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Senate passes long-delayed bill aimed at unblocking Canadian aid in Afghanistan

Senate passes long-delayed bill aimed at unblocking Canadian aid in Afghanistan

OTTAWA — The Senate has passed a bill intended to unblock Canadian aid in Afghanistan without amendment.
Liberals table 'sustainable jobs' bill to back up pledge to help workers transition

Liberals table 'sustainable jobs' bill to back up pledge to help workers transition

OTTAWA — The fact Liberals are tabling new legislation to force the federal government to create and protect jobs is a recognition that the shift to a clean-energy economy is already happening, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson said Thurs
Four found dead in Prince Rupert, B.C., home; police say deaths considered homicide

Four found dead in Prince Rupert, B.C., home; police say deaths considered homicide

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — A large police presence remains at a home in the northwest British Columbia city of Prince Rupert where four people were found dead.
Ottawa confirms land expropriations for rail bypass after Lac-Mégantic tragedy

Ottawa confirms land expropriations for rail bypass after Lac-Mégantic tragedy

MONTREAL — Residents who will lose land after the federal government expropriates properties in and around Lac-Mégantic, Que., for rail bypass say they are mulling a legal challenge.
Quebec to exhume remains of Innu boys whose families have questions about 1970 deaths

Quebec to exhume remains of Innu boys whose families have questions about 1970 deaths

MONTREAL — For more than 50 years, two Innu families have been haunted by the question of whether their children actually died in a Quebec hospital and whether the coffins they were given really contained their child's remains.
'Vindication': Appeal court reinstates justice of the peace who critiqued bail system

'Vindication': Appeal court reinstates justice of the peace who critiqued bail system

OTTAWA — Justice of the peace Julie Lauzon will return to the bench following an Ontario Court of Appeal ruling in her favour, which found the punishment she received for writing a 2016 column criticizing Canada's bail system was unjust.
Bill that would force Meta, Google to bargain with publishers closer to becoming law

Bill that would force Meta, Google to bargain with publishers closer to becoming law

OTTAWA — A bill aimed at getting tech giants such as Meta and Google to pay publishers for news that appears on their platforms is one step closer to becoming law.
State of emergency to be lifted in Lytton, B.C., two years after fire destroyed town

State of emergency to be lifted in Lytton, B.C., two years after fire destroyed town

LYTTON, B.C. — Almost two years after a wildfire ripped through Lytton, B.C., residents will soon be able to return to their properties. Council for the Village of Lytton has voted to allow the local state of emergency to expire on June 19.
Quebec firefighters struggling to control wildfires in northern, western regions

Quebec firefighters struggling to control wildfires in northern, western regions

QUEBEC — Officials say firefighters are still struggling to control wildfires in two Quebec regions as the situation has improved in the rest of the province.
Third-party review finds 'toxic' culture at University of Prince Edward Island

Third-party review finds 'toxic' culture at University of Prince Edward Island

CHARLOTTETOWN — A review of allegations of workplace misconduct at the University of Prince Edward Island says the school had a toxic environment where bullying and harassment were widespread and condoned at the top.