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Doctor shortage driving people away from Newfoundland town known for growth

Doctor shortage driving people away from Newfoundland town known for growth

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A doctor shortage is threatening to undo years of work turning the Newfoundland town of Bonavista into an internationally lauded example of rural growth and development, the community’s mayor says.
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Affordability top of mind at Liberal retreat, but Indigenous MP has focus elsewhere

Affordability top of mind at Liberal retreat, but Indigenous MP has focus elsewhere

OTTAWA — The cost of living will be top of mind for Liberal members of Parliament as they prepare to head back to the House of Commons next week, but for their Indigenous caucus, affordability is a long-standing issue.
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House post returning to First Nation after 138 years, and decades in Harvard storage

House post returning to First Nation after 138 years, and decades in Harvard storage

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. — A First Nations house post is being returned to its home in British Columbia after 138 years, including spending the last two decades in storage at Harvard University in Massachusetts. A statement from the Gitxaala Nation on B.
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Home Depot gave personal data to Meta without valid customer consent: watchdog

Home Depot gave personal data to Meta without valid customer consent: watchdog

OTTAWA — Retailer Home Depot shared details from electronic receipts with Meta, which owns the social media platform Facebook, without the knowledge or consent of customers, the federal privacy watchdog has found.
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What you need to know about Canada's tank donation to Ukraine

What you need to know about Canada's tank donation to Ukraine

OTTAWA — Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is sending four of its Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine.
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Via Rail tells MPs passengers stuck on train for 18 hours were in 'unique' situation

Via Rail tells MPs passengers stuck on train for 18 hours were in 'unique' situation

OTTAWA — The CEO of Via Rail says that after a tree fell on a passenger train as it travelled on CN Rail tracks during the holidays, it took the freight company longer than hoped to clear it — and passengers on board were stuck for 18 hours.
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Ottawa appoints special representative to combat Islamophobia

Ottawa appoints special representative to combat Islamophobia

TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of Canada’s first special representative to combat Islamophobia on Thursday, calling it an “important step” in the country's fight against anti-Muslim hatred.
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Canada donating four Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine

Canada donating four Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government wasted no time in joining the West’s rush to send battle tanks to Ukraine, with Defence Minister Anita Anand announcing Thursday that Canada will donate at least four Leopard 2s
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Former Liberal minister Kirsty Duncan taking medical leave, will stay on as MP

Former Liberal minister Kirsty Duncan taking medical leave, will stay on as MP

OTTAWA — Liberal member of Parliament and former cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan has announced that she is taking an immediate medical leave due to a "physical health challenge.
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Ex-PQ legislator Harold LeBel sentenced to eight months in jail for sex assault

Ex-PQ legislator Harold LeBel sentenced to eight months in jail for sex assault

RIMOUSKI, Que. — Former Parti Québécois legislator Harold LeBel was sentenced on Thursday to eight months in jail after being found guilty in November of sexually assaulting a woman at his condo in 2017.
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