{
  "id": 687846,
  "title": "Thousands sign petition calling for expulsion of US ambassador to Canada",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/thousands-sign-petition-calling-for-expulsion-of-us-ambassador-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-12T17:47:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6025482-petition-remove-us-ambassador-hoekstra/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "More than 60,000 Canadians are backing an effort to remove U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra from the country, accusing him of undermining relations between the neighboring countries and interfering in Canadian politics. The online petition calls on Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to declare Hoekstra “persona non grata” and seeks his removal as President Trump’s ambassador...",
  "key_points": [],
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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."
}