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Federal budget for child care good start, but more needed: advocates
OTTAWA — Feminist advocates say the federal budget doesn't fully account for the challenges in scaling up child-care systems across the country.
Apr 8, 2022 2:34 PM
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Jobless rate falls to record low as economy adds 72,500 jobs in March, StatCan says
OTTAWA — Canada's unemployment rate dropped to a record low last month as more people jumped into a hot labour market — and economists say the jobless rate could yet fall even lower. The March unemployment rate registered at 5.
Apr 8, 2022 1:26 PM
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MPs, Ukrainians call for Parliament's genocide committee to probe Russian atrocities
OTTAWA — Atrocities emerging in Ukraine, following the withdrawal of Russian troops from around the capital Kyiv, have prompted calls for an urgent inquiry by a Canadian parliamentary committee on genocide.
Apr 8, 2022 12:57 PM
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Canada offers more money to COVAX to aid in the delivery of vaccine donations
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is donating another $220 million to the COVAX global vaccine sharing alliance.
Apr 8, 2022 12:08 PM
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'Unmanageable': Nunavut hamlet sets up satellite centre for TB treatment
A Nunavut hamlet's community hall is to be turned into a place for people with tuberculosis to receive treatment for the respiratory disease that continues to disproportionately affect Inuit.
Apr 8, 2022 11:04 AM
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Budget reflections from the Opposition and Ukrainian horrors : In The News for Apr. 8
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 Apr. 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
Apr 8, 2022 2:30 AM
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'Which thing to build?': Montem Resources weighs coal mine versus hydrogen in Alberta
A company hoping to develop coal in Alberta's Rocky Mountains says it will decide by the end of June whether to convert its open-pit mine proposal into a renewable energy project.
Apr 8, 2022 2:00 AM
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Feds move forward on menstrual equity in budget, advocates want it done 'right'
OTTAWA — Over six months since the Liberals committed to creating a menstrual equity fund, the federal government has proposed the pilot project in its 2022 budget.
Apr 8, 2022 2:00 AM
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Highly pathogenic avian flu found in Alberta poultry, new cases in Ontario: CFIA
EDMONTON — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says bird flu has been found in Alberta poultry flocks and there are some new cases in Ontario.
Apr 7, 2022 9:30 PM
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Leader Jagmeet Singh says New Democrats will support Liberal budget
OTTAWA — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has pledged support from his caucus for the 2022 federal budget, saying the Liberals acted "with good faith" by funding key New Democrat priorities such as dental care.
Apr 7, 2022 5:19 PM
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