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B.C. ombudsperson labels youth confinement in jail ‘unsafe,’ calls for changes

B.C. ombudsperson labels youth confinement in jail ‘unsafe,’ calls for changes

Review states a maximum of 22 hours for youth, aged 12 from to 17, to be placed in solitary
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Liberal government moves to define ‘elder abuse’ to better target ways to stop it

Liberal government moves to define ‘elder abuse’ to better target ways to stop it

Increasing cases of abuse, neglect, financial abuse or abuse of power-of-attorney being flagged
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VIDEO: Western premiers call for clarity, timelines on international travel, reopening rules

VIDEO: Western premiers call for clarity, timelines on international travel, reopening rules

Trudeau has called Thursday meeting, premiers say they expect to leave that meeting with a plan
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Green Leader Annamie Paul facing no-confidence motion from party brass

Green Leader Annamie Paul facing no-confidence motion from party brass

move follows months of internal strife and the defection of MP Jenica Atwin to the Liberals
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US COVID-19 deaths hit 600,000, equal to country’s yearly cancer toll

US COVID-19 deaths hit 600,000, equal to country’s yearly cancer toll

Worldwide, the COVID-19 death toll stands at about 3.8 million
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AFN slams Ottawa for ‘heartless’ legal challenge of First Nations child compensation

AFN slams Ottawa for ‘heartless’ legal challenge of First Nations child compensation

2019 decision awarded $40,000 to each Indigenous child removed before 2006
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Ontario commits $10 million to investigate burial sites at residential schools

Ontario commits $10 million to investigate burial sites at residential schools

Truth and Reconciliation Commission identified 12 locations of unmarked burial sites in Ontario
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‘So unfair’: Métis take Alberta to court over refusal to discuss consultation policy

‘So unfair’: Métis take Alberta to court over refusal to discuss consultation policy

‘The government of Alberta does not recognize we have rights in this country’
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One dead in Yukon’s COVID-19 outbreak, total pandemic cases climb to 107

One dead in Yukon’s COVID-19 outbreak, total pandemic cases climb to 107

Outbreak involves nearly two dozen patients and linked to high school graduation events
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Days after Kamloops remains discovery, Tk’emlups families gather to unite, move ahead

Days after Kamloops remains discovery, Tk’emlups families gather to unite, move ahead

‘We have to work together because this is going to be setting a precedent for the rest of the country’
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