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Senate report recommends Canada develop targeted suicide prevention strategies

Senate report recommends Canada develop targeted suicide prevention strategies

A Senate report released Thursday says Canada can make major strides in suicide prevention if all levels of government develop strategies tailored towards men and Indigenous people, the groups facing the highest suicide rates.
B.C. First Nation buys back 140-year-old robe, paying almost $40,000 to bring it home

B.C. First Nation buys back 140-year-old robe, paying almost $40,000 to bring it home

ATLIN, B.C. — A man who helped return a 140-year-old Tlingit robe to the British Columbia First Nation where it was created says it's as if the regalia called out to its people and they are bringing it home.
Liberal budget bill passes in House of Commons after Conservative filibuster attempt

Liberal budget bill passes in House of Commons after Conservative filibuster attempt

OTTAWA — The House of Commons passed the Liberal government's budget bill today, which seeks to roll out vast new incentives for clean energy and expending dental care subsidies — despite a Conservative attempt to hold it up.
Air pollution cloaks eastern US for a second day. Here's why there is so much smoke

Air pollution cloaks eastern US for a second day. Here's why there is so much smoke

Intense smoke blanketed the northeastern United States for a second day Wednesday, turning the air a yellowish gray and prompting warnings for people to stay inside and keep windows closed.
Liberals face growing calls to create LGBTQ envoy, modelled on Biden appointment

Liberals face growing calls to create LGBTQ envoy, modelled on Biden appointment

OTTAWA — The Liberals are facing mounting calls to appoint a senior diplomat to advocate for LGBTQ people abroad, including from within their cabinet.
Trudeau says kids denied a Pride flag at their schools have one on Parliament Hill

Trudeau says kids denied a Pride flag at their schools have one on Parliament Hill

OTTAWA — Children who do not see a Pride flag at their schools should know one is flying for them on Parliament Hill, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday, as he condemned the sharp rise in laws curtailing the rights of transgender people across the United States. 
Trudeau shows no interest in compromising with Meta, Google over online news bill

Trudeau shows no interest in compromising with Meta, Google over online news bill

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is showing no interest in compromising with Meta and Google over a proposed law that would make them pay for Canadian journalism that helps tech companies generate revenue.
Lawyer tells Alberta's highest court review board biased in de Grood's case

Lawyer tells Alberta's highest court review board biased in de Grood's case

EDMONTON — Alberta's highest court is being asked to overturn a review board decision that confined a man to a supervised Edmonton group home after the stabbing deaths of five young people at a Calgary house party.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith downplays link between wildfires and climate change

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith downplays link between wildfires and climate change

EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says the government is bringing in arson investigators from outside the province to trace the cause of the unprecedented wildfires in Alberta.
Wildfire battles continue as heat, air quality alerts affect most of Canada

Wildfire battles continue as heat, air quality alerts affect most of Canada

OTTAWA — Air pollution from wildfires remained well above healthy levels across much of southern and northern Ontario and several communities in British Columbia and Alberta on Thursday.
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