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Helpline and funding for groups to combat hate-motivated violence in B.C.

Helpline and funding for groups to combat hate-motivated violence in B.C.

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is offering groups affected by hate crimes up to $10,000 each in a bid to combat what it says is a spike in racially motivated incidents across the province.
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Fate of accused London attacker left with jury as deliberations begin

Fate of accused London attacker left with jury as deliberations begin

The fate of the man accused of killing four member of a Muslim family was placed in the hands of a jury on Wednesday, as the judge presiding over Nathaniel Veltman's murder trial delivered her final instructions in the landmark case.
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Smith says pension exit debate awakened national recognition of Alberta's grievances

Smith says pension exit debate awakened national recognition of Alberta's grievances

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says, if nothing else, her government’s proposal to have Alberta quit the Canada Pension Plan has started a national conversation on her province’s grievances.
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Timeline: the prime minister's evolving statements on the war in the Gaza Strip

Timeline: the prime minister's evolving statements on the war in the Gaza Strip

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was rebuked Tuesday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a strongly worded statement calling for an end to violence in the Gaza Strip.
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Alberta COVID-19 panel urges consideration of 'alternative' scientific theories

Alberta COVID-19 panel urges consideration of 'alternative' scientific theories

EDMONTON — A panel studying Alberta’s pandemic response urges the province to consider “alternative” scientific theories — a recommendation the Opposition NDP says opens the door to fringe ideas akin to Premier Danielle Smith once advocating the use
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Two more Canadians leave Gaza Strip, Freeland sidesteps Netanyahu rebuke of Trudeau

Two more Canadians leave Gaza Strip, Freeland sidesteps Netanyahu rebuke of Trudeau

OTTAWA — The situation in the Gaza Strip is "heartbreaking," Canada's deputy prime minister said Wednesday, the day after Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for urging Israel to stop "the killing of women
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Anti-vax soldier came close to mutiny, should face severe punishment: prosecutor

Anti-vax soldier came close to mutiny, should face severe punishment: prosecutor

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C.
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Saskatchewan Party MLA's motel accused of raising rates for social assistance client

Saskatchewan Party MLA's motel accused of raising rates for social assistance client

REGINA — Saskatchewan's Opposition NDP has accused a company owned by a member of the legislature of hiking motel rates for a social assistance recipient.
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Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson leaves door open to exit in the near future

Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson leaves door open to exit in the near future

WINNIPEG — Former Manitoba premier Heather Stefanson may step down as leader of the Progressive Conservatives sooner than expected.
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Karl Tremblay, singer with Quebec's Les Cowboys Fringants, dies from cancer at 47

Karl Tremblay, singer with Quebec's Les Cowboys Fringants, dies from cancer at 47

MONTREAL — Karl Tremblay, the lead singer with one of Quebec's most beloved bands, has died at the age of 47. His group, Les Cowboys Fringants, shared the news of his death in a social media post this afternoon.
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