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B.C. health authority warns of possible privacy breach after police recover documents

B.C. health authority warns of possible privacy breach after police recover documents

VERNON, B.C. — An RCMP investigation has revealed a possible privacy breach for thousands of employees who worked or work at a health authority in British Columbia's Interior.
Government closes bottom-contact fishing near rare B.C. coral reef

Government closes bottom-contact fishing near rare B.C. coral reef

VANCOUVER — Federal authorities have closed Canada's only known live coral reef in the Pacific Ocean to all commercial and recreational bottom-contact fishing. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says the indefinite closure came into effect on Feb.
Canada 'will be there' to help two Michaels after their detention in China: Trudeau

Canada 'will be there' to help two Michaels after their detention in China: Trudeau

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing back on the notion that Canada's willingness to help two citizens who were detained in China is an acknowledgement they engaged in espionage on Ottawa's behalf.
Alberta coal mine moves ahead without permits federal officials say are needed

Alberta coal mine moves ahead without permits federal officials say are needed

Environmental groups are asking Ottawa to enforce its rules on an Alberta coal site that has started building an underground test mine without fisheries permits that officials have said are required.
'We're all in shock:' Neighbours mourn family of five killed in plane crash

'We're all in shock:' Neighbours mourn family of five killed in plane crash

A small but growing memorial, made up of bouquets and teddy bears, formed outside a home north of Toronto on Thursday as a community grieved a family of five killed in a small plane crash in Nashville.
Trudeau won't say if Canada will restore funding to UN relief agency in Gaza Strip

Trudeau won't say if Canada will restore funding to UN relief agency in Gaza Strip

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won't say if Canada intends to restore funding to a UN relief agency operating in the Gaza Strip. "We're not making any announcements today.
Trudeau says some Pro-Palestinian protests cross line into hate, harassment

Trudeau says some Pro-Palestinian protests cross line into hate, harassment

OTTAWA — Pro-Palestinian protests that include hatred or harassing behaviour cross a line, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.
Canada asking weapons-makers for plans to ramp up ammunition production

Canada asking weapons-makers for plans to ramp up ammunition production

OTTAWA — Canada is giving two weapons manufacturers millions of dollars to come up with a plan to make more 155 mm ammunition as the war in Ukraine drags on.
Underfunding driving burnout crisis in Canada's women's shelters, new report finds

Underfunding driving burnout crisis in Canada's women's shelters, new report finds

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Sparse, inadequate funding is driving a burnout crisis among staff at women's shelters and transition homes across the country, says a report released Thursday by a national non-profit.
As Ottawa reels over multiple homicide, a look at recent mass killings across Canada

As Ottawa reels over multiple homicide, a look at recent mass killings across Canada

OTTAWA — The bodies of six people, including four children, were discovered Wednesday in a townhouse in Barrhaven, a suburb south of Ottawa.
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