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    Quebec firefighters who died in 2023 flood lacked training, equipment: safety board

    MONTREAL — Two volunteer firefighters who died trying to rescue two people trapped by floodwaters northeast of Quebec City last May lacked proper training and equipment, Quebec's workplace safety board has found. The May 1 rescue attempt was not well planned and the amphibious vehicle used by the firefighters was inappropriate for the operation, the Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail said in its report released Thursday. "The lack of training to carry ou

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    Charged 30+ years after 'woodland rapist' attacks, who is the B.C. man arrested in Ontario?

    A B.C. man recently charged in a series of sexual assaults on children in Ontario in the 1990s had connections to the regions where the attacker struck, according to documents viewed by CBC News.

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    Trudeau accuses Conservatives of misleading Canadians on carbon rebate for 'narrow political gain'

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Conservative premiers would rather “complain, attack and mislead Canadians for narrow political gain” because of an “ideological objection” to fighting climate change and “an unwillingness to recognize” that carbon price rebate checks would put more money in people's pockets. “They are not telling the truth,” Trudeau said.

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    Paramount+ 'A Gentleman in Moscow': Mary Elizabeth Winstead has 'diva confidence' in new show with husband Ewan McGregor

    Married couple Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth Winstead came together for the new Paramount+ series A Gentleman in Moscow, premiering Mach 29.

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    Spy agency told election chief of possible meddling in nomination, inquiry hears

    OTTAWA — Chief electoral officer Stéphane Perrault says that during the 2019 general election, Canada's spy agency told him of possible foreign meddling in a political nomination contest. A document tabled today at a commission of inquiry into foreign interference says Perrault decided at that point no action could be taken on the issue in the Toronto riding of Don Valley North. The document, a summary of the commission's classified interview with Perrault, says he noted that participation in a

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    On pre-budget charm offensive, Trudeau announces plans to expand $10-a-day child care

    SURREY, B.C. — The federal government's pre-budget charm offensive is back for a second straight day — this time aimed at parents and child care providers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday in Surrey, B.C., that the government plans to provide more than $1 billion in low-cost loans, grants and student loan forgiveness to expand child care across Canada. Trudeau said the funding is part of the Liberal government's effort to win back support among younger voters and middle-class families

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    Woman, fascinated by Cape Ray ship wreck, makes it her dying wish to help preserve it

    The shipwreck that mysteriously washed up in Cape Ray earlier this year is a phenomenon that grasped the attention of people across the world. And it especially captivated St. John's woman Joan Scott. Scott had dedicated much of her life to education, starting off as a school teacher before becoming a biologist and working in Memorial University's biology department, and eventually writing her PhD on women in science. On Feb. 29, Scott died after a short illness at the age of 89. But in the days

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