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President Donald Trump took his case for a wall along the southern U.S. border directly to the American people on Tuesday, January 8, 2019, using the first televised Oval Office address of his presidency to justify an 18-day government shutdown that observers say is beginning to manifest itself along the country's northern boundary with Canada.

The Transportation Safety Board's investigation into a collision between two planes will examine whether a major airline followed its evacuation protocols, a spokesman said on Saturday, January 6, 2018.

Shirani: "More importantly, I hope to encourage those who feed so voraciously on this petty sort of thing to focus on issues that really matter to the people of Canada."