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Feds reveal details of $35M fund to help make farms safer in COVID-19 pandemic

Feds reveal details of $35M fund to help make farms safer in COVID-19 pandemic

OTTAWA — Some Canadian farmers can now apply for emergency funding to protect their workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau said Monday.
Penticton, B.C., man accused in 4 deaths to plead guilty: defence

Penticton, B.C., man accused in 4 deaths to plead guilty: defence

KELOWNA, B.C. — The lawyer for a man accused in a shooting that left four people dead in Penticton, B.C., says his client plans to plead guilty next week.
Lottery system for popular parent, grandparent visa program reinstated for this year

Lottery system for popular parent, grandparent visa program reinstated for this year

OTTAWA — A popular immigration program that allows people to sponsor their parents or grandparents to come to Canada is reverting to a lottery system.
Canadian orphan in Syrian brought out, but Trudeau says no plan to free others

Canadian orphan in Syrian brought out, but Trudeau says no plan to free others

OTTAWA — A five-year-old Canadian girl stuck inside Syria after her family was killed in an airstrike is on her way to Canada.
Magnitsky sanctions demanded against Iranians in January shootdown of airliner

Magnitsky sanctions demanded against Iranians in January shootdown of airliner

OTTAWA — Families and loved ones of those killed in the shootdown of a passenger jet over Tehran are urging Canada to impose so-called Magnitsky sanctions that would target those directly responsible.
Greens slam other parties for refusing to show 'leader's courtesy' to Annamie Paul

Greens slam other parties for refusing to show 'leader's courtesy' to Annamie Paul

OTTAWA — Former Green leader Elizabeth May slammed the New Democrats Monday for refusing to withdraw their candidate in a coming byelection, arguing doing so would allow the first Black woman elected to lead a federal party in Canada to win a seat.
Human rights groups ask feds for plan to deal with white supremacy in Canada

Human rights groups ask feds for plan to deal with white supremacy in Canada

A coalition of multifaith human rights organizations urged the prime minister Monday to come up with a plan to dismantle white supremacist groups across the country.
Intermittent sentence law unfair to Indigenous accused from remote areas: judge

Intermittent sentence law unfair to Indigenous accused from remote areas: judge

TORONTO — The difficulty Indigenous people in isolated communities have in serving jail sentences intermittently violates their equality rights, a judge has ruled.
After dairy and metals, U.S. trade hawks setting sights on foreign berries, produce

After dairy and metals, U.S. trade hawks setting sights on foreign berries, produce

WASHINGTON, Wash. — After waging war on Canadian dairy, steel and aluminum, Donald Trump's White House appears to be setting its sights on new foreign trade invaders: blueberries and raspberries. U.S.
Alberta researcher shares Nobel prize for hepatitis C virus discovery

Alberta researcher shares Nobel prize for hepatitis C virus discovery

EDMONTON — A University of Alberta researcher has been awarded this year's Nobel Prize in medicine — the first time Canadian medical science has been so recognized in nearly a century.
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