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ARCHIVED · 1 LEFT · 1 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Aug 16, 2:22 AM

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Canadian petition to expel US ambassador gains over 170,000 signatures

The Seattle Times and Al Jazeera English describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedThe petition is set to be discussed by House of Commons in a sign of discontent with policies of US President Trump.
What changedThe left frames it as "Canadian petition to expel U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra takes off". The center frames it as "Canadian petition to expel US ambassador gains over 170,000 signatures".
ConfidenceLow. Two-source or narrow-bucket comparison.
Archive healthDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 buckets

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "Canadian petition to expel U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra takes off". The center frames it as "Canadian petition to expel US ambassador gains over 170,000 signatures".

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Aug 15, 8:09 PM: Al Jazeera English joined the source map.

Aug 15, 8:14 PM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 52/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.

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Canadian petition to expel US ambassador gains over 170,000 signatures

The petition is set to be discussed by House of Commons in a sign of discontent with policies of US President Trump.

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Center-left ·News report

Canadian petition to expel U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra takes off

More than 170,000 people have signed a petition to the Canadian Parliament, submitted by a Calgary resident on July 21, calling for removal of the ambassador.

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