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Heat warnings cover most of B.C. as records set and risk of heat stress rises

Ongoing heat warnings cover most of British Columbia, and Environment Canada says the sweltering conditions have toppled more than a dozen daily temperature records. Fourteen records were set around the province on Tuesday, from Prince Rupert to Bella Bella, Ashcroft and across the Fraser Valley and South Coast. The oldest …

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Alberta set to ease COVID rules for continuing care homes, but some remain

Alberta’s continuing care homes are preparing for a further easing of restrictions as the province lifts public health orders related to COVID-19 for the sector at the end of the June. And while the overarching orders — put in place by Alberta’s chief medical officer of health — will be rescinded, …

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Proposed class-action lawsuit targets Ottawa over prison practice set to become illegal

A proposed class-action lawsuit recently filed in Nova Scotia could see some former inmates seeking compensation for a prison practice that’s been performed on federal prisoners for years, but which will soon be illegal in Canada.  The practice is called “dry celling.” It is a type of confinement that critics have described …

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Ukraine troops set to withdraw from bitterly contested city of Severodonetsk

After weeks of ferocious fighting, Ukrainian forces will retreat from a besieged city in the country’s east to avoid encirclement, a regional governor said Friday. The city of Severodonetsk, the administrative centre of the Luhansk region, has faced relentless Russian bombardment. Ukrainian troops fought the Russians in house-to-house battles before …

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U.S. Supreme Court overturns protections for abortion set out in Roe v. Wade

The U.S. Supreme Court has overturned the Roe v. Wade opinion that has secured constitutional protections for abortion in the U.S. for nearly 50 years. The milestone ruling, a draft of which was leaked last month, has the potential to claw back abortion access across the country by allowing states …

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Gun control rallies set to take place across U.S. today

Thousands of protesters are expected to rally in Washington, D.C., Saturday and in separate demonstrations around the country as part of a renewed push for nationwide gun control. Motivated by a fresh surge in mass shootings, from Uvalde, Texas, to Buffalo, N.Y., protesters say lawmakers must take note of shifting …

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