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Ottawa signs agreement with Nova Scotia First Nations chiefs on health services

Ottawa signs agreement with Nova Scotia First Nations chiefs on health services

HALIFAX — The federal government has signed a memorandum of understanding with Nova Scotia’s Mi’kmaq chiefs on the transfer of federal health services.

Gatineau police officers who allegedly beat Senegalese diplomat will not face charges

MONTREAL — Quebec's prosecution service says it will not lay charges against the Gatineau, Que., police officers who allegedly beat a Senegalese diplomat in August.
Film explores B.C. woman's experience with magic mushrooms to ease cancer anxiety

Film explores B.C. woman's experience with magic mushrooms to ease cancer anxiety

Laurie Brooks never thought she'd one day use magic mushrooms and advocate for the ability of others to do the same. The 55-year-old B.C.
Gaultois staying put: Resettlement vote falls short in tiny Newfoundland town

Gaultois staying put: Resettlement vote falls short in tiny Newfoundland town

GAULTOIS, N.L. — Residents of an isolated village along Newfoundland's southern coast will be staying put after a relocation vote failed to garner enough support.
Biden signs order prioritizing 'environmental justice'

Biden signs order prioritizing 'environmental justice'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order that would create the White House Office of Environmental Justice.
Music to Trump's ears: Whitewashing Jan. 6 riot with song

Music to Trump's ears: Whitewashing Jan. 6 riot with song

WASHINGTON (AP) — The song is simple and tinny, but that hasn’t stopped it from being embraced by former President Donald Trump and his allies in their campaign to rewrite the history of the deadly Capitol riot.
Historic investment in urban trees underway across the U.S.

Historic investment in urban trees underway across the U.S.

HARTFORD, Conn.
Mohawk Mothers, McGill reach deal to search for graves at site of former hospital

Mohawk Mothers, McGill reach deal to search for graves at site of former hospital

MONTREAL — McGill University and a group of Indigenous elders have reached a deal to search for the possibility of unmarked graves at the former site of a Montreal hospital, following a court ruling described as precedent setting.

Court upholds ban on South Africa's apartheid-era flag

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's Supreme Court of Appeal on Friday upheld a ruling that the “gratuitous” public display of the country's old apartheid-era flag amounts to hate speech and racial discrimination and can be prosecuted.
De Blasio presidential campaign fined for financial errors

De Blasio presidential campaign fined for financial errors

NEW YORK (AP) — The Federal Election Commission has imposed a $53,100 fine on three committees associated with former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's failed bid for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination.