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Quebec calls for resignation of federal government's anti-Islamophobia representative

Quebec calls for resignation of federal government's anti-Islamophobia representative

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is calling for the resignation of the federal government's special representative to combat Islamophobia over a 2019 opinion piece in an Ottawa newspaper in which she suggested Quebecers are influenced by anti-Muslim
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Tamil groups ask Ottawa to bring Sri Lanka officials to global courts

Tamil groups ask Ottawa to bring Sri Lanka officials to global courts

OTTAWA — Tamil diaspora groups are praising Ottawa's sanctions on Sri Lanka officials, while asking Canada to bring that country to international tribunals.
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Const. Nicole Chan feared never working at VPD again after hospital stint: sergeant

Const. Nicole Chan feared never working at VPD again after hospital stint: sergeant

BURNABY, B.C. — Const. Nicole Chan believed she would never return to work at the Vancouver Police Department because human resource officers went to the hospital when she was apprehended under the Mental Health Act, a police sergeant told a coroner's inquest Monday.
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Key points in report on L'Arche International sex abuse scandal involving Jean Vanier

Key points in report on L'Arche International sex abuse scandal involving Jean Vanier

L'Arche International, a non-profit charity that helps people with intellectual disabilities, released a report Monday that identified 25 women who experienced a sexual act or an intimate gesture between 1952 and 2019 involving the group's founder, J
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Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet to retire after overseeing the Vatican's bishops' office

Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet to retire after overseeing the Vatican's bishops' office

Marc Ouellet, the Quebec cardinal who oversaw the Vatican's powerful bishops' office and who has been recently been hit with accusations of sexual misconduct, announced Monday he would retire in April.
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Report finds that L'Arche co-founder Jean Vanier sexually abused 25 women

Report finds that L'Arche co-founder Jean Vanier sexually abused 25 women

MONTREAL — A charitable organization founded by the late Jean Vanier issued a report Monday saying the Canadian sexually abused at least 25 women during his decades with the group.
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No security threat from RCMP's dealings with China-linked firm, minister tells MPs

No security threat from RCMP's dealings with China-linked firm, minister tells MPs

OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says there is no reason to believe Canada's national security was under threat at any time due to the RCMP's dealings with an Ontario company that has links to China.
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Judge says Federal Court lacks jurisdiction for Uyghur genocide case

Judge says Federal Court lacks jurisdiction for Uyghur genocide case

OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge has thrown out a Uyghur group's attempt to sue the Liberal government over its lack of response to a possible genocide in China.
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Data on B.C.'s drug decriminalization plan to be publicly available on dashboard

Data on B.C.'s drug decriminalization plan to be publicly available on dashboard

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's plan to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use starting Tuesday will include a dashboard of information that will be available to the public and updated quarterly, the federal mental health and ad
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McKinsey a 'distraction' from problem of consulting contracts, researcher tells MPs

McKinsey a 'distraction' from problem of consulting contracts, researcher tells MPs

OTTAWA — A researcher testifying before a parliamentary committee on the rise in government contracts awarded to McKinsey & Company said the focus on that one consulting firm is a distraction.
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