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Experts say delay of assisted-dying expansion not necessary, as some cheer decision

Experts say delay of assisted-dying expansion not necessary, as some cheer decision

OTTAWA — The chair of a federal expert panel on medically assisted death is questioning what the Liberal government is hoping to accomplish by delaying the expansion of the assisted-dying regime. "I don't think it's necessary," Dr.
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Alberta wraps up fall legislature sitting dominated by controversial sovereignty act

Alberta wraps up fall legislature sitting dominated by controversial sovereignty act

EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition NDP says the first sitting under Premier Danielle Smith was a short, chaotic mess with the passage of a sovereignty act that dooms the province to confusion over who follows which laws.
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Nature finance impasse deepens between developed, developing countries at COP15

Nature finance impasse deepens between developed, developing countries at COP15

MONTREAL — The Canadian government is promising another $255 million in nature conservation financing for developing countries as the impasse over funding at the COP15 nature talks in Montreal drags into the final weekend of negotiations.
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Montreal public health says two children have died from strep A infections

Montreal public health says two children have died from strep A infections

Montreal public health officials say two children have died from strep A amid an uptick in infections across the city. Health authorities have reported four cases in the city as of Dec. 15 and the deaths of two children aged two years or younger.
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Record amount of opium found in Vancouver marine containers: border services

Record amount of opium found in Vancouver marine containers: border services

DELTA, B.C. — What started as a probe into some oddities with shipping pallets in Vancouver has ended with a record seizure of opium by the Canada Border Services Agency.
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'If all else fails, we will blockade': Chiefs call for Sask. bill to be scrapped

'If all else fails, we will blockade': Chiefs call for Sask. bill to be scrapped

SASKATOON — Chiefs in Saskatchewan sent a message to the provincial government to scrap a controversial bill or the new year could start with blockades.
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Progress on Indigenous reconciliation calls to action going at 'glacial pace': report

Progress on Indigenous reconciliation calls to action going at 'glacial pace': report

TORONTO — An Indigenous-led think tank says progress is moving at a “glacial pace" seven years after the final report from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was released.
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Ottawa mayor, local businesses welcome expected return of federal workers to offices

Ottawa mayor, local businesses welcome expected return of federal workers to offices

OTTAWA — A coffee shop in Ottawa's downtown core is looking forward to some more frequent foot traffic once federal workers head back to the office on a more regular basis.
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Montreal meeting between prime minister and Quebec premier snowed out

Montreal meeting between prime minister and Quebec premier snowed out

MONTREAL — A snowstorm forced the cancellation of a meeting scheduled today in Montreal between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Quebec Premier François Legault.
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Year in review: A look at news events in November and December 2022

Year in review: A look at news events in November and December 2022

A look at news events in November and the first half of December 2022: November 1 - Toronto Blue Jays first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. claimed his first American League Gold Glove Award as the league's top defensive player.
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