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Social media posts stating Trudeau took 680 personal days in the last 8 years he has been prime minister, have been making the rounds in Canada. Many people are claiming that he has basically been on vacation for the equivalent of almost 2 years or 22 months. But that’s not exactly true and there’s more to the story than meets the eye. An analysis of Trudeau’s itineraries by the National Post found that 680 days have been listed as ‘personal,’ but the bulk of this, 462 days to be exact, consisted of weekend days. The remaining 218 days include federal holidays, sick days and vacation days. In comparison, the average Canadian worker would be off for over 900 days in an 8 year period. So his personal days rate, which stands at 24% is well below the 34% of days in a year most Canadian workers are off. His office maintains that Trudeau ‘routinely and regularly works on days listed ‘personal.’ Some Canadians have come to Trudeau’s defence on social media and said they believe he works more than the average Canadian and are asking people to remain fair in their criticism.

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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas released the first batch of hostages under a cease-fire deal that began Friday, including 13 Israelis who have been held in the Gaza Strip since the militant group staged a raid on Israel nearly seven weeks ago, according to officials and media reports. An Israeli official confirmed that the Thai captives left Gaza and were en route to a hospital in Israel. It was not clear if the Thai hostages were included in that.

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RICHMOND, B.C. — Police in Richmond, B.C., say multiple charges have been laid against a 34-year-old man allegedly involved in a September 2022 home invasion where thieves made off with $10 million in cryptocurrency. Richmond RCMP say the "lengthy and complex investigation" began after thieves impersonating police officers broke into a home and tied up a middle-aged couple, assaulting them and confining them for hours. Mounties say the armed suspects made off with $10 million in unspecified cryp

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Toronto has seen a "staggering" increase in hate crime reports since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas last month, the city's police chief said on Thursday. Speaking at a monthly meeting of the Toronto Police Services Board, Chief Myron Demkiw said the city is experiencing a period of high tensions as the conflict continues in the Middle East. "The number of reported hate incidents and hate crimes have increased, and since Oct. 7, increased at a staggering rate," Demkiw said. "The im

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Buffy Sainte-Marie is pushing back on a news report that questions her Indigenous heritage, maintaining she has never lied about her identity. The iconic singer, songwriter and activist says the recent CBC report was full of mistakes and omissions. In her first public statement since it was published, Sainte-Marie calls the story an attack on her character, life and legacy. “Being an ‘Indian’ has little to do with sperm tracking and colonial record keeping: it has to do with community, culture,

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CALGARY — Swift Current Broncos head coach Devan Praught was handed a five-game suspension on Thursday for violating the Western Hockey League's standards of conduct. The violation occurred during a team practice on Nov. 13, the league said in a release. The investigation was conducted by the WHL security network. Details of the violation were not provided. The Broncos announced on Nov. 14 that Praught had been suspended indefinitely and that assistant coach Taras McEwen would assume head coachi

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An Edmonton man was killed earlier this month while serving as a medic with the Ukrainian military, say family members who describe him as a caring and humble son, brother and husband. Joshua Mayers, 34, went to Ukraine in September to offer his help during Russia's nearly two-year long invasion. He had previously worked as a paramedic in Alberta, including nearly 10 years with Alberta Health Services. "He was his own person. He never bragged about anything he ever did," his mother, Janet Penner