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'Thunderhead' LGBTQ national monument breaks ground in Ottawa
OTTAWA — After a rainy night in Ottawa, the sun broke through Wednesday afternoon ahead of a ceremony to break ground for a national LGBTQ+ monument.
May 1, 2024 5:28 PM
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Saks says drug criminalization decision 'urgent', B.C. says feds have all they need
OTTAWA — Addictions Minister Ya'ara Saks said she needs more information before prohibiting public use of illicit drugs again in British Columbia, but the province says she already has everything she needs. The B.C.
May 1, 2024 5:20 PM
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Hate-crime probe: Vancouver woman arrested over speech that praised Hamas attack
VANCOUVER — Police say a 44-year-old woman has been arrested in a hate-crime investigation over a speech in Vancouver that praised the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel.
May 1, 2024 4:47 PM
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Lawyers for man accused of killing 4 women to argue he's not criminally responsible
WINNIPEG — Lawyers for a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women say they plan to argue that he is not criminally responsible because he is mentally ill.
May 1, 2024 4:38 PM
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Macklem says he doesn't think federal budget will have much of an impact on inflation
OTTAWA — Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem said he doesn't think the federal budget tabled last month will have much of an effect on inflation.
May 1, 2024 4:34 PM
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B.C's auditor general to review government's response to 2021 Lytton wildfire
LYTTON, B.C. — British Columbia's auditor general says his office is doing a review of the province's response to the 2021 wildfire that devastated the community of Lytton, B.C.
May 1, 2024 4:33 PM
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Dental care program accepting claims for 1 million seniors
OTTAWA — More than 1,200 seniors have already visited a dentist and had their claims processed by the federal government's new dental care plan, the Liberals announced Wednesday.
May 1, 2024 4:23 PM
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Pro-Palestinian protest camps emerge at two more B.C. universities
VICTORIA — Pro-Palestinian protesters have set up encampments at two more British Columbia universities, as a wave of demonstrations at North American post-secondary institutions continued to spread.
May 1, 2024 4:15 PM
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Human-rights advocates pan budget plan to detain immigrants in federal prisons
OTTAWA — Human-rights groups are urging Ottawa to reverse course on plans to allow immigrant detention in federal prisons, saying vulnerable people could be exposed to unreasonably harsh conditions.
May 1, 2024 4:01 PM
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Squamish, B.C., rejects LNG company's plan for floating work camp
SQUAMISH, B.C. — Plans to use a renovated cruise ship to house more than 600 workers at a liquefied natural gas facility near Squamish, B.C., have been voted down by the local council. The ship arrived in B.C.
May 1, 2024 4:00 PM
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