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    Coroner's inquest to probe death of B.C. man shot dozens of times by police in 2018

    KAMLOOPS, B.C. — The British Columbia Coroners Service says it will hold an inquest into the death of a man who died in a hail of police gunfire after starting a shootout with RCMP officers in Kamloops. The service says the inquest will begin on May 6 at the Kamloops law courts to determine the facts related to the death of 35-year-old Eugene Marcano, who was shot and killed by Mounties on Sept. 14, 2018. A report from B.C.'s Independent Investigations Office in 2019 says Marcano initiated a sho

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    13-year-old charged for online harassment, banned from social media

    A 13-year-old western Quebec boy accused of harassing and threatening another child online is facing four charges and conditions restricting his internet activity.In a news release issued Friday, police in the MRC des Collines-de-l'Outaouais said the alleged victim's parent filed a complaint after being "subjected to the suspect's wrath for several months."Police said they went to the accused's home on Sunday to arrest him, but had to return with a warrant the following day after his parents ini

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    Netflix 'Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver': Zack Snyder on 'outrageous' critical response to films

    Zack Snyder has legion of supporters, but just as many harsh critics for Rebel Moon — Part Two: The Scargiver on Netflix.

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    Alberta municipalities, farmers agree to cut water use as drought persists

    Municipalities and irrigation districts in the western Canadian province of Alberta have agreed to use less water this summer to combat a severe ongoing drought, the provincial government said on Friday. Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz said water license holders had signed news memorandums of understanding covering four river basins in the southern half of the province. Alberta, which produces most of Canada's oil, natural gas and beef, plus big wheat and canola harvests, opened water-shar

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    The Netherlands gifts 100,000 tulips to the Ukrainian city of Lviv

    Flower therapy is flourishing in the Ukrainian city of Lviv, after the Netherlands gifted 100,000 tulip bulbs. The local council is hoping the flowers will be a comfort to residents coping with the continuing war.

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    Report suggests little progress in first year of Alberta's emissions reduction plan

    EDMONTON — A survey from a clean energy think-tank says Alberta has done little to implement its plan to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. The Pembina Institute has examined the measures included in the province's plan released one year ago. It says it found no evidence the government has begun the sort of public consultations required to move Alberta's economy towards the goal of net zero emissions. Despite the plan's promise to keep reducing Alberta's methane emissions, the institute points

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    Activist Thunberg joins hundreds at strike in Stockholm demanding action on climate crisis

    Climate activist Greta Thunberg joined hundreds of demonstrators in Stockholm on Friday, demanding sweeping reforms to address climate change. Also among the protesters was nine-year-old elementary school pupil Aditri Das, who chose to skip class to join the demonstration and urge adults to listen to young people like her. (AP video by Chisato Tanaka)

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