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Public servants often disregarded rules when awarding McKinsey contracts, AG finds

Public servants often disregarded rules when awarding McKinsey contracts, AG finds

OTTAWA — Government organizations frequently disregarded federal contracting and procurement rules when awarding contracts to consulting firm McKinsey & Company, the auditor general concluded in a report released Tuesday.
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B.C. school district investigates exam asking pupils to argue if Israel should exist

B.C. school district investigates exam asking pupils to argue if Israel should exist

BURNABY, B.C. — The school district in Burnaby, B.C., has launched an investigation into what it says was a harmful exam that asked students to make arguments about whether Jewish people deserve or need a homeland.
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Montreal police arrest woman in connection with Robert Miller sex charges

Montreal police arrest woman in connection with Robert Miller sex charges

MONTREAL — Montreal police say they've arrested an alleged accomplice of billionaire Robert Miller, who is facing multiple sex charges involving 10 complainants.
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In the news today: Oilers fans count down the hours until Cup final

In the news today: Oilers fans count down the hours until Cup final

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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This MP says hundreds shared stories of coercive control, asks House to pass bill

This MP says hundreds shared stories of coercive control, asks House to pass bill

OTTAWA — An NDP MP says she hopes the polarized House of Commons will continue to put partisanship aside to pass her bill to criminalize coercive control this week, after hearing hundreds of personal stories about intimate partner violence.
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Credibility of psychiatrist heard in Winnipeg trial of admitted serial killer

Credibility of psychiatrist heard in Winnipeg trial of admitted serial killer

WINNIPEG — A judge is allowing a forensic psychiatrist with a YouTube channel providing "tongue in cheek" commentary on mental illness and crime to give expert testimony at the Winnipeg trial of an admitted serial killer. Dr.
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'A slap in the face': B.C. mayors decry being rejected for federal disaster relief

'A slap in the face': B.C. mayors decry being rejected for federal disaster relief

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. — The mayors of three British Columbia communities devastated by flooding in November 2021 are calling for changes in how the federal government dispenses disaster relief after their applications were denied.
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B.C. First Nation prepares for potential school site excavation, signs protocol deal

B.C. First Nation prepares for potential school site excavation, signs protocol deal

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C.
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AFN national chief blasts governments' inaction on fifth anniversary of MMIWG report

AFN national chief blasts governments' inaction on fifth anniversary of MMIWG report

OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations blasted all levels of government on Monday, the fifth anniversary of a national inquiry's report into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, for what she calls slow progress to st
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Pharmacare bill passes in the House of Commons, heads to the Senate

Pharmacare bill passes in the House of Commons, heads to the Senate

OTTAWA — The Liberals' pharmacare bill is headed to the Senate after passing third reading in the House of Commons.
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