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Western Prime Ministers Demand “Sustainable” Funding for Federal Government Health Care at Regina Meeting

Western Canadian prime ministers meet in Regina on Friday to demand “sustainable” funding for health care from the federal government. The annual meeting of provincial and territorial leaders from British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories, the Yukon and Nunavut was virtual in 2021. On Friday morning, Saskatchewan Prime Minister Scott Moe and British …

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This woman’s Ontario license sticker discount check has been declined. And she is not alone

A Toronto woman is calling the Ontario government after saying that the check for the return of the license plate sticker has been rejected and no other has been issued. Jill Lubinski received her refund check in the mail in late April and deposited it in her Scotiabank account using her mobile phone app. One …

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BCCDC includes Castlegar and Trail in the Lyme Disease Risk Zone – Trail Daily Times

A new map released by the BC Center for Disease Control lists the Castlegar and Trail areas as Lyme disease risk areas. Lyme disease is caused by a bacterium spread by ticks, small insects that feed on the blood of animals and humans. Although the map identifies many populated areas of the province as at …

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Days after the Texas school shooting, the NRA holds a national gun convention

The National Rifle Association began its annual convention in Houston on Friday, three days after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers at an elementary school across the state, renewing the national debate on armed violence. . Former President Donald Trump and other Republican leaders were due to speak at the event. Leaders of …

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Russian troops try to cut off Ukrainian forces in the Donbas while fighting continues

The advance of Russian forces approached the surrounding Ukrainian troops in the east, briefly occupying positions on the last road of a crucial pair of Ukrainian-controlled cities before being repulsed, a Ukrainian official said on Thursday. Russia has fired thousands of troops into its assault on the eastern Donbas region, attacking from three sides in …

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Texas police stayed out of the classroom for more than 45 minutes before confronting a gunman, authorities say

Steven McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, says police made the wrong decision by waiting nearly an hour for additional officers before entering the classroom where a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers. He clarifies that all Texas officers have active training and certification of shooters, which requires them to participate …

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In comparison: New and refurbished Apple Watch with Apple certification

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A 27-year-old man carrying a compressed air rifle near Toronto Elementary School was shot dead. What we know so far

There is a larger police presence around four Toronto schools this morning after a 27-year-old man walking the nearby streets with a compressed air rifle was killed Thursday by police. Hundreds of students were forced to blockade after police were called to Maberley Crescent and Oxhorn Road in the Port Union neighborhood of Scarborough around …

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“Red flag” laws to prevent mass shootings could be on the U.S. political table. But do they work?

On March 7, 1998, a disgruntled Connecticut State Lottery employee got up from his chair at work and began shooting and stabbing his superiors, before committing suicide. By the time the commotion was over, four people had been killed. There may have been warning signs that posed some form of threat: severe depression, suicide attempts, …

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