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Trudeau 'moved' by courage of B.C. residential school survivors during visit

Trudeau 'moved' by courage of B.C. residential school survivors during visit

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A moment of silence for the children who didn't return home from the St. Joseph's Mission Residential School near Williams Lake, B.C., marked the end of a visit Wednesday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
B.C. landslide caused 100-metre-high tsunami, set off earthquake scale: study

B.C. landslide caused 100-metre-high tsunami, set off earthquake scale: study

VANCOUVER — A retreating glacier in a remote British Columbia valley caused a massive landslide that crested a 100-metre-tall tsunami, wiped out kilometres of salmon habitat and was detected as far away as Australia, a study says.
Government working to find out which Ukrainians coming to Canada need most help

Government working to find out which Ukrainians coming to Canada need most help

OTTAWA — Canada will extend some settlement services to fleeing Ukrainians, but they will not receive all of the same supports as typical refugees, the federal immigration minister said Wednesday.
B.C.'s UN Indigenous rights plan commits to changing history through action

B.C.'s UN Indigenous rights plan commits to changing history through action

VICTORIA — British Columbia introduced an Indigenous reconciliation plan Wednesday that sets goals toward implementing its law on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Red tape risks lives of Afghan interpreters' families waiting to come to Canada: NDP

Red tape risks lives of Afghan interpreters' families waiting to come to Canada: NDP

OTTAWA — Afghan interpreters who helped the Canadian military say the federal government has lied to them about bringing family members to Canada, and that people have died while waiting for paperwork to be processed.
Building national monument honouring residential school students to take five years

Building national monument honouring residential school students to take five years

Ottawa is eyeing a possible five-year timeline to build a national monument to honour children who suffered its residential school system.
Federal emissions reduction plan still undercounts forestry, environmentalists say

Federal emissions reduction plan still undercounts forestry, environmentalists say

The federal government's new emissions reduction plan continues to undercount emissions from forestry, an environmental group says, throwing doubt on Canada's ability to reach its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.
Feds looking to protect carbon price with legislation or compensation contracts

Feds looking to protect carbon price with legislation or compensation contracts

OTTAWA — The federal government is looking to "future proof" the carbon price against political decisions to cancel or lower it down the road. That could include legislation to enshrine the carbon price and its upward trajectory into law.
Quebec media pen letter denouncing criminal trial held in secret, kept off docket

Quebec media pen letter denouncing criminal trial held in secret, kept off docket

MONTREAL — The heads of major Quebec newsrooms penned an open letter Wednesday denouncing a criminal trial involving a police informant held entirely in secret and kept off the official court docket.
Former senator Joyce Fairbairn has died at the age of 82

Former senator Joyce Fairbairn has died at the age of 82

OTTAWA — Colleagues of former Liberal senator Joyce Fairbairn remembered her kindness and determination after she died this week at the age of 82.
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