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  Canada to ban Huawei and ZTE from 5G network, risking China tensions

  The Guardian - Leyland Cecco in Toronto

  Canada says it will ban Huawei and ZTE from the country’s 5G network, a move that puts it in line with intelligence-sharing allies, but risks further chilling relations with China. The federal government made the announcement on Thursday afternoon after signalling for months it intended to block …

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  Canadian premier abruptly quits amid surge in far-right influences

  The Guardian - Leyland Cecco in Toronto

  The abrupt resignation of Alberta’s premier has shocked the western province and raised questions about the ideological direction of Canada’s conservative movement amid a surge in far-right and populist influences. Jason Kenney announced late on Wednesday that he was leaving the province’s top job …

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  French dijon mustard supply hit by climate and rising costs, say producers

  The Guardian - Robyn Wilson

  Climate change and rising costs are causing supermarkets in France to run out of dijon mustard, raising questions over whether the shortage could spread to other countries. French mustard producers said seed production in 2021 was down 50% after poor harvests, which they said had been brought on by …

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  3 days ago

  Canada: trial of white men who killed two Indigenous hunters in 2020 begins

  The Guardian - Leyland Cecco in Toronto

  Two white Canadian men followed and then shot dead two Indigenous hunters because they believed they were thieves, prosecutors have told a court at the start of a murder trial in Alberta. Roger Bilodeau, 58, and his son Anthony Bilodeau, 33, have both pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder over …

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  Painting traded for a cheese sandwich in 1973 sold at auction for C$350,000

  The Guardian - Leyland Cecco

  A Canadian painting that was swapped 50 years ago for a grilled cheese sandwich has sold at auction for an “astounding” C$350,000 (US$272,000). Black Truck by the folk artist Maud Lewis sold for 10 times its assessed value, setting a new high mark for a painter whose popularity has surged in recent …

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  5 days ago

  Rejection of Arctic mine expansion bid offers hope for narwhal population

  The Guardian - Tracey Lindeman in Gatineau

  The expansion of an iron ore mine in the Arctic that would have increased shipping and led to the “complete extirpation of narwhal” from the region has been blocked. After four years of consultations and deliberations, the Nunavut Impact Review Board rejected a request from Baffinland Iron Mines …