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Biden is visiting Ottawa this week. Concerns about Haiti are at the top of the agenda

It's President Biden's first trip to Canada as president. He and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are expected to discuss their concerns about the security crisis in Haiti.

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Biden visits Canada to talk trade, migration

Washington (AFP) - US President Joe Biden heads to Ottawa on Thursday to address growing wrinkles in the traditionally smooth relations between the North American neighbors on cross-border migration and the impact of US green tech subsidies.

AFP

Biden, Trudeau to talk Ukraine, defense spending, Haiti in Ottawa

U.S. President Joe Biden will make a long-delayed visit to close ally Canada this week to express unity on Ukraine and the environment, but is unlikely to make much progress on tougher trade disputes, sources said on Tuesday.

Reuters

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Sex workers are left out in the cold by Ottawa's unjust conviction amendments

The federal government recently announced its intention to amend the Expungement of Historically Unjust Convictions Act to expand the list of offences Canadians can apply to have struck from their criminal records. The list now includes abortion-related offences and indecent acts in a bawdy house.

The Conversation

Editor’s Letter: Broadening Our Reach

We’ve been stuck in Toronto for far too long. How have we expanded our coverage?

The Walrus

Pornhub parent bought by Canadian private equity firm

Ottawa (AFP) - Canadian private equity firm Ethical Capital Partners announced Thursday its purchase of beleaguered MindGeek which operates Pornhub, the world's biggest pornography site.

AFP

The Rideau Canal Skateway: How can we promote resilience in the face of a changing climate?

Rideau Canal Skateway, the 7.8 kilometre ice path winding through the Canadian capital city of Ottawa, is a National Historic Site of Canada and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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With Biden's visit to Canada, US will seek commitment on leading a Haiti security force

WASHINGTON — Biden administration officials are pressing their Canadian counterparts to make a decision on whether Ottawa will lead a multinational force into Haiti to assist the crisis-wracked Caribbean nation in its battle against gang control, U.S. and diplomatic sources said.

Miami Herald

Ryan Reynolds at risk of losing out on Ottawa Senators amid bidding war for NHL side

Interest in purchasing the Ottawa Senators has peaked, and it's likely a bidding war could break out for the NHL side which could put Ryan Reynolds' proposal at risk

Daily Mirror

China rejects Canada ‘smears’ amid covert ‘police stations’ probe

Beijing says Ottawa harming its reputation as police investigate alleged Chinese-run ‘police stations’ in Quebec.

Al Jazeera

Canada central bank pauses rate hikes, holds at 4.5%

Ottawa (AFP) - The Bank of Canada on Wednesday became the first major central bank to pause its aggressive monetary policy in recent months, holding its key lending rate at 4.5 percent as inflation eased, after eight consecutive rate increases.

AFP

Top-Shelf Takes: The Senators’ surprise playoff push is fun, but don’t get too attached just yet

This run from the Senators has been fun, but it probably won't last.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Trudeau says cocaine licenses are not for selling drug to public

Ottawa (AFP) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday he was "surprised" that companies licensed to sell cocaine to pharmacists or hospitals seemed to signal Canada would soon allow legal sales of hard drugs to the public.

AFP

Indigenous art forgery ring smashed in Canada

OTTAWA - Canadian police said Friday they had dismantled a decades-old forgery ring that produced and sold possibly thousands of fakes of Indigenous artist Norval Morrisseau's paintings around the world.

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‘A part of winter is missing’: Ottawa grieves over lack of canal ice for skating

Rideau has not turned into world’s long ice rink as usual, laying bare unpredictable realities of climate crisis

The Conversation

The Antarctic ice sheet is melting. And this is bad news for humanity

Ottawa’s famous Rideau Canal, which turns into the world’s largest ice rink every winter, is too thin to open this winter.

Tribune News Service

Red Wings' playoff bid hits roadblock with second consecutive loss in Ottawa

KANATA, Ontario — The Red Wings will want to forget about this little series in Ottawa.

AFP

Canada economy stalls in 2022 fourth quarter

Ottawa (AFP) - Canada's economy stalled at the end of 2022 with zero growth, the government statistical agency said Tuesday, coming in below analysts' expectations.

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The government's use of the Emergencies Act was found to be reasonable, but what are the implications?

On Feb. 17, the federal government’s Public Order Emergency Commission inquiry released its five-volume final report. It concluded that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met the threshold for invoking the Emergencies Act.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Canada to Support Iranian Temporary Residents over Crackdown on Protests

Ottawa has announced support for Iranian temporary residents in Canada looking to extend their stay, citing the Iranian regime’s crackdown on protesters. "Effective March 1, 2023, these measures will make it easier for Iranians who wish to extend their temporary status in Canada and to move between temporary streams, allowing…

Tribune News Service

Trudeau to press Biden on New York-Quebec border as migrants flow in

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he and Joe Biden will discuss stemming the flow of irregular migration into Canada when the U.S. President visits Ottawa next month.

AFP

Canada's First Quantum suspends Panama mine operations

Ottawa (AFP) - Canadian mining giant First Quantum Minerals announced Thursday the suspension of its operations at a major mine in Panama, saying it was being blocked from exporting copper abroad.

The Walrus

Ottawa’s Transit Gong Show

How the capital city’s dream of a world-class transit system became a nightmare

AFP

Canadians fearing nuclear apocalypse flock to visit Cold War bunker

Ottawa (AFP) - A shed on a hillside on the outskirts of Canada's capital hides a Cold War bunker that has been fielding a surge of queries since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, asking if it is operational.

AFP

Canada women's team set France match for April amid boycott talks

Ottawa (AFP) - Reigning Olympic women's football champion Canada will play France on April 11 at Le Mans in a Women's World Cup tuneup match for both squads, provided the Canadians don't boycott.

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