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Canada, South Korea launch talks on defence, security intelligence sharing

Canada, South Korea launch talks on defence, security intelligence sharing

OTTAWA — Canada and South Korea have launched talks aimed at sharing defence and security information as the two countries work to counter increasing threats from Russia and China.
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Topless Junos protester splashes pink paint at PM's office: climate group

Topless Junos protester splashes pink paint at PM's office: climate group

OTTAWA — A climate change advocacy group says the woman who walked on the Juno Awards stage while topless has now sprayed pink paint on the entrance to the prime minister's office in Ottawa.
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Trudeau's cross-country town halls are back with a new format — and new skeptics

Trudeau's cross-country town halls are back with a new format — and new skeptics

OTTAWA — Every town hall begins the same way: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives in a blue or white shirt with rolled-up sleeves, takes the microphone, waxes poetic about the state of the world and acknowledges the challenging years Canadians have recently faced
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'Defiant Dene:' Former Northwest Territories premier publishes memoir

'Defiant Dene:' Former Northwest Territories premier publishes memoir

YELLOWKNIFE — Stephen Kakfwi says one of his proudest accomplishments has been overcoming the inability to feel any emotions after leaving residential school. "I grew very limited in feeling joy, feeling happy and also feeling sad.
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Proposed shark tourism project has to walk fine line to balance benefits and safety

Proposed shark tourism project has to walk fine line to balance benefits and safety

A proposed tourism project off the coast of Nova Scotia to let people watch great white sharks through the bars of a submerged cage requires a balancing act between sightseeing and the needs of the animals, says one expert.
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No winning ticket sold for Friday's $30 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket sold for Friday's $30 million Lotto Max jackpot

There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's Lotto Max $30 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on April 18 will be an estimated $40 million. The Canadian Press
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First Nations health gets $8.2B in funding; may be used on 'social determinants'

First Nations health gets $8.2B in funding; may be used on 'social determinants'

VANCOUVER — Federal funding of $8.2 billion over 10 years for the First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia will give Indigenous communities unprecedented control over how to use the cash to improve wellness
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Alberta Premier Smith, with election looming, announces new limits on media questions

Alberta Premier Smith, with election looming, announces new limits on media questions

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, four days after announcing she won’t answer questions on her ethics investigation, says she will limit questions on all other topics.
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Canada's pledge to make more vaccines at home is still a work in progress

Canada's pledge to make more vaccines at home is still a work in progress

OTTAWA — The COVID-19 pandemic wasn't even six months old, and not a single vaccine for it had been approved for use anywhere, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to a podium in Montreal to promise that Canada's National Research Council would be
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22 overdoses in one night: Ex-paramedic looks back on 7th anniversary of B.C. crisis

22 overdoses in one night: Ex-paramedic looks back on 7th anniversary of B.C. crisis

VANCOUVER — Brian Twaites remembers the first time he realized toxic drugs in British Columbia had hit a crisis level. On one shift as a paramedic, he handled 26 calls and more than 22 of them were drug overdoses.
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