Why Were Air Canada Flight Attendants Striking? Boarding Pay Was a Central Issue

The strike, which ended on Tuesday, focused attention on why many airlines don’t start paying flight attendants until the plane doors are shut.

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Paul Gallagher, Brother of Oasis Frontmen, Is Charged With Rape

Paul Gallagher, the older brother of Liam and Noel Gallagher, was also accused of making death threats, the authorities said.

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Cocaine Is the Fastest-Growing Illegal Drug Worldwide. Here’s Why.

A United Nations report found a rise in users, confiscation and deaths as cocaine trafficking expands into Africa and Asia, and violence spreads into Europe.

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Kraft Heinz to Eliminate All Chemical Dyes Over Next 2 Years

The maker of Kool-Aid and Jell-O announced the change two months after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. moved to ban artificial food dyes.

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Trump Draft Order Would Drastically Overhaul U.S. State Department

The draft executive order to be signed by President Trump would eliminate Africa operations and shut down bureaus working on democracy, human rights and refugee issues.

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A Canadian Company’s Tariff ‘Double Whammy’ Highlights Trouble for the Economy

A family business in Ottawa that makes special shoulder rests for violins is imperiled by both Trump’s tariffs on Canada and potential Canadian retaliation.

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Trump Has Said ‘No Exceptions’ to His Tariffs. Will That Last?

His administration has acknowledged that exceptions undercut the power of tariffs, but it seems hard for the president to resist making deals.

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How Trump’s ‘51st State’ Canada Talk Came to Be Seen as Deadly Serious

President Trump, in an early February call, challenged the border treaty between the two countries and told Justin Trudeau he didn’t like their shared water agreements.

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Trump’s Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China Snap Into Effect

President Trump imposed hefty tariffs on the United States’ largest trading partners on Tuesday, roiling global relations and sending shock waves through industries that depend on trade.

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7-Eleven Founding Family’s Bid to Block Foreign Takeover Collapses

The proposal worth over $50 billion by Junro Ito, the son of the founder of Seven & i Holdings, was aimed at fending off a takeover bid from Canada’s Alimentation Couche-Tard.

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