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'How can we make Nunavut better?' Premier full of hope as deal with Ottawa is signed

'How can we make Nunavut better?' Premier full of hope as deal with Ottawa is signed

IQALUIT, Nunavut — As a child growing up in Canada's northernmost community, P. J. Akeeagok wanted to be a water truck driver.
Children's pain and fever relief medicine recalled due to risk of overdose

Children's pain and fever relief medicine recalled due to risk of overdose

Drug manufacturer Teva Canada Ltd. is recalling one lot of a children's pain and fever relief medicine because it contains too much acetaminophen and poses a risk of overdose.
Canadian brings global fight for laws against clergy abuse to Holy See university

Canadian brings global fight for laws against clergy abuse to Holy See university

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Canadian was in Rome Thursday to deliver a lecture to religious scholars at a centuries-old university about clergy abuse and a proposed zero-tolerance policy that could help stop it.
Most Canadians consider speaking English, French key to national identity: Pew survey

Most Canadians consider speaking English, French key to national identity: Pew survey

WASHINGTON — Canadians are more likely than their U.S. counterparts to see language, customs and traditions as central to their national identity, a new survey suggests.
Quebec catches one of two wayward wild boars on the loose since September

Quebec catches one of two wayward wild boars on the loose since September

MONTREAL — Officials in Quebec say they've tracked down and killed one of two escaped wild boars that have been on the loose since at least September.
In the news today: Trudeau in Nunavut, winter causing disruptions across Canada

In the news today: Trudeau in Nunavut, winter causing disruptions across Canada

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
Genealogy test led to Ibrahim Ali's murder arrest, but methods face ethical debate

Genealogy test led to Ibrahim Ali's murder arrest, but methods face ethical debate

The debate over forensic genealogy was highlighted after an investigation revealed that undercover police investigating a sexual assault and murder in Burnaby secretly collected the DNA of people attending a 2018 Kurdish New Year celebration.
Online gambling sites being used by money launderers: financial intelligence agency

Online gambling sites being used by money launderers: financial intelligence agency

OTTAWA — Canada's financial intelligence agency warns that illicit cash is being laundered through online gambling sites that provide a variety of ways to disguise shady funds.
Canadian-built underwater observatory transmitting data from around Antarctica

Canadian-built underwater observatory transmitting data from around Antarctica

VICTORIA — A cache of scientific equipment that could fit in the back of an SUV has been lowered into the Southern Ocean, north of the Antarctic Peninsula, and is already streaming open-source data for anyone wanting to monitor the ocean's health.
Storm brings snow day for some in B.C., a brutal blast of winter reality for others

Storm brings snow day for some in B.C., a brutal blast of winter reality for others

VANCOUVER — The winter storm that blanketed southern British Columbia with snow Wednesday meant a day off work or school for some, but it had much harsher implications for those without a home.