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Canada passes 40 million population milestone amid immigration push

Canada passes 40 million population milestone amid immigration push

OTTAWA — Canada's population has reached more than 40 million, Statistics Canada said. The milestone comes amid a wave of new immigrants as part of Ottawa's promise to bring in 500,000 people a year by 2025.
African descent advisory group feels lied to over police return to Vancouver schools

African descent advisory group feels lied to over police return to Vancouver schools

VANCOUVER — Members of the African descent advisory committee for the Vancouver Police Department have told the Vancouver Police Board they feel they were lied to over the process to reinstate a program that deploys armed officers to public schools.
Federal workers vote 'overwhelmingly' in favour of agreements that ended strike: PSAC

Federal workers vote 'overwhelmingly' in favour of agreements that ended strike: PSAC

OTTAWA — Canada's largest federal public-sector union says more than 155,000 workers have ratified new four-year deals with the federal government.
Supreme Court of Canada upholds Safe Third Country Agreement

Supreme Court of Canada upholds Safe Third Country Agreement

OTTAWA — A pact with the United States to control the flow of asylum seekers across the shared border is constitutional, Canada's highest bench ruled in a unanimous decision Friday, but justices left the door open to further review in court.
Canada should consider legal solution to fight residential school denialism: report

Canada should consider legal solution to fight residential school denialism: report

OTTAWA — Canada should give "urgent consideration" to legal mechanisms as a way to combat residential school denialism, said a Friday report from the independent special interlocutor on unmarked graves.
Canada will deploy Leopard 2 tank squadron to NATO battlegroup in Latvia

Canada will deploy Leopard 2 tank squadron to NATO battlegroup in Latvia

OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces will deploy 15 Leopard 2 battle tanks and about 131 personnel to a NATO force in Latvia by next spring, Defence Minister Anita Anand said Friday.
Manitoba RCMP, community leaders look to Saskatchewan after deadly crash

Manitoba RCMP, community leaders look to Saskatchewan after deadly crash

The mayor of Dauphin, Man., and a city councillor in Humboldt, Sask., are members of a club that no one wants to belong to: community leaders responding to unimaginable and unexpected tragedies.
How ground-penetrating radar is used to find unmarked graves at residential schools

How ground-penetrating radar is used to find unmarked graves at residential schools

OTTAWA — Indigenous communities searching for unmarked graves have encountered a rising number of individuals questioning, or outright denying, that children disappeared or died in residential schools, says a new report from an independent special in
Residents of Quebec town evacuated 2 weeks ago because of fire to return home Sunday

Residents of Quebec town evacuated 2 weeks ago because of fire to return home Sunday

MONTREAL — Residents of a northern Quebec town that has been under an evacuation order for the past two weeks due to forest fires are expected to be allowed home on Sunday, the town's mayor said.
House of Commons passes motion to permanently allow virtual attendance, voting

House of Commons passes motion to permanently allow virtual attendance, voting

OTTAWA — The House of Commons passed a motion Thursday evening to keep hybrid workplace rules adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic. This means members of Parliament can attend sittings and committee meetings virtually, and keep voting through an app.