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Sexual assault rate in 2021 highest since 1996, violent crimes up: Statistics Canada
OTTAWA — The rate of police-reported sexual assault in Canada has reached its highest level since 1996, according to Statistics Canada data released Tuesday.
Aug 2, 2022 11:20 AM
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Canada sanctions Russian military officers over atrocities in Bucha
OTTAWA — The Canadian government is imposing sanctions on dozens of Russian military officers whose troops are accused of committing atrocities against Ukrainian civilians.
Aug 2, 2022 8:51 AM
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Pope's genocide acknowledgement, prison needle exchange : In The News for Aug. 2
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
Aug 2, 2022 2:15 AM
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U.S. lawmakers making one last push to reform cannabis laws before November midterms
WASHINGTON — The surprise climate spending bill isn't the only piece of marquee legislation in the U.S. Senate that's getting a lot of Canadian attention. U.S.
Aug 2, 2022 2:00 AM
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N.W.T. working to encourage more residents to choose electric vehicles
YELLOWKNIFE — Electric vehicles are a rare sight in Canada's North, with challenges such as frigid winter temperatures and limited infrastructure. The Northwest Territories is hoping to change that.
Aug 2, 2022 2:00 AM
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Indigenous leaders wish Pope's acknowledgment of genocide was made on Canadian soil
A member of the National Indian Residential School Circle of Survivors says it's good Pope Francis acknowledged that what happened in the schools amounted to genocide, but that he should have said it before he left Canada.
Aug 2, 2022 2:00 AM
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Federal government announces $18M for HIV testing at Montreal AIDS conference
MONTREAL — Federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said Monday that the government will invest $17.9 million to increase access to HIV testing in remote communities and among hard-to-reach populations.
Aug 1, 2022 6:31 PM
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Records show Trudeau is routinely offered portraits of himself as gifts
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been offered the gift of his own likeness some 17 times since becoming prime minister, including once by the president of China.
Aug 1, 2022 2:15 PM
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'Very profound': Hundreds of residential school photos found in Rome archives
WINNIPEG — Raymond Frogner says when he found images of residential school students in the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate archives in Rome, he knew he was looking at something important.
Aug 1, 2022 8:00 AM
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Former MP calls on Parliament Hill security to stop racial profiling
OTTAWA — A former MP who says she was recently racially profiled by parliamentary security is calling on the service to address racism within its ranks.
Aug 1, 2022 4:00 AM
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