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Final two victims of Old Montreal fire identified, investigation to focus on cause

Final two victims of Old Montreal fire identified, investigation to focus on cause

MONTREAL — All seven victims of a deadly March 16 fire in Old Montreal have been identified, police said Tuesday as the focus of the investigation shifted to what caused the blaze.
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Budget 2023: Feds commit consultation money for Indigenous resource sharing

Budget 2023: Feds commit consultation money for Indigenous resource sharing

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is committing $8.7 million to hold more consultations on Indigenous resource sharing in a budget that offers relatively little new spending on its reconciliation agenda.
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Health-care professionals fight decision to reject access to psilocybin for training

Health-care professionals fight decision to reject access to psilocybin for training

Canada violated the rights of hundreds of patients awaiting access to psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy when it rejected applications from health-care professionals to consume the restricted drug for training purposes, a lawyer for the workers argued
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Quick quotes from the release of Canada's 2023 federal budget

Quick quotes from the release of Canada's 2023 federal budget

OTTAWA — The federal Liberals released their 2023-24 budget on Tuesday. Here are some quotes about the spending plan from the finance minister, opposition leaders and the head of the Assembly of First Nations.
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'It's really sad': Neighbour describes chaotic scene after Calgary house explosion

'It's really sad': Neighbour describes chaotic scene after Calgary house explosion

CALGARY — Rima Rifai thought her furnace had exploded Monday when the house across the street burst into a ball of fire, sending 10 people to hospital with serious injuries.
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N.S. woman sought in firearms case released after RCMP find no evidence of gun

N.S. woman sought in firearms case released after RCMP find no evidence of gun

The RCMP say officers have interviewed and released a woman who was being sought in relation to a firearms complaint on Sipekne'katik First Nation in central Nova Scotia on Sunday night. Spokesman Cpl.
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Airbnb: 79 per cent of Quebec rentals in February not certified, housing group says

Airbnb: 79 per cent of Quebec rentals in February not certified, housing group says

MONTREAL — A report by a Montreal tenants' rights association says 79 per cent of the roughly 30,000 units in Quebec that were available for rent in February on Airbnb were not certified by the province.
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Feds outline $83B in clean economy tax credits in bid to compete with U.S. incentive

Feds outline $83B in clean economy tax credits in bid to compete with U.S. incentive

OTTAWA — Serious money is heading for Canadian industries looking to reduce emissions after the federal government unveiled its answer to the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act.
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Budget 2023: Liberals add foreign interference office, new money-laundering rules

Budget 2023: Liberals add foreign interference office, new money-laundering rules

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberal government plans to launch a National Counter-Foreign Interference Office, amid ongoing scrutiny of allegations that Beijing interfered in recent federal elections.
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Budget 2023: Key highlights from the federal Liberals' spending plan

Budget 2023: Key highlights from the federal Liberals' spending plan

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government has released a 2023-24 spending plan that prioritizes spending on health care, transitioning Canadian businesses to a clean economy and offering affordability measures to help Canadians dealing with high prices
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