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B.C. team helps rescue woman, pulled from rubble four days after Turkey quake

B.C. team helps rescue woman, pulled from rubble four days after Turkey quake

A search and rescue team from British Columbia has taken part in the successful rescue of a woman buried beneath rubble, more than four days after the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria earlier this week.
U.S. downs new 'object' off Alaskan coast, not far from Canadian border: White House

U.S. downs new 'object' off Alaskan coast, not far from Canadian border: White House

WASHINGTON — A U.S.
Alberta NDP demands answers on premier's conversations with accused in COVID cases

Alberta NDP demands answers on premier's conversations with accused in COVID cases

EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition NDP is calling on Premier Danielle Smith to divulge all her conversations relating to COVID-19 court cases after she acknowledged having contact with an accused before his trial relating to a blockade at a U.S.
Tories, Bloc push for unequal approach to amending Canada's Official Languages Act

Tories, Bloc push for unequal approach to amending Canada's Official Languages Act

OTTAWA — The Bloc Québécois and Conservatives are pushing for an unequal approach to amending Canada's Official Languages Act — one that some warn could reduce English services in Quebec.
Funeral to be held Thursday for four-year-old boy killed in Quebec bus crash

Funeral to be held Thursday for four-year-old boy killed in Quebec bus crash

LAVAL, Que. — A funeral will be held Thursday for one of the two children killed when a bus crashed into a daycare Wednesday in Laval, Que., just north of Montreal.
'Huge concern': Opposition says Alberta premier should come clean on campaign funding

'Huge concern': Opposition says Alberta premier should come clean on campaign funding

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith should come clean on whether funding for her leadership campaign has influenced her government's agenda, says the province's New Democrat Opposition.
Canadian groups deploy workers, send aid to Turkey, Syria earthquake survivors

Canadian groups deploy workers, send aid to Turkey, Syria earthquake survivors

TORONTO — Canadian organizations deploying aid workers to regions devastated by the powerful earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria say they're working to help survivors gain access to basic essentials in the aftermath of the disaster.
'The worst time to go backwards': International aid groups fear cuts as budget looms

'The worst time to go backwards': International aid groups fear cuts as budget looms

OTTAWA — Canada's aid sector is nervously awaiting this spring's federal budget amid fears of funding cuts that could require projects abroad to shut down.
Ottawa appeals court ruling directing government to help repatriate four men in Syria

Ottawa appeals court ruling directing government to help repatriate four men in Syria

OTTAWA — The federal government is appealing a judge's declaration that four Canadian men being held in Syrian camps are entitled to Ottawa's help to return home.
Ottawa spending $2M on new unmarked graves report lacks 'transparency': official

Ottawa spending $2M on new unmarked graves report lacks 'transparency': official

Ottawa's decision to contract work around the search for unmarked graves to an non-Indigenous organization based in the Netherlands risks causing harm and lacks transparency, says a government-appointed adviser dedicated to the issue.
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