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Ottawa offers $1.5 million for security at Pride parades after rise in hate crimes

Ottawa offers $1.5 million for security at Pride parades after rise in hate crimes

Organizations have ramped up security after a documented rise in hate crimes targeting LGBTQ people
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Ottawa gives updated deal to federal union that signed agreement before PSAC strike

Ottawa gives updated deal to federal union that signed agreement before PSAC strike

Members of PSAC were on strike for 12 days over a host of demands
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Collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine triggers emergency as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame

Collapse of major dam in southern Ukraine triggers emergency as Moscow and Kyiv trade blame

The environmental and social consequences quickly became clear
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Internal docs suggest Trudeau wants China blocked from Pacific Rim trade deal

Internal docs suggest Trudeau wants China blocked from Pacific Rim trade deal

China has been trying since 2019 to join the partnership
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Liberals accuse Tories of ‘hijacking’ Parliament after threatening to filibuster

Liberals accuse Tories of ‘hijacking’ Parliament after threatening to filibuster

But Liberal House leader Mark Holland says the federal government won’t cower over the Tory threats
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Acquittal in Campbell River Walmart stabbing shocks victim

Acquittal in Campbell River Walmart stabbing shocks victim

The security guard stabbed in the Campbell River Walmart in December, 2021 is disgusted by a judge’s decision to acquit the man charged in the incident.
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West Coast Rangers open house goes off with a bang

West Coast Rangers open house goes off with a bang

The Rangers are a historical reenactment society in Port Alberni
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North Cowichan to undertake a study of its forest trails

North Cowichan to undertake a study of its forest trails

Trails can have both positive and negative impacts
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Nanaimo RCMP officer has waited 20 years to ride the Tour de Rock

Nanaimo RCMP officer has waited 20 years to ride the Tour de Rock

Mike Ramsey escorted Tour de Rock riders as a new recruit in 2003 and is now training for 2023 ride
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Nanaimo firefighters battle another unoccupied commercial building fire on Stewart Avenue

Nanaimo firefighters battle another unoccupied commercial building fire on Stewart Avenue

Fire in former restaurant on June 5 under investigation, cause deemed suspicious
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