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As LBGTQ community girds for battle, advocates say time and the law are on their side

As LBGTQ community girds for battle, advocates say time and the law are on their side

WASHINGTON — Harleigh Walker is just an ordinary American high school kid, but with one important difference: how she's spending her summer vacation.
More threats mean more security at Pride. That plays out differently across Canada

More threats mean more security at Pride. That plays out differently across Canada

For the first time in its decade-long history, the Pride festival in Timmins, Ont., had to budget for security this year. Previously, there had been no online threats, no reason to believe safety was any issue.
Quebec wildfires: Northern city and Cree community ordered to evacuate

Quebec wildfires: Northern city and Cree community ordered to evacuate

MONTREAL — A northern Quebec city and a Cree community have ordered to residents to leave their homes as the areas face the threat of forest fires.
'Gone in an instant:' Manitoba RCMP release names of 16 seniors killed in bus crash

'Gone in an instant:' Manitoba RCMP release names of 16 seniors killed in bus crash

DAUPHIN, Man. — They were great-grandparents, a couple in their 80s, a former teacher — and they were "gone in an instant." RCMP Supt.
Liberal bill requiring Google and Meta to pay for news content becomes law

Liberal bill requiring Google and Meta to pay for news content becomes law

OTTAWA — A federal bill that will require Google and Meta to pay media outlets for news content that they share or otherwise repurpose on their platforms has become law.
B.C. vineyards devastated by winter freeze, slashing wine output up to 56%: growers

B.C. vineyards devastated by winter freeze, slashing wine output up to 56%: growers

KELOWNA, B.C. — Wine growers in British Columbia say a bitter cold snap last winter has devastated vineyards, causing irreparable damage to almost half of the province's planted acreage that may force some producers out of business.
N.W.T. RCMP warn against vigilante justice after assaults in Fort McPherson

N.W.T. RCMP warn against vigilante justice after assaults in Fort McPherson

FORT MCPHERSON, N.W.T. — Police in the Northwest Territories are warning residents not to take justice into their own hands after a group assaulted two men suspected of drug trafficking and stealing a vehicle in Fort McPherson.
Federal justice minister orders new trial for two men convicted of murder in 1974

Federal justice minister orders new trial for two men convicted of murder in 1974

OTTAWA — Federal Justice Minister David Lametti ordered a new trial Thursday for two Indigenous men who were convicted of murder by an all-white jury in Winnipeg 49 years ago.
Montreal police chief rejects street check moratorium despite racial profiling data

Montreal police chief rejects street check moratorium despite racial profiling data

Montreal's police chief is refusing to impose a moratorium on street checks despite a second independent report concluding that racialized people are disproportionately targeted by the practice.
NDP confident inquiry into interference will come, but details still being negotiated

NDP confident inquiry into interference will come, but details still being negotiated

OTTAWA — Canadians can be confident there will be a public inquiry into foreign interference, New Democratic House leader Peter Julian said Thursday.
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