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Canada and allies on high alert for Russian disinformation and interference: minister

Canada and allies on high alert for Russian disinformation and interference: minister

OTTAWA — Canada is on high alert for state-sponsored Russian disinformation campaigns designed to confuse and deceive people, says Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino.
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Quebec duck farm says it has detected a case of highly pathogenic avian flu

Quebec duck farm says it has detected a case of highly pathogenic avian flu

MONTREAL — A Quebec duck farm says it has detected a case of avian flu in one of its breeding facilities.
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Bail review for convoy organizer Pat King abruptly adjourned

Bail review for convoy organizer Pat King abruptly adjourned

Ottawa convoy organizer Pat King's bail review hearing came to an abrupt and unexpected stop after only a few hours Wednesday.
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Trudeau says budget measures will help Canadians weather Bank of Canada rate hike

Trudeau says budget measures will help Canadians weather Bank of Canada rate hike

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Blizzard closes schools, shuts roads in parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan

Blizzard closes schools, shuts roads in parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan

WINNIPEG — Heavy snow and strong winds were combining in a spring blizzard expected to last three days across southern Manitoba and a section of southeastern Saskatchewan.
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N.S. mass killer shot himself in head as police were opening fire at gas station

N.S. mass killer shot himself in head as police were opening fire at gas station

HALIFAX — A public inquiry heard evidence Wednesday that the Nova Scotia gunman who murdered 22 people in 2020 shot himself in the head within seconds of two officers firing on him. Dr.
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Bank of Canada raises key rate half a point to 1% and warns of further hikes to come

Bank of Canada raises key rate half a point to 1% and warns of further hikes to come

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada has raised its key interest rate by the highest amount in more than 20 years and warns more rate hikes are coming amid new forecasts for higher inflation levels.
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Local governments need to upgrade to improve housing process: finance minister

Local governments need to upgrade to improve housing process: finance minister

VANCOUVER — Canada's finance minister says it’s not the federal government’s job to build all the houses Canadians need, but it will try to remove roadblocks with a $4-billion fund earmarked to help boost housing construction announced in the budget.
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'We must do better:' Nunavut leaders optimistic about housing money from Ottawa

'We must do better:' Nunavut leaders optimistic about housing money from Ottawa

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Leaders in Nunavut say they're happy with territory-specific housing money in the federal budget even though the amount is well below what they say is needed to address a long-standing housing crisis.
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Trudeau welcomes talk of Russia's action in Ukraine as genocide

Trudeau welcomes talk of Russia's action in Ukraine as genocide

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has weighed in on growing calls to declare Russia's actions in Ukraine as genocide, saying it is "absolutely right" that the term is being used given rampant allegations of war crimes and other human rights viol
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