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Ottawa offers $1.5 million for security at Pride parades after rise in hate crimes

Ottawa offers $1.5 million for security at Pride parades after rise in hate crimes

OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is earmarking $1.5 million for LGBTQ community organizations to boost security measures at Pride parades and other events this summer.
Feds warn 2023 on track to be the worst fire season ever seen in Canada

Feds warn 2023 on track to be the worst fire season ever seen in Canada

Canada's emergency preparedness minister says images of wildfires burning across the country are some of the most severe ever witnessed in Canada and the current forecast for the next few months indicates the potential for continued higher-than-normal fire activity.
Paul Bernardo's transfer to prison that treats sex offenders not unusual: professor

Paul Bernardo's transfer to prison that treats sex offenders not unusual: professor

Notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo's transfer to a medium-security prison that specializes in treating violent rapists almost three decades after his conviction is not unusual, says a Quebec criminology professor who studies sexual murderers.
Premiers need to keep talking about the health-care crisis: medical associations

Premiers need to keep talking about the health-care crisis: medical associations

OTTAWA — The Canadian Medical Association and 14 other organizations representing health workers are urging premiers to keep health care at the top of the agenda at their next meeting in July.
Union gives failing grade to companies handling veterans rehabilitation contract

Union gives failing grade to companies handling veterans rehabilitation contract

OTTAWA — The union representing workers at Veterans Affairs Canada is calling the deal to privatize rehabilitation services a failure, six months after it was implemented.
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi calls on US audience to stand up for 'modern India'

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi calls on US audience to stand up for 'modern India'

NEW YORK (AP) — Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi pressed his criticism of the country’s leadership in a speech Sunday, calling for Indians in the U.S. and back home to stand up for democracy and the Indian constitution.
Sudan crisis: Canada to match $5 million in donations

Sudan crisis: Canada to match $5 million in donations

Ottawa is matching donations to Canadian groups working to help people affected by the humanitarian crisis in Sudan.
Liberals accuse Tories of 'hijacking' Parliament after threatening to filibuster

Liberals accuse Tories of 'hijacking' Parliament after threatening to filibuster

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is threatening to use procedural tools to delay passage of the federal budget in the House of Commons if the Liberals don't meet his demands.
Watchdog's relations with spy community 'particularly strained' over last year

Watchdog's relations with spy community 'particularly strained' over last year

OTTAWA — Newly released documents say the intelligence community's relationship with its key watchdog has been particularly strained over the last year due to a "level of resistance" to scrutiny.
Quebec town devastated by fishing accident that killed local man, four children

Quebec town devastated by fishing accident that killed local man, four children

Residents of a small northeastern Quebec village are devastated by the news that a local man and two of his children were among five people killed in a weekend fishing mishap, one of the man's relatives said Sunday.
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