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Dyer: South Korea could supply Ukraine, but would they?

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The consensus assumption is still that U.S. president-elect Donald Trump will force Ukraine to yield to Russia as soon as he takes office on Jan. 20. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky himself said on Friday once Trump becomes president the war with Russia will “end sooner,” but he didn’t say it will end well. The performative […]

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Postal pickets go up in Owen Sound Friday

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Postal workers picketed around the downtown Owen Sound post office Friday. Picketing started overnight and continued Friday. Some carried signs saying “C.U.P.W. on strike,” and one man waved blue and gold flag with the motto “The struggle continues.” Occasionally a passing motorist honked support. A spokesperson for the local workers was unavailable Friday morning.  The […]

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Politicians say no to allowing homeless camps within 25 metres of homes

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City politicians want to strike down an effort to shrink the distance between encampments and homes, even as city hall says current guidelines put staff at risk and make homelessness increasingly visible. During Tuesday’s meeting of city council’s strategic priorities and policy committee, politicians spent several hours combing over new recommendations for the city’s community […]

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Western University workers ratify new deal, campus roads reopen

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Striking blue-collar workers at Western University have ratified a new deal, effectively ending a six-week job action by the union’s 330 members. Members of CUPE Local 2361 – the union that represents caretakers, landscapers and trade workers at the university – voted in favour of the deal at a meeting Friday morning, vice-president Chris Yates […]