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Nothing says spring like freezing rain warnings, and 25+ cm of snow
Freezing rain, and heavy snow. Nothing says spring on the East Coast like a potent blast of wintry weather
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In the news today: Ottawa adds $36 million to vaccine fund
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Ottawa adds $36M to vaccine injury fund The federal government is putting another $36 million toward a program to compensate people who were seriously injured or killed by vaccines. The new funding was announced as part of the federal budget tabled in the House of Commons last week. It was first launched at the end of 2020, shortly after COVID-19 vaccines first became availabl
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LGBTQ+ rallies to be held across Canada, billed as largest since marriage equality
Organizations across the country are gearing up for what they describe as the largest LGBTQ+ mobilization since the push for marriage equality. Fae Johnstone, president of the Society of Queer Momentum, says there will be rallies across Canada in May. The group, in partnership with other organizations, is pushing for all levels of government to respond to a series of calls to action that include funding for LGBTQ+ social supports and programs. The group has dubbed the campaign the Rainbow Week o
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Poll suggests half of Canadians have negative opinion of latest Liberal budget
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests the Liberals have not won over voters with their latest budget, though there is broad support for their plan to build millions of homes. Just shy of half the respondents to Leger's latest survey said they had a negative opinion of the federal budget, which was presented last Tuesday. Only 21 per cent said they had a positive opinion, and one-third of respondents said they didn't know or preferred not to answer. Still, 65 per cent of those surveyed said the plan to sp
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Ottawa injects another $36M into vaccine injury compensation fund
OTTAWA — The federal government has added $36.4 million to a program designed to support people who have been seriously injured or killed by vaccines since the end of 2020. The program was announced shortly after COVID-19 shots first became available to the public, and provides financial compensation to people who were adversely effected by Health Canada-approved vaccines. The Liberals earmarked $75 million for the first five years of the program. To date, a private firm called OXARO has receive
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Canadians should expect politicians to support right to bail, Virani's office says
OTTAWA — The office of Canada's justice minister says the public should expect politicians to support their right to bail and to be presumed innocent — warning that "immediate" and "uninformed reactions" only worsens matters. A jury on Sunday found Umar Zameer not guilty of first-degree murder in the death of a Toronto police officer who was run over in an underground parking garage in July 2021. A spokesperson for Justice Minister Arif Virani says the office knows the circumstances surrounding
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Relief coming to dry-stricken B.C. as pattern change brings rain
The next 10 days will be quite soggy for B.C. as the pattern flips, bringing plenty of precipitation that will provide needed relief for the current drought and wildfire situation
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