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'The worst time to go backwards': International aid groups fear cuts as budget looms

'The worst time to go backwards': International aid groups fear cuts as budget looms

OTTAWA — Canada's aid sector is nervously awaiting this spring's federal budget amid fears of funding cuts that could require projects abroad to shut down.
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Ottawa appeals court ruling directing government to help repatriate four men in Syria

Ottawa appeals court ruling directing government to help repatriate four men in Syria

OTTAWA — The federal government is appealing a judge's declaration that four Canadian men being held in Syrian camps are entitled to Ottawa's help to return home.
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Ottawa spending $2M on new unmarked graves report lacks 'transparency': official

Ottawa spending $2M on new unmarked graves report lacks 'transparency': official

Ottawa's decision to contract work around the search for unmarked graves to an non-Indigenous organization based in the Netherlands risks causing harm and lacks transparency, says a government-appointed adviser dedicated to the issue.
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Trade minister hopes public sees her 'sincerity' since admitting ethics error

Trade minister hopes public sees her 'sincerity' since admitting ethics error

OTTAWA — International Trade Minister Mary Ng said Friday she hopes Canadians will see the "sincerity" in her efforts to make amends after breaking federal ethics rules, while sidestepping demands that she resign or refund taxpayers.
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Quebec police say fire that killed six, including four children, likely not criminal

Quebec police say fire that killed six, including four children, likely not criminal

SAINT-JACQUES, QUE. — Provincial police say they believe that a fire that killed six members of a family on Thursday in Quebec's Lanaudière region was likely accidental.
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'There are kids under the bus': Quebec parents recount moments after bus hit daycare

'There are kids under the bus': Quebec parents recount moments after bus hit daycare

LAVAL, Que.
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In The News for Feb. 10 : How did Canada's job market fare last month?

In The News for Feb. 10 : How did Canada's job market fare last month?

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 10 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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B.C. First Nation declares emergency over drug and alcohol crisis

B.C. First Nation declares emergency over drug and alcohol crisis

ZEBALLOS, B.C. — A First Nation on the northwest coast of Vancouver Island has declared a state of emergency over what its leadership describes as the "unrelating impact of drugs and alcohol" on its members, particularly children and youth.
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Turkish Consulate says deadline for Canadian rescue teams in quake zone has passed

Turkish Consulate says deadline for Canadian rescue teams in quake zone has passed

VANCOUVER — Turkey’s consulate in Vancouver says a private group of volunteers from British Columbia will be the only Canadian search and rescue team in the nation’s earthquake zone, after a deadline for others to participate expired.
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Former B.C. premier John Horgan to leave early as member of legislature

Former B.C. premier John Horgan to leave early as member of legislature

VICTORIA — Former British Columbia premier John Horgan says he's speeding up his retirement plans, but isn't ruling out accepting a political appointment in the future.
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