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Montreal's Muslim Maghrebi community sounds alarm on deadly gangs recruiting youth

Montreal's Muslim Maghrebi community sounds alarm on deadly gangs recruiting youth

MONTREAL — Members of Montreal’s Muslim and Maghrebi communities gathered at a city park on Saturday afternoon to decry – and fight back against – what they described as a “scourge” of street gangs recruiting youth to carry out criminal acts.
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LGBTQ minister Pascale St-Onge to make history with parental leave

LGBTQ minister Pascale St-Onge to make history with parental leave

OTTAWA — Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is set to make history by becoming the first openly lesbian cabinet minister to take parental leave when her wife gives birth in the coming weeks.
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Counting the cost of British Columbia's toxic drug crisis

Counting the cost of British Columbia's toxic drug crisis

The toxic drug crisis is one of the most contentious and widely debated issues ahead of British Columbia's provincial election on Oct. 19.
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Critics see drug debate tainted by politicization in B.C. election campaign

Critics see drug debate tainted by politicization in B.C. election campaign

VANCOUVER — When NDP Leader David Eby announced this month that the province would open "secure facilities" to provide involuntary care for people with severe drug addiction or mental health problems, it represented a moment of policy unity with the
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First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders say work lays ahead on road to reconciliation

First Nations, Inuit and Metis leaders say work lays ahead on road to reconciliation

OTTAWA — The Liberal party of today is not quite the same as the one elected in 2015 promising to foster new paths and nation-to-nation relationships with Indigenous Peoples, the leaders of the three national Indigenous organizations said as they loo
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Environment, energy ministers offer Jagmeet Singh a briefing on carbon pricing

Environment, energy ministers offer Jagmeet Singh a briefing on carbon pricing

OTTAWA — Two Liberal ministers are inviting NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to a briefing about carbon pricing so he can "better understand" how it helps fight climate change while putting more money back in families' pockets.
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B.C. Conservatives, NDP both announce plans to help ease B.C. housing crisis

B.C. Conservatives, NDP both announce plans to help ease B.C. housing crisis

Both of the main candidates in British Columbia's election campaign pushed their own plans to solve parts of the housing crisis. B.C.
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Complainant breaks down as cross-examination resumes in Hoggard sexual assault trial

Complainant breaks down as cross-examination resumes in Hoggard sexual assault trial

The emotional cross-examination of the woman accusing Jacob Hoggard of sexual assault concluded at his trial Friday, as the Canadian musician's defence lawyer questioned the quality of the complainant's memory, highlighted a lack of documentation to
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Canada booking seats on flights out of Lebanon as violence escalates

Canada booking seats on flights out of Lebanon as violence escalates

OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada began booking blocks of seats on the few remaining commercial flights leaving Lebanon on Friday as it issued another urgent plea for any Canadians in the country to leave immediately.
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Montreal police make arrest in Presidents Cup golf apparel theft

Montreal police make arrest in Presidents Cup golf apparel theft

MONTREAL — Montreal police say they've arrested a man in connection with the theft of tens of thousands of dollars in golf merchandise tied to the Presidents Cup PGA Tour being held this week in the city. Police say that on Sept. 20 and Sept.
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