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Federal funding for Black entrepreneurs a ‘beacon of hope,’ though barriers persist

Federal funding for Black entrepreneurs a ‘beacon of hope,’ though barriers persist

Academics and advocates have pointed out the barriers Black people face navigating financial institutions
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Ahead of new childhood obesity guidelines, doctors say surgery is an important option

Ahead of new childhood obesity guidelines, doctors say surgery is an important option

Earlier intervention recommended with medication or surgery after failed efforts at behaviour change
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International organization says Indigenous families will lead unmarked graves report

International organization says Indigenous families will lead unmarked graves report

International Commission on Missing Persons tapped to conduct a cross-country outreach campaign
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Former B.C. MP says Canada an ‘open market’ for foreign interference in elections

Former B.C. MP says Canada an ‘open market’ for foreign interference in elections

Conservative Kenny Chiu feels both vindicated and gravely concerned
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Energy transition jobs plan aims to sustain and create jobs, not kill them: feds

Energy transition jobs plan aims to sustain and create jobs, not kill them: feds

‘Rather than a shortage of jobs, in Canada we are much more likely to see an abundance’
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Fisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms off B.C.’s coast to protect wild fish

Fisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms off B.C.’s coast to protect wild fish

Canada will not renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms around the Discovery Islands
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Inquiry: decision to invoke Emergencies Act justified, but ‘regrettable’ it happened

Inquiry: decision to invoke Emergencies Act justified, but ‘regrettable’ it happened

Policing failures, ‘failure of federalism’ led to a protest that spun out of control, commission finds
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Zelenskyy pushes for speedy support to avoid more deaths

Zelenskyy pushes for speedy support to avoid more deaths

‘There is no alternative to speed, because it’s speed that life depends on’
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Trudeau says Canadians decided 2021 election outcome in spite of Chinese meddling

Trudeau says Canadians decided 2021 election outcome in spite of Chinese meddling

Report: China worked to help ensure a Liberal victory and defeat Conservative politicians
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Oppose Canada’s ‘xenophobic’ foreign property tax, U.S. critics urge Biden admin

Oppose Canada’s ‘xenophobic’ foreign property tax, U.S. critics urge Biden admin

‘Certainly not the type of act that becomes people in countries who consider themselves best friends’
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