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Should Montreal become a sanctuary city?
Some community organizations that work with newcomers want Montreal to be declared a sanctuary city. It’s a move that was attempted by a former Montreal mayor and advocates say it would allow undocumented migrants to obtain services without fear of deportation.
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How a Belle River woman built a 60-year career making doll clothes
After dressing generations of dolls, Nancy Wiseman says she’s found a new model: porch geese.
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Vast majority of Canadians want Andrew removed from royal line of succession
A vast majority of Canadians — including the prime minister — think that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, brother to King Charles III, should be removed from the line of succession to the crown. It’s a position Andrew still holds in spite of having been stripped of his royal titles, something that happened even before his arrest last month…
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‘Victim of its own success’: Stratford’s annual swan parade cancelled
Each year on the first Sunday in April, a parade of swans waddle to the Avon River in Stratford, led by a pipe and drum band. Crowds gather to watch them as they are released from their winter quarters into the water. Starting this year, the annual swan parade won’t be happening, according to the…
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How good is Alberta ‘tax advantage’ when it requires deficit borrowing?
Alberta has a revenue problem, a spending problem and ‘budget amnesia,’ says a former senior UCP advisor and Finance official.
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B.C.’s biggest ski resort offers discounts for people aged 13 to 30
Whistler Blackcomb’s Epic Pass is now roughly $300 cheaper for Gen Z visitors and locals to purchase. The discount is across Vail Resorts, with the pass including access to all of their owned-and-operated mountains.
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Crown to withdraw another 2 charges in sexual assault trial of Frank Stronach
Two more charges will be withdrawn in the sexual assault trial of Frank Stronach, meaning the Canadian businessman is now facing seven counts, down from the original 12.
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Babies exposed to measles getting preventive treatment every week in Manitoba
An average of one baby a week in the Southern Health region is being given a preventive treatment after a potential measles exposure, which a health official says is a sign of the disease’s widespread transmission and the vulnerability of babies too young to be vaccinated.
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Posthaste: How $100 oil could do Canada’s economy more harm than good
Oil prices spiked to over US$100 a barrel this morning as the war in the Middle East showed no signs of abating after the United States and Israel first launched the attack on Iran just over a week ago. G7 finance ministers are holding an emergency meeting today with the International Energy Agency…
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Alberta schools pull more than 160 titles due to ban on explicit images of sexual acts
Alberta school divisions complying with a provincial order have removed dozens of graphic novels from their shelves, from illustrated versions of literary classics to coming-of-age memoirs and dramatic retellings of mythology, access to information request results show.