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Clock ticks on Liberal-NDP deal as budget omits pharmacare bill promised in 2023

Clock ticks on Liberal-NDP deal as budget omits pharmacare bill promised in 2023

OTTAWA — Jagmeet Singh took a victory lap at his New Democrat caucus meeting on Wednesday in a speech that praised his party’s wins in the recent federal budget.
Alleged Quebec cop killer was on probation, had history of mental health problems

Alleged Quebec cop killer was on probation, had history of mental health problems

MONTREAL — A Quebec man accused of killing a provincial police officer had a history of mental health issues and had been found not criminally responsible at least five times for past offences.
Canadian supporters of missing Chinese human-rights defender want more information

Canadian supporters of missing Chinese human-rights defender want more information

OTTAWA — Canadian supporters of Dong Guangping, a missing Chinese human-rights defender, are disappointed with what they call a disingenuous response from Vietnamese officials to the United Nations.
N.W.T. releases strategy to reduce alcohol-related harms

N.W.T. releases strategy to reduce alcohol-related harms

YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories government has released its first strategy aimed at reducing alcohol-related harms.
With no end to federal deficits in sight, budget spells dismay for some economists

With no end to federal deficits in sight, budget spells dismay for some economists

OTTAWA — Even as the Liberals keep a tight focus on new clean-tech and health-care spending, the federal budget released Tuesday still projects deficits for the next five years.
Fight against toxic mining runoff from Canada persists, say U.S. Indigenous leaders

Fight against toxic mining runoff from Canada persists, say U.S. Indigenous leaders

WASHINGTON — U.S. Indigenous leaders from the Pacific Northwest say they won't give up trying to convince Canada's federal government to agree to a bilateral investigation of toxic mining runoff from the B.C. Interior. Representatives from several U.
Veterans' groups call for answers as budget stokes memories of past cuts

Veterans' groups call for answers as budget stokes memories of past cuts

OTTAWA — The trauma of past cost-cutting exercises is looming large as national veterans' organizations anxiously await word on how the federal budget will affect ill and injured ex-soldiers.
Frustration, anticipation mark industry response to budget's flight delay fixes

Frustration, anticipation mark industry response to budget's flight delay fixes

MONTREAL — The federal government has air travel on its radar after laying out plans in its budget to speed up airport security screening and reduce flight delays, but industry and advocates remain skeptical.
'A crisis': Calgary charity seeks one-month homes for Ukrainian refugees after influx

'A crisis': Calgary charity seeks one-month homes for Ukrainian refugees after influx

CALGARY — After six months under Russian occupation, Dmytro Syrman and his family decided to flee Ukraine for a safer life abroad and are now in Calgary. The family lived in Dniprorudne, a mining city of 17,000 in southern Ukraine.
Montreal mayor denounces vandalism of synagogue defaced with antisemitic graffiti

Montreal mayor denounces vandalism of synagogue defaced with antisemitic graffiti

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is expressing her support for the city's Jewish community after a historic synagogue was defaced with antisemitic graffiti.