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The Ontario School Board Council of Unions, affiliated with the Canadian Union of Public Employees, has confirmed plans to conduct a strike vote in November. This decision follows ongoing negotiations and reflects the union’s position regarding current labour conditions in Ontario’s education sector.

Prime Minister Mark Carney pledged to implement equivalent tariffs in response to Donald Trump’s recently imposed 50 per cent tariffs, indicating a commitment to retaliatory trade measures. Negotiations between the two parties collapsed last month, further straining economic relations.

The September 11 attacks resulted in 2,996 fatalities across the World Trade Centre, Pentagon, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, with thousands more sustaining injuries. The impact of the attacks continues to be felt significantly through ongoing health and security concerns.

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