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The U.S. government is suspending Microsoft, Adobe and several large IT firms from a program that allows skilled foreign workers to gain permanent residency, senior U.S. officials announced on Thursday, citing alleged fraud, and as part of an effort to push companies to hire more Americans. https://lnkd.in/ejaecTGW

Millions of Americans who buy cheap drugs from Canada could soon lose access when a customs rule goes into effect later this month, a change that has sparked opposition from Democrats and some Republicans with the cost of living a top issue for voters ahead of midterm elections. https://lnkd.in/eaWqUmaZ

One of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s top advisers, David Morrison, will appear before Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security to answer questions about his role in granting a security clearance to an alleged NATO spy. https://lnkd.in/ecpiR_vJ

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe publicly dismissed a suggestion from the world’s richest man for the province to separate. https://lnkd.in/gsX8i7MQ

Christa Pike, who regained consciousness almost six days after Tennessee’s failed attempt to execute her, is aware of what happened and “angry and confused,” one of her attorneys said Wednesday. https://lnkd.in/gK_Gyk7V

The family behind Canada’s biggest pharmacy and grocery chains is growing its empire with the acquisition of U.K. drugstore Boots. https://lnkd.in/g8JE7gdF

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has backed a decision by city council in Dryden, Ont., that banned one of its own members from attending meetings in person until he completed workplace civility training. https://lnkd.in/g_y-rcpa

The Liberal government says it will table legislation in the fall to indefinitely exclude people who solely suffer from mental illness from medical assistance in dying. https://lnkd.in/gV-xJS8n

A Sault Ste. Marie man has lost a three-year legal battle that began as a dispute between neighbours centred on backyard smoke and ended with him banned from using his barbecue -- and narrowly avoiding a contempt of court charge. https://lnkd.in/dRqX_hhv

Eligible Canadians have begun receiving their second payment under the new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit, but some say the extra money does little to ease the pressure of rising food and household costs. https://lnkd.in/dU7_rhkm