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In the news today: B.C.'s political shake up, border blockade sentencing begins

In the news today: B.C.'s political shake up, border blockade sentencing begins

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
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'Evil monster': Man sentenced to life for slayings of 4 Indigenous women in Winnipeg

'Evil monster': Man sentenced to life for slayings of 4 Indigenous women in Winnipeg

WINNIPEG — They were loving daughters, mothers and friends whose ambition and potential were snuffed out by a "monster.
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Saskatchewan schools making sure pronoun law followed as kids head back to class

Saskatchewan schools making sure pronoun law followed as kids head back to class

REGINA — Saskatchewan's two largest school divisions say they’ve addressed concerns from teachers and are enforcing the province’s pronoun law as children head back to classrooms next week.
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Canada says it respects Mexican sovereignty, amid constitutional reform controversy

Canada says it respects Mexican sovereignty, amid constitutional reform controversy

OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says the federal government respects Mexican sovereignty and has no intention of intervening in that country's internal affairs around proposed constitutional reforms.
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Opposition Leader Falcon ends BC United election campaign, backs BC Conservatives

Opposition Leader Falcon ends BC United election campaign, backs BC Conservatives

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's upcoming fall election has been transformed into a classic right-versus-left contest with BC United Leader Kevin Falcon's surprise move to suspend the Official Opposition's campaign and urge supporters to back the rival
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A timeline of how BC United unravelled, less than two months before election

A timeline of how BC United unravelled, less than two months before election

BC United Leader Kevin Falcon has announced the suspension of the Official Opposition's election campaign, throwing support behind the rival B.C. Conservatives.
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2023 wildfire emissions were quadruple Canada's annual fossil fuel emissions: study

2023 wildfire emissions were quadruple Canada's annual fossil fuel emissions: study

Planet-warming emissions released by Canada's record-breaking 2023 wildfires were quadruple the country's fossil fuel emissions for the previous year, and were surpassed only by the three most high-emitting countries, a new NASA study has found.
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Wildfires continue to drop in B.C., last evacuation alerts lifted

Wildfires continue to drop in B.C., last evacuation alerts lifted

Emergency management minister: "These are encouraging numbers."
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Akwesasne woman sought in U.S. over drownings of migrants in St. Lawrence River

Akwesasne woman sought in U.S. over drownings of migrants in St. Lawrence River

MONTREAL — The United States is seeking the extradition of a woman from Akwesasne Mohawk Territory who is alleged to have been a key player in a human smuggling operation tied to the drownings of eight migrants last year.
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N.W.T. short on firefighters, equipment and information during 2023 wildfires: report

N.W.T. short on firefighters, equipment and information during 2023 wildfires: report

YELLOWKNIFE — Last year's catastrophic wildfire season found the Northwest Territories short on the firefighters, equipment, information and communications needed to fight it, a new report concludes.
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