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RCMP diverted attention from errors made during mass shooting investigation: lawsuit

RCMP diverted attention from errors made during mass shooting investigation: lawsuit

HALIFAX — The spouse of the man responsible for the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history says she was charged with supplying ammunition to the killer because the RCMP wanted to deflect attention from mistakes made during their investigation
'Eliminate the fraudsters': Report delves into Indigenous identity at universities

'Eliminate the fraudsters': Report delves into Indigenous identity at universities

SASKATOON — A report commissioned after controversy circled a health professor's claims of being Métis says the University of Saskatchewan was unprepared for Indigenous identity fraud and uneducated on Indigenous people.
Fiscal Update 2022: Ottawa to permanently eliminate student loan interest

Fiscal Update 2022: Ottawa to permanently eliminate student loan interest

Ottawa plans to make permanent its pandemic-era pause on student loan interest in an effort to reduce some of the current financial pressures on young Canadians as the cost of living rises.
Pristine alpine lake contaminated by dust from mountaintop coal mines, study shows

Pristine alpine lake contaminated by dust from mountaintop coal mines, study shows

New Alberta government research has found windblown dust from mountaintop removal coal mines has polluted a pristine alpine lake to the point where its waters are as contaminated as lakes downwind from the oilsands.
New Inuit Research Network aims to support self-determination in research

New Inuit Research Network aims to support self-determination in research

OTTAWA — The federal government and an organization representing Inuit in Canada have announced $6.4 million in funding to establish an Inuit Research Network.
N.W.T. begins airlifting goods from cancelled barge into Sachs Harbour

N.W.T. begins airlifting goods from cancelled barge into Sachs Harbour

SACHS HARBOUR, N.W.T. — The Northwest Territories government says it has begun airlifting cargo and fuel from a cancelled barge into Sachs Harbour.
Iqaluit RCMP investigating reports of pins found in Halloween candy

Iqaluit RCMP investigating reports of pins found in Halloween candy

IQALUIT, Nunavut — RCMP are investigating after receiving two complaints that pins were found in children's Halloween candy in Iqaluit. Police say after receiving the first complaint Wednesday, they alerted the community.
Québec solidaire to swear oath to King, vows to table bill to make pledge optional

Québec solidaire to swear oath to King, vows to table bill to make pledge optional

MONTREAL — The 11 recently elected members of Québec solidaire are no longer refusing to swear an oath of office to King Charles III.
Fiscal update, trucker testimony at Emergencies Act inquiry : In The News for Nov. 3

Fiscal update, trucker testimony at Emergencies Act inquiry : In The News for Nov. 3

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 Nov. 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
Fertilizer greenhouse gas cuts may take longer than Ottawa wants, farm groups say

Fertilizer greenhouse gas cuts may take longer than Ottawa wants, farm groups say

The goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizer use by 30 per cent kicked up more dust than a tractor on a grid road when it was first announced by the federal Liberal government last summer.