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Conservative leadership candidates propose ideas that carry some political baggage

Conservative leadership candidates propose ideas that carry some political baggage

OTTAWA — Two thorny ideas have been injected into the race to lead the Conservative Party of Canada: Ending supply management and supporting more private health-care options.
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Hudson's Bay Co. calls donation of Winnipeg building an act of reconciliation

Hudson's Bay Co. calls donation of Winnipeg building an act of reconciliation

WINNIPEG — North America's oldest company with fur-trading roots is transferring what was one of its flagship stores to a First Nations group in what is being praised as an example of reconciliation in action.
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Mask, vaccine mandates for travel defended as government eases border restrictions

Mask, vaccine mandates for travel defended as government eases border restrictions

OTTAWA — The government signalled it is aspiring to a "more sustainable" approach to COVID-19 restrictions at the border with several small changes Friday, but public health officials say vaccine and mask mandates remain important.
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Three Canadian companies win $1-million awards each for carbon removal technology

Three Canadian companies win $1-million awards each for carbon removal technology

VANCOUVER — Three Canadian companies with carbon capture technologies have won $1 million each from entrepreneur Elon Musk's foundation.
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Quebec man who killed family of four in drunk driving crash sentenced to 16 years

Quebec man who killed family of four in drunk driving crash sentenced to 16 years

QUEBEC — A Quebec man who killed four members of the same family in a car crash last September in Quebec City has been handed one of the toughest sentences ever given in the province for a drunk driving conviction.
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Swath of boreal forest twice the size of Toronto to be protected in northern Ontario

Swath of boreal forest twice the size of Toronto to be protected in northern Ontario

OTTAWA — The largest private land conservation project in Canadian history is unfolding in northern Ontario.
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Federal government will let international graduates stay in Canada another 18 months

Federal government will let international graduates stay in Canada another 18 months

OTTAWA — International students who've graduated from Canadian post-secondary schools will be able to stay in Canada longer now that the federal government has offered a temporary program to help them qualify for permanent residency.
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Mary Simon reflects on loss of Indigenous languages at event launching UN decade

Mary Simon reflects on loss of Indigenous languages at event launching UN decade

OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says she wants to see the language of Inuktitut not just survive, but grow.
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Government data suggests First Nations hit more often with CERB repayment letters

Government data suggests First Nations hit more often with CERB repayment letters

Vivian Ketchum applied for emergency aid during the first wave of the pandemic when she was forced to isolate after being a close contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
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As the Bay store in Winnipeg gets a new life, here are some moments from its past

As the Bay store in Winnipeg gets a new life, here are some moments from its past

WINNIPEG — The iconic Hudson's Bay Co. building in downtown Winnipeg is to get a new life with a transfer to Indigenous leadership.
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