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In a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit brought against the government on the part of Black federal public servants alleging discriminatory hiring and advancement practices within the public service, Federal Court Associate Chief Justice Jocelyne Gagné has granted Amnesty International Canada's request to deliver arguments in the case where workers are seeking $2.5-billion in compensation.

Navalny was Russian President Vladimir Putin's most vocal critic for years, and was pronounced dead earlier this month at an Arctic prison where he was serving a three-decade prison term following his return to the country in 2021. 'The death of Alexei Navalny has us all reeling,' Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in an interview on Feb. 16 with CBC News in Winnipeg. 'It's something that has the entire world being reminded of exactly what a monster Putin is.

 

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