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Doctors at Surrey, B.C., hospital raise alarm over staffing and patient-care crisis

Doctors at Surrey, B.C., hospital raise alarm over staffing and patient-care crisis

VANCOUVER — A series of letters from doctors raising the alarm about the management of patient care at a Metro Vancouver hospital is placing British Columbia's largest health authority under scrutiny.
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Northwest Territories releases strategy to address homelessness

Northwest Territories releases strategy to address homelessness

YELLOWKNIFE — The premier of the Northwest Territories says a whole-of-government approach is needed to adequately address homelessness in the territory.
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Court of Appeal overturns ruling directing Ottawa to help repatriate men in Syria

Court of Appeal overturns ruling directing Ottawa to help repatriate men in Syria

OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has overturned a judge's declaration that four Canadian men being held in Syria are entitled to Ottawa's help to return home.
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Canada closing in on deal to get Stellantis battery plant back on track: Champagne

Canada closing in on deal to get Stellantis battery plant back on track: Champagne

OTTAWA — A deal to save a $5-billion electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor is inching closer, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Wednesday.
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Feds still trying to rescue families of Canadians who helped in Afghanistan: minister

Feds still trying to rescue families of Canadians who helped in Afghanistan: minister

OTTAWA — The federal government is working with some Canadians who helped the military in Afghanistan to develop programs that would bring their families to safety, Immigration Minister Sean Fraser said Wednesday.
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Bombardier warns Ottawa against going with Boeing on military plane contract

Bombardier warns Ottawa against going with Boeing on military plane contract

MONTREAL — Warning about sole-source contracts and the "fallacy" of an urgent need to buy now, Bombardier Inc. said Wednesday that Ottawa would be erring if it opts to go with Boeing when it replaces Canada's aging military patrol planes.
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'Prepared for the worst': One adult, 17 children injured during Winnipeg school trip

'Prepared for the worst': One adult, 17 children injured during Winnipeg school trip

WINNIPEG — Several Grade 5 students were treated for broken bones and other injuries Wednesday after falling from a wooden structure at a popular tourist attraction during a school trip, but most were expected to return home by the end of the day.
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More federal ministers could get security details as threats increase

More federal ministers could get security details as threats increase

OTTAWA — The federal government is looking to better protect cabinet ministers and MPs as the threats against them continue to grow, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday.
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Judge critical of police as Quebec man sentenced to eight years for killing spouse

Judge critical of police as Quebec man sentenced to eight years for killing spouse

SAINT-JÉRÔME, Que. — A Quebec man who slipped through the cracks of the justice and health systems was sentenced today to eight years in prison for the March 2022 killing of his spouse.
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Developer to let Quebec rental board decide on case of holdout tenant

Developer to let Quebec rental board decide on case of holdout tenant

MONTREAL — A major Montreal real estate developer says it will let Quebec's housing tribunal determine the compensation for a tenant in a $400-a-month apartment whose case risks delaying a major construction project.
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