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MPs approve $21.6B in supplementary spending; Conservatives vote against

MPs approve $21.6B in supplementary spending; Conservatives vote against

OTTAWA — Parliament has approved $21.6 billion in government spending, in a late Tuesday vote in the House of Commons.
'Should never have happened': Indigenous man's braids cut off in Edmonton hospital

'Should never have happened': Indigenous man's braids cut off in Edmonton hospital

EDMONTON — Alberta Health Services says it has taken a number of steps to better train staff, after an Indigenous man's braids were cut off and thrown away while he was in an Edmonton hospital.
Northern stores 'absolutely not' hiking food costs when federal funding arrives: CEO

Northern stores 'absolutely not' hiking food costs when federal funding arrives: CEO

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The chief executive of the North West Co. Inc.
A Nobel Prize-powered gift from Geoffrey Hinton is boosting a Canadian water charity

A Nobel Prize-powered gift from Geoffrey Hinton is boosting a Canadian water charity

The Canadian winner of this year's Nobel Prize in physics is pouring hundreds of thousands of dollars from his winnings into a small Ontario-based organization.
Ontario First Nation police force to become essential service and double in size

Ontario First Nation police force to become essential service and double in size

TORONTO — A First Nation police force in northern Ontario will become an essential service as it opts into provincial legislation governing police boards.
Concerns raised about enforcement in baby eel fishery if licences redistributed

Concerns raised about enforcement in baby eel fishery if licences redistributed

HALIFAX — Fishers raised questions today about how federal enforcement officers will cope if a proposal to increase the number of people licensed to net baby eels in the Maritimes goes ahead next year.
Postal strike delaying delivery of medicine, necessities to remote areas: AFN chief

Postal strike delaying delivery of medicine, necessities to remote areas: AFN chief

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations says the ongoing postal strike is delaying supplies of medicine and other necessities to rural and remote communities.
AFN says it's not prepared to implement chiefs' child welfare direction

AFN says it's not prepared to implement chiefs' child welfare direction

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations is warning it's not equipped to implement the direction it received from chiefs at two recent assemblies on child welfare reforms, while a leading child welfare advocate is questioning its authority on the issue
B.C. selects nine wind power projects to boost energy supply by eight per cent a year

B.C. selects nine wind power projects to boost energy supply by eight per cent a year

VANCOUVER — British Columbia has given the green light to nine wind energy projects to help power the province's economy and light up 500,000 homes, Premier David Eby said Monday.
Métis National Council elects new president after months of internal turmoil

Métis National Council elects new president after months of internal turmoil

OTTAWA — The Métis National Council says it has elected a new president after months of turmoil that saw the once-united organization splinter and have its legitimacy questioned.