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Alberta legislature wraps up with attacks, insults; next stop is May 29 election

Alberta legislature wraps up with attacks, insults; next stop is May 29 election

EDMONTON — The Alberta legislature wrapped up its spring sitting Thursday with politicians on both sides of the aisle test-driving insults and expected attack lines ahead of the scheduled May 29 provincial election.
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'She was so beautiful': Search continues for missing after fatal Montreal fire

'She was so beautiful': Search continues for missing after fatal Montreal fire

MONTREAL — Zafar Mahmood was still waiting on Thursday to hear whether his 32-year-old daughter was among the four people whose bodies have been pulled from the rubble of an Old Montreal building that caught fire last week.
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MPs vote in favour of including invisible disabilities in national housing strategy

MPs vote in favour of including invisible disabilities in national housing strategy

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament have voted unanimously in favour of urging the government to address the needs of people with invisible disabilities in its national housing strategy.
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RCMP arrest suspect in Montreal on terrorism allegations after tip from FBI

RCMP arrest suspect in Montreal on terrorism allegations after tip from FBI

MONTREAL — A Montreal man arrested on terrorism-related concerns was released under strict conditions Thursday as the Crown sought to have him sign a peace bond.
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Sex assault victim of ex-PQ legislator Harold LeBel wants her identity made public

Sex assault victim of ex-PQ legislator Harold LeBel wants her identity made public

RIMOUSKI, Que. — The victim in the sexual assault case involving ex-Parti Québécois member Harold LeBel has asked a judge to lift a publication ban on her identity.
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Logging, forest loss may have awakened ancient B.C. landslides, at cost of about $1B

Logging, forest loss may have awakened ancient B.C. landslides, at cost of about $1B

A series of ancient landslides have been "reawakened" in British Columbia's Cariboo region, costing hundreds of millions in federal disaster assistance funds and prompting warnings that logging is connected to the problem.
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B.C. salmon farm closure decision was necessary, says DFO amid court challenges

B.C. salmon farm closure decision was necessary, says DFO amid court challenges

VICTORIA — The federal government is standing by its decision not to renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms in British Columbia's Discovery Islands, despite recent court challenges.
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Trudeau mulls response to 'appalling and abhorrent' Uganda LGBTQ death-penalty bill

Trudeau mulls response to 'appalling and abhorrent' Uganda LGBTQ death-penalty bill

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on Uganda to repeal legislation the East African country passed this week to bring in a death penalty targeting members of the LGBTQ community.
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For Canada-U.S., close personal ties between leaders not necessary — but they help

For Canada-U.S., close personal ties between leaders not necessary — but they help

WASHINGTON — Hollywood has Ben and Jennifer. Music fans have Beyoncé and Jay-Z. But in Canadian politics right now, it's all about Justin and Joe.
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Supreme Court restores man's conviction despite police violation of Charter right

Supreme Court restores man's conviction despite police violation of Charter right

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has restored the conviction of an Ontario motorist who had been drinking, even though police made an unauthorized stop on a private driveway.
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