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RCMP claims that emergency alerts cause public panic are unfounded: N.S. inquiry

RCMP claims that emergency alerts cause public panic are unfounded: N.S. inquiry

HALIFAX — Fears that the public would panic if they receive alerts during dangerous situations are more myth than reality, experts on emergency alert systems said Thursday at the public inquiry investigating Nova Scotia's mass shooting.
RCMP claims that emergency alerts cause public panic are unfounded: N.S. inquiry

RCMP claims that emergency alerts cause public panic are unfounded: N.S. inquiry

HALIFAX — Fears that the public would panic if they receive alerts during dangerous situations are more myth than reality, experts on emergency alert systems said Thursday at the public inquiry investigating Nova Scotia's mass shooting.
Plane that crashed with fugitives was overweight, heading for Toronto: Witness

Plane that crashed with fugitives was overweight, heading for Toronto: Witness

VANCOUVER — A woman who knew the pilot of a fatal flight that killed two men wanted in separate murder plots says he told her he was heading for Toronto and was concerned about the plane's weight.
Plane that crashed with fugitives was overweight, heading for Toronto: Witness

Plane that crashed with fugitives was overweight, heading for Toronto: Witness

VANCOUVER — A woman who knew the pilot of a fatal flight that killed two men wanted in separate murder plots says he told her he was heading for Toronto and was concerned about the plane's weight.
B.C. mine environment safeguards whittled down by amendments, university study says

B.C. mine environment safeguards whittled down by amendments, university study says

Some environmental safeguards built into British Columbia mine approvals are being gradually whittled away without enough public or scientific oversight, says new university research.
Family of Montreal man killed by police in 2017 reaches settlement with city

Family of Montreal man killed by police in 2017 reaches settlement with city

MONTREAL — The family of a man shot dead by Montreal police has reached a settlement with the city in connection with a lawsuit they filed over his death, family lawyers said Thursday.
Putin's alleged girlfriend not ruled out of future Canadian sanctions: minister

Putin's alleged girlfriend not ruled out of future Canadian sanctions: minister

OTTAWA — Canada has not ruled out imposing sanctions on Vladimir Putin's alleged girlfriend, Alina Kabaeva, a former Olympic gymnast, says the foreign affairs minister.
Tory Leadership Debate and US Supreme Court to Meet: In The News for May 12, 2022

Tory Leadership Debate and US Supreme Court to Meet: In The News for May 12, 2022

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 12, 2022. ... What we are watching in Canada ...
What federal Conservative leadership candidates can learn from Kenney and Alberta

What federal Conservative leadership candidates can learn from Kenney and Alberta

EDMONTON — As federal Conservative leadership candidates travelled to Alberta this week, they arrived in a fractured Tory heartland.
Safe house in tiny Nunavik village aims to break generations of trauma for Inuit

Safe house in tiny Nunavik village aims to break generations of trauma for Inuit

KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ, Que. — On any given day in Kangiqsualujjuaq, Que., a person or family in crisis can call a 24-hour number and speak to a community member who can help.
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