{
  "id": 4023538,
  "title": "'Canada’s longest serving councillor' is retiring. A new book highlights his 49 years of service in Niagara",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/canadas-longest-serving-councillor-is-retiring-a-new-book-highlights",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-28T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBC Canada",
    "slug": "cbc-canada",
    "url": "https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/joe-kushner-st-catharines-city-councillor-9.7323067"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A fixture on St. Catharines’, Ont., council for nearly five decades, Joseph Kushner has announced he will be retiring at the upcoming municipal election. A new edition of his biography recounts his life story.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}