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Midnight Today: Crown Corporation and Anti-Terror Legislation

midnight today: The postal agency biggest union has until midnight today to serve the Crown corporation with a 72-hour strike notice, according to Metro News. The Crown corporation also has the option to lock out workers after today.———POSSIBLE TORNADO TOUCHES DOWN IN WINDSOR, ONT., AREAMore than a dozen homes were damaged and at least three people were injured Wednesday when a suspected tornado hit the Windsor, Ont., area. The details of what will take precedence on the legislative agenda — beyond vague assertions the middle class will remain a priority — have yet to be shared, but Liberal MPs headed into two days of meetings said they hope for substantial discussions on everything from electoral reform to a review of anti-terror legislation.———DEADLINE FOR POSTAL WORKERS' STRIKE MANDATE LOOMS It appears contract talks at Canada Post have stalled as a strike mandate for more than 51,000 members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers is set to expire. Environment Canada says an eyewitness spotted a tornado just after 7 p.m. The letter was in response to a call from the ONE Campaign — an organization co-founded by U2 frontman Bono, which promotes maternal and child health projects in developing countries in Africa and FORCES WON'T ENTER MOSULCanadian-trained Kurdish forces in Iraq are expected to watch the upcoming fight for the city of Mosul from the sidelines, underlying the ethnic and religious divisions that persist within the country. ET. Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens said about 15 homes were damaged and three people suffered non-life threatening injuries.——— "POVERTY IS SEXIST"Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has joined a campaign urging world leaders to acknowledge that poverty has a disproportionate impact on girls and women. "Women and girls are less likely to get an education, more likely to be impoverished, and face greater risk of disease and poor health," Trudeau wrote in a letter released early Thursday. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.