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In the news today: Foreign aid increasing, housing and labour shortages linked
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Liberals buck global trend in raising foreign aid Foreign aid groups are hailing the federal Liberal government's return to a policy of increasing humanitarian and development spending each year while asking for a plan to push allies to reverse a global decline in aid. "It was a good moment for Canada to step up and show global leadership by making this commitment of additiona
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Liberals buck global trend in 'doubling down' on foreign aid, as sector urges G7 push
OTTAWA — Foreign aid groups are hailing the federal Liberal government's return to a policy of increasing humanitarian and development spending each year, while asking for a plan to push allies to reverse a global decline in aid. "It was a good moment for Canada to step up and show global leadership by making this commitment of additional, new humanitarian money," said Kate Higgins, the head of Cooperation Canada, which represents more than 100 non-profits. The Liberals pledged in their Tuesday
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Police say a suspect is in custody, and manslaughter charges are pending
Police in Calgary have made an arrest in the death of a toddler more than a year and a half ago. Following a lengthy investigation and an autopsy by the chief medical examiner's office, the two-year-old girl's death was deemed a homicide. The victim, now identified as Olivia Hayden, was rushed to hospital in September 2022, after an emergency call was placed for a toddler in medical distress. Police say an unidentified man was taken into custody yesterday in connection to the death, but they are
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Union says some 100 correctional officers will demonstrate at Abbotsford HQ
Around 100 members of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers plan to hold a protest in Abbotsford, B.C., today. The demonstration outside the Pacific regional headquarters of the Correctional Service of Canada aims to highlight the violence faced by its members, who often sustain injuries while on the job. John Randle, one of the union's regional presidents, says there has been a significant increase in violent incidents against guards across the country. In a statement released yesterday,
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It's the biggest election in history. Here's why few Indians in Canada will take part
OTTAWA — Parmod Chhabra is deeply invested in the Indian general election that gets underway on Friday, with almost a billion people eligible to vote, but he won't be casting a ballot. Nor will the vast majority of the overseas Indian community in Canada. The reasons are simple. India requires overseas citizens to travel back to their home electorates to vote in person on polling day. There is no option for postal or electronic voting for the general overseas population, and people like Chhabra
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Parks Canada removes trash bins along Lachine Canal to spur citizen responsibility
MONTREAL — On warm days, Montreal's Lachine Canal can attract thousands of picnickers, cyclists and pedestrians. But since Parks Canada recently removed around 30 trash bins from the paths along the historic waterway, Ariana Ranjbar says she has begun to notice a new phenomenon at one popular lawn. “I started noticing a lot of poop bags building up," Ranjbar, 26, said on Wednesday alongside the canal in Montreal's Griffintown neighbourhood. In her hand she held a plastic bag full of her dog's ex
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'Off the rails': Schoenborn hearing adjourned, lawyer refuses to appear before board
COQUITLAM, B.C. — A hearing for AllanSchoenborn, who killed his three children in 2008, ended with an abrupt adjournment on Wednesday after his lawyer told the British Columbia Review Board he would no longer appear in front of its current panel. Lawyer Rishi Gill said in an interview that he continues to represent Schoenborn, who was found not criminally responsible for the killings. But his client will need new counsel before the board, which is set to reschedule the hearing. Gill said he didn
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