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Auschwitz survivors fear rising hate could bring another Holocaust 80 years later

Auschwitz survivors fear rising hate could bring another Holocaust 80 years later

KRAKOW — Miriam Ziegler said she's reminded of being an eight-year-old girl, left all by herself, as she prepares to return to Auschwitz-Birkenau.
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In the news today: Trudeau in Poland for Auschwitz anniversary

In the news today: Trudeau in Poland for Auschwitz anniversary

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
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Five years on, Chinese Canadians recall ridicule and racism over pandemic precautions

Five years on, Chinese Canadians recall ridicule and racism over pandemic precautions

VANCOUVER — In early 2020, Lili Wu was already "armed to the teeth" whenever she ventured to public places near her home in Port Coquitlam, B.C. — face mask, sanitizer, protective eyewear and gloves.
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Arya says he's out of Liberal leadership race, as Carney gets more caucus support

Arya says he's out of Liberal leadership race, as Carney gets more caucus support

OTTAWA — One of the seven Liberal leadership hopefuls says the party is not allowing him to run, as another high-profile cabinet minister endorsed Mark Carney on Sunday.
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B.C.-based climate activist deported to Pakistan after protest charges

B.C.-based climate activist deported to Pakistan after protest charges

British Columbia-based environmental activist Zain Haq was aboard a plane in Toronto on Sunday afternoon, awaiting a nearly 14-hour flight to Pakistan, where he said he was looking forward to seeing his family and eating the food.
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Foreign Affairs Minister Joly says Canadian released from detention in Afghanistan

Foreign Affairs Minister Joly says Canadian released from detention in Afghanistan

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canadian David Lavery has safely made it to Qatar from Afghanistan with the help of the Qatari government.
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Trump says Canada should become part of U.S. Our head of state isn't weighing in.

Trump says Canada should become part of U.S. Our head of state isn't weighing in.

OTTAWA — Canada's political leadership has found rare unanimity in recent weeks: nobody wants the country to become the "51st state," as U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly pitched.
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Quebec man charged with second-degree murder after death in Montérégie region

Quebec man charged with second-degree murder after death in Montérégie region

SAINT-ANICET, Que. — A 55-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a death in Quebec's Montérégie region on Saturday. The man appeared in court via video conference on Sunday.
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Public service productivity study group not looking at remote work, says member

Public service productivity study group not looking at remote work, says member

OTTAWA — The working group tasked with measuring productivity within Canada's federal public service has not looked at remote work, one of its members says.
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Survey says more young Canadians believe the history of the Holocaust is exaggerated

Survey says more young Canadians believe the history of the Holocaust is exaggerated

OTTAWA — On Monday the world will mark eight decades since the liberation of Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi extermination camps where more than a million people, most of them Jews, were murdered during the Second World War.
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