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'He was my friend': Canadian volunteer reportedly killed in Ukraine by Russian attack

'He was my friend': Canadian volunteer reportedly killed in Ukraine by Russian attack

CHASIV YAR, Ukraine — Several aid organizations in Ukraine say that a volunteer Canadian aid worker was killed Saturday morning by a Russian attack.
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Tributes pour in for Monique Bégin, 'trailblazer' and former federal cabinet minister

Tributes pour in for Monique Bégin, 'trailblazer' and former federal cabinet minister

OTTAWA — Mournful tributes are pouring in after the death of Monique Bégin, a former cabinet minister and academic who died Friday at the age of 87.
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Shock and worry among Moroccan Canadians after deadly earthquake

Shock and worry among Moroccan Canadians after deadly earthquake

Nearly two days since a deadly earthquake killed more than 2,100 people in Morocco, Montreal's Café Amistad has become a gathering place for people seeking answers, or at least support.
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Montrealers line up for souvenir rivets from old Champlain Bridge

Montrealers line up for souvenir rivets from old Champlain Bridge

MONTREAL — Like many Montreal-area residents, Jeff Harris has spent a lot of time on the old Champlain Bridge, commuting to the city from his former home on the South Shore.
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From foreign interference to war in Ukraine, Trudeau pushes rule-of-law agenda at G20

From foreign interference to war in Ukraine, Trudeau pushes rule-of-law agenda at G20

NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed a rule-of-law agenda at the G20 summit, whether it was wagging a finger at India's prime minister about foreign interference attempts or pushing for stronger language to condemn Russia's attack on Ukra
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Challenges and a to-do list: Five takeaways from the Conservative party convention

Challenges and a to-do list: Five takeaways from the Conservative party convention

OTTAWA — Federal Conservatives left their party's policy convention in Quebec City feeling a somewhat unfamiliar sensation: Celebration. Party members, MPs and insiders say the chance for a return to power feels within reach.
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Trudeau's plane grounded in India by technical issues after G20 summit conclusion

Trudeau's plane grounded in India by technical issues after G20 summit conclusion

NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's return to Canada from the G20 summit in India has been delayed by problems with his plane. The Prime Minister's Office says it was alerted about the issue as Trudeau's delegation departed for the airport.
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B.C.'s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expected

B.C.'s wildfire crisis was forecast, but it arrived decades sooner than expected

The onset of large, severe wildfires that threaten communities year after year has occurred earlier in British Columbia than previous research projected, and experts say the record-shattering 2023 season must serve as a springboard for action.
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Tory grassroots vote against surgical, pharmaceutical care for transgender kids

Tory grassroots vote against surgical, pharmaceutical care for transgender kids

QUEBEC — A future Conservative government should prohibit "medicinal or surgical interventions" for gender-diverse and transgender children, delegates to the party's policy convention decided in a vote on Saturday.
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G20 leaders reach consensus early, softening language on Russia's invasion of Ukraine

G20 leaders reach consensus early, softening language on Russia's invasion of Ukraine

NEW DELHI — Global economic leaders have agreed on a final declaration at the G20 summit, but the language surrounding Russia's invasion of Ukraine — which is leading to geopolitical tensions — has softened since the leaders last met.
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