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Demonstrations are taking place across Ontario to protest against Premier Doug Ford and several of the province’s recent controversial measures, including changes to freedom of information laws and OSAP grants.

When will Saskatchewan get to send a judge to the Supreme Court?

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An open seat on the Supreme Court must be filled by a candidate from Western Canada. Saskatchewan hasn’t had a sitting Supreme Court judge since Emmett Hall retired in 1973. A former provincial justice minister, and the current one, say it’s time.

Innu inquiry commissioners have one word after week of heavy testimony: ‘Hope’

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All three commissioners for the inquiry into the treatment of Innu families in the child protection system say they have hope for the future, as they move towards the final phases of the four-year project.

Governor General to visit Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as it heals from mass shooting

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Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is set to visit the northeast B.C. community of Tumbler Ridge on Monday as it continues to recover from a mass shooting on Feb. 10 in which eight people were killed.

Deportation of truck driver responsible for Humboldt Broncos bus crash deferred temporarily

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Kraken-like giant octopus ruled the seas in the time of the dinosaurs, study suggests

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A giant octopus may have ruled the ancient seas as a top marine predator in the age of the dinosaurs, according to new research. Japanese scientists from Hokkaido University studied 15 jaw fossils of large octobrachia, which were previously found on Vancouver Island and in Japan, and another 12 jaws of finned octopuses, which were…

Where Canada’s condo market is headed: FP Video

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FP Video puts real estate in focus this week with an investment manager’s take on the best buys in REITs and an update from Urbanation on Canada’s crumbling condo market. Trade lawyer Mark Warner fills us in on the latest in Canada, U.S. trade negotiations. REITs are set for double digit growth, says Dennis Mitchell…

Racial discrimination factors into reducing sentence for double shooting in Porsche

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An Ontario judge whittled 13 months off a 14-year sentence for a man who shot two people due to the Muslim shooter’s youth, racial discrimination he experienced growing up in Toronto, and harsh pretrial jail conditions. A jury in Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice convicted Yousaf Bilal Sheikh, 24, on two counts of attempted murder…

An ethics report just called on Mark Carney to sell his investments. Here’s why it likely won’t happen

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OTTAWA — Lots of ink has been spilled this past year about the quandary of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s sprawling past business dealings, significant investments and his many potential conflicts of interest , and a parliamentary committee unveiled some possible solutions this week. Yet, most of these solutions are very unlikely to see the light of…

The important questions raised by Parliament’s game of musical chairs

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