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OTTAWA 鈥?The federal government should consider rent relief for the precariously housed, or risk a wave of Canadians becoming homeless in the wake of COVID-19, advocates told MPs Friday.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced this week the federal government would work with the provinces and territories on a program that would hel
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NEW YORK 鈥?Miguel Algar铆n, poet, professor and a founder of New York City beloved Nuyorican Poets Caf茅 performance space, has died. He was 79.Algar铆n died Monday at a Manhattan hospital from sepsis, said Daniel Gallant, executive director of the Nuyorican Poets Caf茅.Born in Puerto Rico, Algar铆n and his family came to New York City when he was a child. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW After Alg
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