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(Broncos-Deportation-Hearing) (Audio: 030)

The truck driver who caused the Humboldt Broncos bus crash six years ago will face a deportation hearing in Calgary today.

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu (JASS'-kihr-at SING sih-DOO') was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to causing the crash in Saskatchewan that killed 16 people and injured 13 others.

His lawyer, Michael Greene says there's no doubt the deportation order will be granted.

Greene says he'll ask that Sidhu's permanent resident status be granted on humanitarian grounds. (2)

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(Canada-Post)

Experts say Canada Post needs to take drastic measures to stop the fiscal bleeding and revamp its operations after a tough decade.

Some of the possible steps include raising stamp prices, implementing a more efficient delivery network, and expanding into new fields.

Last year, the Crown corporation lost three-quarters of a billion-dollars on the back of changing consumer habits and competitors gobbling up more of the parcel market. (2)

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(Israel-Palestinians)

Israel's army says the bodies of three more hostages killed on October 7th were recovered overnight from Gaza.

The bodies of Hanan Yablonka, Michel Nisenbaum, and Orion Hernandez were found and their families have been notified.

Officials say they were killed on the day of the attack and their bodies were taken into the territory.

Around 100 hostages are still being held captive by Hamas and other militant groups, along with the bodies of around 30 more people. (2)

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(Cda-US-NATO)

A group of American politicians is hoping to remind Canada of its commitment to spending a certain amount of its G-D-P on defence.

So far, the government's defence spending has been below the promised two per cent, something the bipartisan U-S senators say needs to change sooner rather than later.

However, under Canada's new defence policy, it is estimated that defence spending will rise to 1.76 per cent of G-D-P by 2029-30.

David Cohen, the U-S ambassador in Ottawa, praised the updated commitment upon release, describing it as "a substantial down payment toward'' the NATO target. (2)

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(Overdose-Crisis)

The federal addictions minister says she had "deep concerns" about the lack of limits Toronto put on its now-rejected pitch to decriminalize the possession of illegal drugs.

Ya'ara (yah-AH'-ra) Saks adds that the city's health agency also refused to make any changes.

Earlier this month, Saks told reporters that Toronto Public Health's long-standing application was "dormant," then announced its denial days later, on a Friday evening before a long weekend.

The minister now says the proposal did not include age restrictions or limits on the amount of drugs a person could have in their possession. (2)

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(ENT-FILM-Atlas) (Audio: 038)

No rest for Jennifer Lopez.

The artist has another movie already on the way -- the sci-fi action pic "Atlas."

She plays the titular character, a data analyst who must learn to trust A-I in order to save humanity.

The cast includes Canadian actor Simu Liu (SEE'-moo LEE'-oo), Sterling K. Brown and Mark Strong.

Lopez has said that at its core, it's a love story.

"Atlas" is available to stream now on Netflix. (2)

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(NewsWatch by Rob Westgate)

The Canadian Press