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Emergencies Act inquiry price tag estimated at nearly $19M

The price tag for the inquiry probing the government’s use of the Emergencies Act hasn’t been finalized yet — but it could be roughly $18.8 million, according to the Privy Council Office (PCO). A PCO spokesperson told CBC News that while the total won’t be known until the Public Order Emergency Commission completes …

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Private school in B.C. Interior replaces French with Nsyilxcən

An independent school in Kelowna, B.C., has swapped out French as its second language of instruction and replaced it with an endangered language of the local Westbank First Nation. The switch happened earlier this month at Studio9 School of the Arts, a K-to-12 school that has Indigenous and non-Indigenous students. …

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Trudeau tells us how he became the ‘somebody’ who did ‘something’ about the convoy

In a phone call on February 2 — a few days after the self-styled Freedom Convoy set up in downtown Ottawa — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke with Anita Vandenbeld, the Liberal MP for Ottawa West–Nepean. As an MP from the affected area, Vandenbeld was relaying what her constituents were …

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Iranian dissidents in Canada say they’re being watched and under threat from the regime in Iran

There are growing concerns from Iranian-Canadians who say they are being threatened, monitored and even followed at protests and outside their homes by affiliates of the Iranian regime who are here in Canada.  “They know the view out of my apartment. They said it was a school. That I have …

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Heavy rain triggers landslides on Italian island

Heavy rainfall triggered landslides early Saturday on the southern Italian island of Ischia that collapsed buildings and left as many as 12 people missing. Italy’s interior minister said no deaths had yet been confirmed, appearing to contradict an early announcement by another senior politician. “At the moment there are no …

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Ford’s controversial housing bill could have ‘major unintended consequences,’ planners warn

The experts who manage planning in cities across Ontario say they want a seat at the table as the Ford government finalizes its controversial new bill to accelerate the construction of new homes. The Regional Planning Commissioners of Ontario say in a report released this week that they have identified 21 …

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Long road to recovery for students and teachers returning to campus in Lethbridge

When the University of Lethbridge announced the shutdown of campuses in early 2020, professors and students were anxious, left with only days to figure out how to carry on with courses in an online format.  This fall, many colleges and universities have decided to have fully in-person courses. The University …

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International students are now able to work full time. What that means for B.C.’s economy

Business leaders say a federal pilot project that allows international students to work full time could benefit B.C.’s economy, even as student advocates worry about its impact on workload. Experts say the move could help employers struggling with labour shortages and provide them with more flexibility and job security. Under a pilot project …

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took the stand at the Emergencies Act inquiry — here’s what we learned

The live testimony portion of the Public Order Emergency Commission came to a close on Friday when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took the stand. His keenly anticipated appearance before the commission inquiry offered many telling moments and pointed criticisms. The commission was launched to examine the government’s invocation of the Emergencies Act to handle …

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Sask. farmers, researchers worry investor-bought land ’empties out the countryside’

As Terry Boehm sits on a tractor-powered snowblower on a cold winter day and clears a path to his shop, the grain and seed producer thinks about a more important path: the one his town and its young farmers will travel moving forward. Boehm comes from a long line of farmers near Colonsay, …

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