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Ottawa revamps disaster relief program with new focus on mitigation, rebuilding

Ottawa revamps disaster relief program with new focus on mitigation, rebuilding

OTTAWA — The federal government is overhauling the way it reimburses provinces and territories after natural disasters, with a new focus on funding rebuilding efforts that try to prevent the same level of destruction in a future disaster.
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In the news today: Joly in Washington, mosque attack anniversary, Ontario election

In the news today: Joly in Washington, mosque attack anniversary, Ontario election

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Joly to meet with U.S. counterpart Rubio Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is back in Washington, D.C., today to meet with U.S.
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Eby says tariffs could hit B.C. harder than 2008 crisis, backs pandemic-style relief

Eby says tariffs could hit B.C. harder than 2008 crisis, backs pandemic-style relief

VANCOUVER — Projections show U.S.
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Clinic ordered to pay B.C.'s costs after failure of 'marathon' private health lawsuit

Clinic ordered to pay B.C.'s costs after failure of 'marathon' private health lawsuit

B.C. Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Lynn Whately ruled Monday that Cambie Surgeries should pay the Attorney General of British Columbia's trial costs, calling the long-running litigation "prodigiously lengthy and complex."
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Donald Trump's press secretary says Feb. 1 deadline for tariffs 'still on the books'

Donald Trump's press secretary says Feb. 1 deadline for tariffs 'still on the books'

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump's press secretary says the plan to slap Canada with tariffs on Saturday is still in play, as NDP leader Jagmeet Singh called for Parliament to return to prepare for the threat of devastating duties.
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Life sentence for B.C. hit man who killed Malik, as family asks who hired him

Life sentence for B.C. hit man who killed Malik, as family asks who hired him

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — One of the two hit men who shot Ripudaman Singh Malik to death in Surrey, B.C.
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Former foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy calls for a diplomatic reset for Canada

Former foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy calls for a diplomatic reset for Canada

OTTAWA — Former Liberal foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy says Ottawa's current approach to foreign policy has run out of road.
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No 'traitors' in Parliament, but more steps needed to counter interference: report

No 'traitors' in Parliament, but more steps needed to counter interference: report

In her final report released Tuesday, inquiry commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue concludes that while the threat of foreign interference is real, Canada's democratic institutions have held up well against the dangers.
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Ottawa's 'meh' budget drew skepticism from public, finance department was told

Ottawa's 'meh' budget drew skepticism from public, finance department was told

OTTAWA — Vague, mediocre, "smoke and mirrors" — even "meh.
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Trudeau, Tusk warn that 'never again' is slipping away amid rising hatred, extremism

Trudeau, Tusk warn that 'never again' is slipping away amid rising hatred, extremism

WARSAW — The notion that "never again" can the world allow something like the Holocaust to happen feels like it is slipping away, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk both said Tuesday.
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