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Trudeau says pressure is on to end B.C. port strike, on day seven of stoppage

Trudeau says pressure is on to end B.C. port strike, on day seven of stoppage

VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will continue putting pressure on both sides to end the British Columbia port strike, as the stoppage drags on for a seventh day.
U.S. trade envoy presses Canada on digital services tax, home shopping obligations

U.S. trade envoy presses Canada on digital services tax, home shopping obligations

WASHINGTON — Canada, the United States and Mexico wrapped up a two-day status report on their shared continental trade agreement Friday as the deal that replaced NAFTA passed its three-year anniversary.
'Don't fall off the horse': Astronaut Jeremy Hansen leads Calgary Stampede parade

'Don't fall off the horse': Astronaut Jeremy Hansen leads Calgary Stampede parade

CALGARY — Col. Jeremy Hansen is preparing to become the first Canadian to travel to the moon as part of the Artemis II mission, but Friday he cowboyed up to become the second astronaut to be marshal of the Calgary Stampede parade.
Family of Jared Lowndes sue RCMP over 2021 shooting death in Campbell River

Family of Jared Lowndes sue RCMP over 2021 shooting death in Campbell River

VANCOUVER — It has been two years since RCMP officers shot and killed Jared Lowndes at a Tim Hortons in Campbell River, B.C., but his mother Laura Holland says time has done nothing to stem her grief. "It doesn't feel like two years has gone by.
Francophonie ministers stress collaboration on official languages action plan

Francophonie ministers stress collaboration on official languages action plan

VANCOUVER — Ministers have wrapped up a meeting in Vancouver with the hope of increasing francophone immigration and addressing the decline of French across Canada.
Searching landfill for remains of Indigenous women too complex for police: RCMP

Searching landfill for remains of Indigenous women too complex for police: RCMP

OTTAWA — The former head of the RCMP said in December that police were not equipped to handle the complexities of searching a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of slain Indigenous women — an effort the Manitoba government also now calls too dang
Coroner identifies second victim in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean landslide

Coroner identifies second victim in Quebec's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean landslide

MONTREAL — The Quebec coroner's office is confirming the identity of the woman killed in a landslide in the province's Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean region last weekend.
As Quebec gets wetter because of climate change, risks of landslides increase

As Quebec gets wetter because of climate change, risks of landslides increase

MONTREAL — Climate change is likely to increase the frequency of weather events that cause landslides in Quebec, like the one that killed two people a week ago in the Saguenay—Lac-St-Jean region, said a researcher who studies natural risks.
'Missed opportunity' for Canada at summit on climate reform of developing world loans

'Missed opportunity' for Canada at summit on climate reform of developing world loans

OTTAWA — Foreign-aid and climate advocates say Ottawa needs to do much more to help developing countries brace for climate chaos without going broke, after Canada's uninspiring contribution to a summit last month that aimed at reforming global financ
Cold front to bring relief in Central Canada, but heat wave continues on coasts

Cold front to bring relief in Central Canada, but heat wave continues on coasts

TORONTO — As a cold front brought some temperature relief to parts of Ontario after a multi-day heat wave, regions from coast to coast to coast in Canada braced for sweltering conditions to last into the weekend.
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