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Feds' hiring of international group to advise on unmarked graves called 'misstep'
OTTAWA — The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says there are many problems with a $2 million contract Ottawa recently signed with an international group to get its advice on unmarked graves.
Feb 20, 2023 5:10 PM
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Inquiry into Emergencies Act rules measures applied under law were mostly justified
OTTAWA, Kan. — When the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act in February 2022, it created several extraordinary powers hoping to clear protests entrenched in Ottawa’s downtown core and at border blockades spotted across four provinces.
Feb 20, 2023 3:27 PM
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How Jimmy Carter once helped clean up a partial nuclear meltdown – in Ontario
It was December 1952, the Cold War was raging and in a rural Ontario community a nuclear reactor had just partially melted down – the first serious reactor accident in the world.
Feb 20, 2023 3:23 PM
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Birth in bomb shelters: Ukrainian midwives look to Canada for training
YASENYTSIA-ZAMKOVA, Ukraine — Olena Boiko recalls being in a state of shock when nurses began to wheel her on a gurney toward the basement bomb shelter while she was in labour to give birth to her first child.
Feb 20, 2023 2:50 PM
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Government communication on COVID-19 contributed to 'Freedom Convoy' origin: report
OTTAWA — Justice Paul Rouleau says the Canada Border Services Agency made a bad situation worse when it mishandled the announcement of a vaccine mandate for truckers early last year, amid rampant anger and false information around the pandemic.
Feb 20, 2023 2:25 PM
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Quebec town votes no to Lac-Mégantic rail bypass project as expropriations loom
MONTREAL — The proposed rail bypass around the Quebec town where a freight train derailment killed 47 people nearly 10 years ago hit another snag this week when residents of a neighbouring town voted overwhelmingly against the project.
Feb 20, 2023 2:21 PM
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Researchers hope wrongfully convicted database will lead to reforms, more releases
OTTAWA — Students and staff at the University of Toronto law school are launching a new database this week documenting dozens of cases of wrongful convictions in Canada hoping to draw more attention to the problem.
Feb 20, 2023 2:07 PM
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Jann Arden petitions Ottawa to ban live horse exports for slaughter
OTTAWA — More than 36,000 people have signed a petition calling on the federal Liberals to live up to their election promise to ban the live export of horses for slaughter.
Feb 20, 2023 11:31 AM
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'Helped me rejuvenate my soul:' Inmates in Yellowknife learn trapping, outdoor skills
YELLOWKNIFE — Inmates at the Yellowknife jail concentrate as they skin several squirrels, deftly moving their knives to remove the small animals' soft fur, then scraping the remaining flesh and fat away.
Feb 20, 2023 2:00 AM
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What's closed as eight provinces celebrate regional holidays today
Eight of Canada's 13 provinces and territories are celebrating a regional holiday today. It's Family Day in Alberta, British Columbia, Ontario, Saskatchewan and New Brunswick, while Manitoba is celebrating Louis Riel Day.
Feb 20, 2023 2:00 AM
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