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These Democrats are trying to help far-right Republicans win their primaries

During the Republican gubernatorial primary in Pennsylvania, a political ad ran against Doug Mastriano, accusing the state senator of wanting to “outlaw abortion,” of being “one of Donald Trump’s strongest supporters” who “led the fight to audit the 2020 election.” However the ad was not funded by any of the Republican opponents for Mastriano — often …

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Mountie who wrote that RCMP head interfered in N.S. investigation ‘came to his own conclusions,’ says Blair

Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair is casting doubt on the Nova Scotia Mountie who suggested Commissioner Brenda Lucki interfered in the investigation into the largest mass shooting in Canadian history.  The former public safety minister’s comments come as the political firestorm around the head of the national police force spills into …

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People dig by hand for survivors of deadly Afghanistan quake

Survivors dug by hand Thursday through villages in eastern Afghanistan that were reduced to rubble by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 1,000 people, as the Taliban and the international community that fled their takeover struggled to aid the disaster’s victims. In Paktika province’s hard-hit Gayan district, villagers stood …

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Trudeau says passport delays are ‘unacceptable,’ promises the government will ‘step up’

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising to do more to fix what he calls an “unacceptable” state of affairs at the country’s passport offices that have been overwhelmed in recent days as thousands of Canadians scramble to get their hands on the necessary documents before travelling abroad. Speaking to CBC Radio’s The …

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St. John’s mother whose child died not satisfied with sanctions for doctor who admitted to errors

Crystal Whalen holds her daughter, Karlee, on Jan. 19, 2019, at the Health Sciences Centre in St. John’s. (Crystal Whalen/Facebook) The mother of a child who died in 2019 is angry about the sanctions her obstetrician received after acknowledging errors she made during the delivery. Crystal Whalen said the sanctions for …

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Disinformation, foreign interference threatening Canada’s electoral system, elections watchdog warns

Disinformation and foreign interference are two of the biggest threats facing Canada’s electoral system and it will take everyone working together to counter them, says Canada’s chief election watchdog. Speaking in an interview with CBC News to mark the end of his 10-year term as Commissioner of Canada Elections, Yves …

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New outdoor space to smoke cannabis opens on Exhibition Place grounds

At Grand Bizarre, customers can swim, eat, drink, mingle and now, if they fancy, stroll around the corner and smoke cannabis in a restricted area. Cannabis Carnival is being touted as one of the first of its kind in Ontario — a dedicated place to smoke cannabis that its president, Zlatko Starkovski, says is …

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Why the timing of your next COVID shot is so important

The timing of your next COVID-19 vaccine may be more important than ever, as highly contagious Omicron subvariants are on the rise in Canada and waning immunity from previous vaccination and infection threatens to fuel another surge. Canada is once again a hotbed for variants, with BA.2.12.1 now making up more …

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Decades-old migration records fall as newcomers by the thousands settle in New Brunswick

Record international immigration and an historic movement of people from Ontario were the two major factors tipping New Brunswick population over 800,000 earlier this year, new estimates show. In March, Statistics Canada’s “real time” population clock for New Brunswick struck the 800,000 mark, which was seized on by Premier Blaine …

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As Canadian price rises hit 7.7%, could inflation be reaching its peak?

If there is anything we’ve learned over the past year it’s that central banks are pretty bad at predicting inflation. Which may be a reason for hope. When Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers warned on Wednesday — the same day Statistics Canada inflation data shocked nearly everyone with a …

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