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Former activist David Eby has ‘a reputation for getting things done’ and clear path to becoming premier

Barring some surprise announcements from outsider candidates, it’s starting to look like a former indie band frontman and outspoken civil liberties advocate will be the next leader of the B.C. NDP — and the provincial government. Attorney General David Eby announced his candidacy for the party’s leadership on Tuesday afternoon, …

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MP Kevin Vuong faces military summary trial for failing to disclose charge

Toronto MP Kevin Vuong, a naval reservist, is set to face a military summary trial Wednesday on a charge of failing to disclose that he was criminally charged with sexual assault in 2019. If he’s found guilty, Vuong could be slapped with what the navy describes as a “severe reprimand.” The military …

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Russian foreign minister says country’s objectives in Ukraine now go beyond Donbas

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday that the geographical objectives of Moscow’s “special military operation” in Ukraine are no longer limited to the eastern Donbas region but include a number of other territories, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported. Lavrov also said that Russia’s objectives will expand …

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Ontario should limit rent hikes between tenants, Toronto city hall committee says

Toronto city council is expected to consider a proposal this week to ask the Ontario government to prevent landlords from raising the rent as much as they want in between tenants. Council’s planning and housing committee says the province should introduce legislation that would end what is known as vacancy decontrol, which permits landlords to …

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Are turnstiles the answer to Calgary’s transit woes? Cities that took the plunge tell us what they know

St. Louis just committed to spending $52 million US to install gates or turnstiles at its transit stations, and many Calgarians point to Vancouver as a success story because it restricted access to its stations in 2016. Cities across the world have taken this step, and now Calgary’s city council is …

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Foreign-trained doctors say they could help with B.C.’s doctor shortage but face too many barriers

As emergency rooms across some rural parts of the province had to close this weekend amid staffing shortages, some internationally trained doctors say the barriers to practise in Canada have forced them to seek a different career. On Sunday, Interior Health announced that the South Okanagan General Hospital in Oliver, …

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Non-accredited interpreters a threat to ‘quality of bilingualism’ on Parliament Hill, advocates say

A plan to hire non-accredited interpreters to address chronic short staffing among federal interpreters in Ottawa is raising concerns about the quality of bilingualism on Parliament Hill. Interpreters who orally translate from English to French and vice versa help both parliamentarians and members of the public follow and participate in …

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Here’s how caribou matchmaking — and a stud book — could help save Alberta’s dwindling herds

A careful kind of matchmaking will guide a last-resort effort to restore Jasper National Park’s vanishing herds of woodland caribou. With the park’s remaining herds considered too small to survive, Parks Canada plans to capture females — along with a small roster of bulls — and breed them in captivity.  …

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ਭਵਾਨੀਗੜ੍ਹ: ਕਰਜ਼ੇ ਤੋਂ ਪ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਨੇ ਜ਼ਹਿਰੀਲੀ ਦਵਾਈ ਪੀ ਕੇ ਖੁਦਕੁਸ਼ੀ ਕੀਤੀ

ਮੇਜਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਮੱਟਰਾਂ ਭਵਾਨੀਗੜ੍ਹ, 20 ਜੁਲਾਈ ਇਥੋਂ ਨੇੜਲੇ ਪਿੰਡ ਜੌਲੀਆਂ ਦੇ ਕਿਸਾਨ ਹਰਜਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ( 31) ਵੱਲੋਂ ਕਰਜ਼ੇ ਤੋਂ ਪ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਹੋ ਕੇ ਕੋਈ ਜ਼ਹਿਰੀਲੀ ਚੀਜ ਪੀ ਕੇ ਖੁਦਕੁਸ਼ੀ ਕਰ ਲਈ ਗਈ। ਹਰਜਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਾ ਸਸਕਾਰ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ। ਕਿਸਾਨ ਦੇ ਸਿਰ ਪੰਜ ਲੱਖ ਰੁਪਏ ਬੈਂਕ ਦਾ ਕਰਜ਼ਾ ਅਤੇ 35 …

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