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Anomalously potent May storm will hit the Prairies with drenching rains, winds
An abnormally strong storm is earmarked for impact on the Prairies next week, threatening multiple days of heavy rain and blustery winds
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Judge to rule on validity of Quebec language law because it delays English verdicts
MONTREAL — A Quebec court judge will decide whether the province's new language reform is constitutional because a section of the law systematically delays the delivery of verdicts handed down in English. Judge Dennis Galiatsatos raised the question on his own initiative while overseeing a case involving a woman charged with criminal negligence causing the death of a cyclist. In a May 1 decision, Galiatsatos said he will rule on the validity of a section of Quebec's language law that requires co
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Historic tropical cyclone threatens Tanzania with major flooding
Hidaya is the strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded in the Tanzanian region
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Rain, storm risk returns to southern Ontario, but don't write off the weekend
A low-pressure system will track into the Great Lakes this weekend, bringing rain and the risk of thunderstorms to potentially put a damper on or delay some outdoor plans
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Red dresses to make fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women
Models in uniquely designed red dresses are taking to the runway in British Columbia this weekend to make a powerful fashion statement about missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. "The stories that come out through the fashion are deeply moving,” says Kim Coltman, organizer of the two-day Revolutions Red Dress Fashion Festival in Kamloops. The 63-year-old former model says the eight designers taking part in the festival have created items to honour Red Dress Day, the
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Parliamentary report on Emergencies Act decision is 18 months past due — and counting
OTTAWA — For a committee struck to review an emergency, the approach to reporting back to Canadians has been less than urgent. The erstwhile group of senators and MPs studying the federal government's invocation of the Emergencies Act over the "Freedom Convoy" was supposed to present its findings in December. December of 2022, that is. A massive pile of documents that had to be translated into both official languages before they could be considered held up their work, and as one senator remarked
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Three Indian nationals charged with killing B.C. Sikh activist, Hardeep Singh Nijjar
SURREY, B.C. — Three Indian nationals have been charged with the murder of B.C. Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in a killing last year that threw Ottawa's relationship with New Delhi into disarray. Police say they are investigating if the Indian government was involved, an allegation raised by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the House of Commons last year. Integrated Homicide Investigation Team Supt. Mandeep Mooker said in a Surrey, B.C., news conference on Friday that the three men had bee
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