Egypt state news says president has pardoned two prominent rights defenders, a lawyer and activist with ties to Italy

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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with top officials Wednesday after the longshore union renewed a 72-hour strike notice after already halting shipments in and out of ports in Canada’s west coast region of British Columbia for…