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Gender justice groups say changes to B.C.'s Name Act are harming survivors

Gender justice groups say changes to B.C.'s Name Act are harming survivors

Gender justice groups in British Columbia want the government to repeal recent provincial legislation that prevents people convicted of serious Criminal Code offences from changing their names.
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Business groups say Canada needs to plan differently for Trump's second term

Business groups say Canada needs to plan differently for Trump's second term

OTTAWA — Donald Trump's mandate to get tough on trade is expected to be stronger in his second term as U.S. president, posing different challenges for Canada than his first four years in the White House.
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Reporter accused of being Russian spy tells MPs they fell for disinformation

Reporter accused of being Russian spy tells MPs they fell for disinformation

OTTAWA — A veteran Ottawa Citizen journalist who was accused by a former cabinet minister of being a Russian asset said it is the "height of irony" that a parliamentary committee studying disinformation has fallen for it.
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What the U.S. election says about how American women cast their ballots

What the U.S. election says about how American women cast their ballots

WASHINGTON — As Kamala Harris made her final speech of the U.S. election campaign, conceding the race to president-elect Donald Trump, many women in the crowd at her alma mater in Washington had tears running down their faces.
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Storm tracker group confirms rare tornado touchdown on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

Storm tracker group confirms rare tornado touchdown on B.C.'s Sunshine Coast

When Lynn Smith set out for a routine trip from her home in Halfmoon Bay to Sechelt on British Columbia's Sunshine Coast on Monday, she turned on her camera to send a video to a cousin who lives in the United States.
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Former Liberal MP warns of tough times ahead with U.S. over NATO spending target

Former Liberal MP warns of tough times ahead with U.S. over NATO spending target

OTTAWA — Retired Lt.-Gen. Andrew Leslie said Canada will soon face a rough ride from the U.S. for failing to meet its defence spending targets after the dramatic political comeback of president-elect Donald Trump.
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Africa strategy back on the table as Ottawa heralds new embassies, security projects

Africa strategy back on the table as Ottawa heralds new embassies, security projects

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are once again promising to launch an Africa strategy — something the government appeared to back away from last year — while announcing new embassies and security projects on the continent.
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Quebec man's acquittal in 1978 double murder 'historic and exceptional,' lawyer says

Quebec man's acquittal in 1978 double murder 'historic and exceptional,' lawyer says

MONTREAL — One of the lawyers for a Quebec man who was acquitted Wednesday of a decades-old double murder hopes her client's case will convince other wrongfully convicted people not to lose hope.
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Inuk man shot dead by police a victim of systemic racism: Crown-Indigenous minister

Inuk man shot dead by police a victim of systemic racism: Crown-Indigenous minister

MONTREAL — The killing of an Inuk man by police earlier this week in Quebec's Far North is an example of systemic racism, Canada's minister for Crown-Indigenous relations said Thursday.
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NDP asks Speaker to examine social media influencer Lauren Chen's refusal to testify

NDP asks Speaker to examine social media influencer Lauren Chen's refusal to testify

OTTAWA — A social media influencer who declined to answer MPs' questions about an alleged Russian plot to sow division among the public is a step closer to being sanctioned by Parliament.
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