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Ottawa exploring criminal reform as Liberal MP tables bill on long-term care neglect

Ottawa exploring criminal reform as Liberal MP tables bill on long-term care neglect

Cathy Legere saw firsthand the conditions that elder residents of long-term care were enduring, and the intense pressure that personal care staff were under, in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic
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'I got the call back': Alberta police and emergency services recruit Indigenous youth

'I got the call back': Alberta police and emergency services recruit Indigenous youth

STANDOFF, ALBERTA — Const. Tasha Melting Tallow hopes her story will help convince Indigenous youth to consider law enforcement as a lifelong career.
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Multiple Crave Stevia brand chocolate products recalled over undeclared milk

Multiple Crave Stevia brand chocolate products recalled over undeclared milk

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for several Crave Stevia brand All Natural chocolate products because it may contain milk which is not declared on the label.
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Body of man found after rooftop parking lot gave way into office below in Vancouver

Body of man found after rooftop parking lot gave way into office below in Vancouver

Crews working at the scene of a partial building collapse in Vancouver recovered the body of a missing male employee on Friday night
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Xinpangao International Trade Corp. stuffed fish balls sold in Ontario and Quebec

Xinpangao International Trade Corp. stuffed fish balls sold in Ontario and Quebec

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for stuffed fish balls because they may contain egg which is not declared on the label.
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No winning ticket sold for Friday's $15 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket sold for Friday's $15 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's Lotto Max $15 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on July 19 will be an estimated $20 million. The Canadian Press
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Vehicle waited for Ripudaman Singh Malik hours before shooting in B.C.: police

Vehicle waited for Ripudaman Singh Malik hours before shooting in B.C.: police

SURREY, B.C. — A vehicle was waiting for Ripudaman Singh Malik hours before he was killed in a parking lot in Surrey, B.C., police say. Malik was one of the two men acquitted in the 1985 Air India terrorist bombings that killed 331 people.
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B.C. Court of Appeal rejects private health care, says Charter breach OK

B.C. Court of Appeal rejects private health care, says Charter breach OK

The British Columbia Court of Appeal has unanimously upheld a lower court's dismissal of a Vancouver surgeon's challenge of the Medicare Protection Act, saying bans on extra-billing and private insurance do not violate the Charter
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Six homes destroyed, no injuries reported in 'daunting' wildfire west of Lytton, B.C.

Six homes destroyed, no injuries reported in 'daunting' wildfire west of Lytton, B.C.

LYTTON, B.C. — A wildfire just west of Lytton, B.C., has burned at least half a dozen homes but is spreading in the opposite direction of the village, officials said Friday.
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Trudeau event at brewery cancelled as apparent convoy protesters set up outside

Trudeau event at brewery cancelled as apparent convoy protesters set up outside

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's day of whistle stops in the Ottawa area ended early Friday as anti-Liberal protesters gathered outside a brewery before he arrived.
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