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Frustration, despair at Montreal airport amid road traffic woes

Frustration, despair at Montreal airport amid road traffic woes

MONTREAL — The entrance to Montreal's airport rumbled with honks, groans and a few profanities on a recent afternoon as a herd of cars inched forward on the road leading to the terminals.
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Auto union rejects wage offers from Detroit companies with strike deadline 6 days away

Auto union rejects wage offers from Detroit companies with strike deadline 6 days away

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union on Friday rejected wage and benefit offers from all three Detroit automakers, raising tensions just six days before a strike deadline for 146,000 employees.
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In U.S., Canada's 'game plan' for Trump all about stepping up the tempo of talks

In U.S., Canada's 'game plan' for Trump all about stepping up the tempo of talks

WASHINGTON — Canada's ambassador to Washington typically doesn't get a whole lot of notice before the president of the United States makes a decision with the potential to reverberate beyond the country's borders.
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Jacksonville begins funerals for Black victims of racist gunman with calls to action, warm memories

Jacksonville begins funerals for Black victims of racist gunman with calls to action, warm memories

Funerals got underway Friday for three Black people killed by a racist gunman at a Florida discount store, with friends and relatives sharing warm memories while ministers and activists called for action against rising hate crimes and gun violence.
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Online gig work is growing rapidly, but workers lack job protections, a World Bank report says

Online gig work is growing rapidly, but workers lack job protections, a World Bank report says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Online gig work is growing globally, particularly in the developing world, creating an important source of employment for women and young people in poorer countries where jobs are scarce, according to a World Bank report released Th
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Alberta enters global lithium race with opening of first extraction pilot project

Alberta enters global lithium race with opening of first extraction pilot project

OLDS, Alta. — Alberta got out of the starting gates in the global critical minerals race Thursday with the opening of the province's first lithium extraction pilot project.
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With strike looming, General Motors makes wage offer, which auto union leader calls 'insulting'

With strike looming, General Motors makes wage offer, which auto union leader calls 'insulting'

DETROIT (AP) — General Motors' first wage-and-benefit offer to the United Auto Workers on Thursday fell far short of the union's initial demands.
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Sea-Doo maker BRP sees strong sales, profit as supply chain woes recede

Sea-Doo maker BRP sees strong sales, profit as supply chain woes recede

MONTREAL — BRP Inc. enjoyed a 42 per cent year-over-year jump in profits last quarter on the back of higher snowmobile and side-by-side vehicle sales — possible in part due to a smoother supply chain.
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Carmakers are failing the privacy test. Owners have little or no control over data collected

Carmakers are failing the privacy test. Owners have little or no control over data collected

BOSTON (AP) — Most major car manufacturers admit they may be selling your personal information — though they are vague on the buyers, a new study finds, and half say they would share it with the government or law enforcement without a court order.
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Lawsuit contends Constitution's 'insurrection' clause bars Trump from running again for president DENVER (AP) — A liberal group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to bar former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot in Colorado, arguing he is ineli
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