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Top general worries about maintaining Pacific fleet on current budget 'trajectory'

Top general worries about maintaining Pacific fleet on current budget 'trajectory'

HALIFAX — Canada's top soldier says the military's ability to keep funding a "persistent presence" of warships in the western Pacific is facing challenges on the current budget. Gen.
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Quebec Premier François Legault defends decision to subsidize NHL pre-season games

Quebec Premier François Legault defends decision to subsidize NHL pre-season games

RIVIERE-AU-RENARD, Que. — Quebec's premier is defending his government's decision to spend up to $7 million on two NHL pre-season games as opposition parties decry what they say is a poor use of public funds amid other economic and fiscal challenges.
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Former Israel prime minister Ehud Barak speaks on Gaza war: 'We have to finish it'

Former Israel prime minister Ehud Barak speaks on Gaza war: 'We have to finish it'

HALIFAX — Israel must continue waging war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip until the organization's military capacity is destroyed, one of the country's former prime ministers said Saturday, despite the fact the mounting civilian death toll in the con
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'Forge a new relationship': Indigenous leaders hopeful of new provincial government

'Forge a new relationship': Indigenous leaders hopeful of new provincial government

WINNIPEG — When Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew took the unconventional move of appointing himself the minister responsible for Indigenous reconciliation, he did so with the intent of strengthening the relationship between the province and Indigenous comm
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Scientific report urges debate on genetic modification to control insect pests

Scientific report urges debate on genetic modification to control insect pests

Scientists are learning to turn the genetics of insect pests against themselves, altering the genome of familiar foes in ways that give farmers and doctors new ways to fight them.
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Ukrainians fleeing war say there are barriers to starting new life in Canada

Ukrainians fleeing war say there are barriers to starting new life in Canada

OTTAWA — The lunchtime chatter among a small group of employees in the crowded breakroom of a large corporate office in Markham, Ont., is increasingly edged with anxiety.
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Unclear when Canadians still in Gaza Strip can cross into Egypt

Unclear when Canadians still in Gaza Strip can cross into Egypt

Canadians still stuck in the war-torn Gaza Strip continue to wait their chance to cross into Egypt.
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Saskatchewan Party member charged with procuring sex, kicked out of caucus

Saskatchewan Party member charged with procuring sex, kicked out of caucus

REGINA — Premier Scott Moe says a Saskatchewan Party legislature member has been kicked out of caucus and stripped of his appointments after being charged with obtaining sexual services.
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Support for Ukraine remains strong despite shift in attention to Gaza: Bill Blair

Support for Ukraine remains strong despite shift in attention to Gaza: Bill Blair

HALIFAX — The war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East are the result of a breakdown in international law in an increasingly dangerous and violent world, Defence Minister Bill Blair told a global security conference Friday.
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First Nations decisions on tourism on Indigenous land must be respected: minister

First Nations decisions on tourism on Indigenous land must be respected: minister

VANCOUVER — Canada's new tourism minister said Indigenous rights and decision-making must be respected in how the country operates and develops its tourist industry, which may present unique opportunities for Aboriginal communities to grow those busi
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