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Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart wins $100,000 costs in NPA defamation case

Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart wins $100,000 costs in NPA defamation case

Stewart was sued after he issued a news release in 2021 denouncing ‘hate and extremism’ in the NPA
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Ottawa to spend $1.5 billion to improve access to drugs for rare diseases

Ottawa to spend $1.5 billion to improve access to drugs for rare diseases

Duclos wants to increase coverage for existing drugs, create list of new and emerging treatments
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Police-reported hate crimes rise again, as pandemic worsens discrimination: StatCan

Police-reported hate crimes rise again, as pandemic worsens discrimination: StatCan

Reports up by 27 per cent in 2021, after a 35 per cent increase in 2020
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First Nation chooses affluent Vancouver launch pad to reform Indigenous child welfare

First Nation chooses affluent Vancouver launch pad to reform Indigenous child welfare

Campaign aims at doing what’s best for children on the ‘front lines of colonization’
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A quarter of world population lacks safe drinking water: UN

A quarter of world population lacks safe drinking water: UN

Estimated cost of meeting UN water and sanitation goals could reach $1 trillion a year
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B.C. child welfare official testifies at inquiry into teen’s death in Calgary

B.C. child welfare official testifies at inquiry into teen’s death in Calgary

Alexandru Radita was diabetic and weighed 37 pounds at the time of his death in 2013
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Take hard line on Canada’s digital tax, online laws, tech associations urge Biden

Take hard line on Canada’s digital tax, online laws, tech associations urge Biden

Online Streaming Act, Online News Act troubling for American industry coalition
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Japanese beating Americans in baseball is must-see viewing in Japan

Japanese beating Americans in baseball is must-see viewing in Japan

Japanese television stuck to its live coverage from Miami for almost two hours after Japan defeated the United States 3-2 to win the World Baseball Classic.
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Trudeau chief of staff to testify on foreign interference at committee

Trudeau chief of staff to testify on foreign interference at committee

Katie Telford will testify for two hours during the second week of April
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U.S. transgender youth: ‘Forced outing’ bills make schools unsafe

U.S. transgender youth: ‘Forced outing’ bills make schools unsafe

Wave of legislation raising debate over student needs, school responsibility, parents’ right to know
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