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Firearm-rights group challenges Liberal assault-style gun ban in Federal Court

Firearm-rights group challenges Liberal assault-style gun ban in Federal Court

OTTAWA — A firearm-rights group is heading to Federal Court to challenge the constitutionality — and basic logic — of the Liberal government's recent ban of many assault-style guns.
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More than half of national parks to reopen next week after COVID-19 closure

More than half of national parks to reopen next week after COVID-19 closure

Parks Canada says some operations at national parks, national historic sites, historic waterways, and national marine conservation areas will resume starting June 1. Twenty-nine of Canada’s 48 national parks will be accessible: 1.
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A timeline of events in the case of Meng Wanzhou

A timeline of events in the case of Meng Wanzhou

VANCOUVER — A timeline of the Meng Wanzhou case, and rising tension between Canada and China. 2018 Aug. 22: A New York court issues a warrant for the arrest of Huawei Technologies chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou. Dec.
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A look at Huawei Technologies and Meng Wanzhou

A look at Huawei Technologies and Meng Wanzhou

VANCOUVER — Some facts about Huawei Technologies and Meng Wanzhou: The company: Huawei was founded in 1987 by Ren Zhengfei. The 75-year-old is Meng's father. The company is based in the tech hub of Shenzhen in southern China.
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COVID-19 aid programs will have to end, others to be modified, Trudeau says

COVID-19 aid programs will have to end, others to be modified, Trudeau says

OTTAWA — The federal government is in talks with business and labour groups to figure out the future of billions in emergency aid, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said one day after a warning that current spending was sustainable for only so long.
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Five things to know about the Meng Wanzhou extradition case

Five things to know about the Meng Wanzhou extradition case

VANCOUVER — A B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou on Wednesday in a key legal argument in her extradition case.
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Twenty-nine of Canada's 48 national parks to reopen to day-use visitors in early June

Twenty-nine of Canada's 48 national parks to reopen to day-use visitors in early June

More than half of Canada's national parks — including Banff in Alberta, Pacific Rim in British Columbia and Cape Breton Highlands in Nova Scotia — are to reopen next week.
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Once noted Toronto researcher who falsified data wins medical licence back

Once noted Toronto researcher who falsified data wins medical licence back

TORONTO — An internationally known Canadian researcher stripped of her medical licence for falsifying scientific data and then trying to cover up her deceptions is being allowed to return to practise as a physician even though she remains barred from
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'In-person' G7 more effective, but deal with safety concerns first, Trudeau says

'In-person' G7 more effective, but deal with safety concerns first, Trudeau says

WASHINGTON — Gathering the leaders of seven of the world's largest economies in person would be "much more effective" than the virtual alternative, Justin Trudeau said Wednesday — so long as the United States has a plan to deal with the potential COV
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Conversations ‘need to be had’ over long-term care but PM won’t commit to inquiry

Conversations ‘need to be had’ over long-term care but PM won’t commit to inquiry

A second military report detailing disturbing conditions in long-term care facilities has prompted a response from PM Trudeau
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