The anti-niqab law is popular in Quebec.
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Canada set for election amid concern over economy and security
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on August 2 called general elections for October 19, kicking off a campaign for a fourth straight term in power amid a sluggish economy.
Canada PM calls Oct 19 election, focus on sluggish economy
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on August 2 called a parliamentary election for Oct 19, kicking off a marathon 11-week campaign likely to focus on a stubbornly sluggish economy and his decade in power.
Polls indicate that Harper's right-of-center Conservative Party, which has been in office since 2006, could well lose its majority in the House of Commons.