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B.C.'s Cantonese speakers fight to preserve language amid uncertainty in Hong Kong

B.C.'s Cantonese speakers fight to preserve language amid uncertainty in Hong Kong

UBC offers Canada's only comprehensive, for-credit Cantonese-language university program.
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In the news today: Trudeau at G20 in New Delhi, "Freedom Convoy" trial

In the news today: Trudeau at G20 in New Delhi, "Freedom Convoy" trial

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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Thousands of residents return to Yellowknife, but many still out in other communities

Thousands of residents return to Yellowknife, but many still out in other communities

YELLOWKNIFE — Thousands of people from the Northwest Territories have returned home this week after a wildfire evacuation order was lifted for Yellowknife's 20,000 residents.
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Trudeau ready to testify with 'enthusiasm' at inquiry on foreign meddling if asked

Trudeau ready to testify with 'enthusiasm' at inquiry on foreign meddling if asked

OTTAWA — A Quebec judge will head a public inquiry into allegations of foreign interference in Canada's affairs now that federal parties have agreed on a process to examine the thorny subject, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he is ready to tes
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Trudeau eyes Indo-Pacific trade deals to avoid China aim to 'play us off each other'

Trudeau eyes Indo-Pacific trade deals to avoid China aim to 'play us off each other'

SINGAPORE — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada's rocky relations with China have stabilized, while telling business leaders in Singapore that Ottawa has committed to a timeline for trade deals with the region.
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Beginning of blue wave or just a summer fling? Conservatives meet amid polling boost

Beginning of blue wave or just a summer fling? Conservatives meet amid polling boost

QUEBEC — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he wants to give Canadians hope for a better future.
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Only media report spurred Yukon to tell parents of sexual abuse in school: ombudsman

Only media report spurred Yukon to tell parents of sexual abuse in school: ombudsman

WHITEHORSE — Yukon's ombudsman said in a new report Thursday the territory's government had a policy and legal duty to notify parents at a school where a child was sexually assaulted, but instead delayed revealing the information for 19 months.
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Don't try to dodge police checkpoints, B.C. fire zone residents are told

Don't try to dodge police checkpoints, B.C. fire zone residents are told

WEST KELOWNA, B.C. — Residents of wildfire evacuation zones around West Kelowna, B.C., are being warned not to try to dodge police checkpoints and to stay out of restricted areas or face possible fines.
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Western Canada a global hot spot over summer months: Climate Central study

Western Canada a global hot spot over summer months: Climate Central study

Western Canada was a global hot spot in a summer that climate change made one of the warmest on record, according to a new analysis.
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'Flood the city,' Video of 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' shown at trial

'Flood the city,' Video of 'Freedom Convoy' organizers' shown at trial

OTTAWA — "Freedom Convoy" organizer Chris Barber called for people to "flood the city" in a social media video that was shown Thursday in court as part of his criminal trial in Ottawa.
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