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Inquest jury recommends better policies, training at Whitehorse emergency shelter
The jury at a coroner's inquest in Whitehorse has issued a list of recommendations aimed at developing better policies and training for staff at the Whitehorse emergency shelter.The inquest, which began earlier this month, was focused on the deaths of four Indigenous women at the shelter in 2022 and 2023: Myranda Tizya-Charlie, Cassandra Warville, Josephine Elizabeth Hager and Darla Skookum.Over more than two weeks of testimony from shelter staff, administrators, government officials, RCMP offic
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Advocates call for tax breaks for single seniors as cost of living rises
Some B.C. seniors who used to rely on a spouse or partner to afford the basics and now live alone say they cannot keep up with the rising cost of living."I don't regard myself as poor," said Malcolm Roberts. "When you become a single senior and you lose all of those couples benefits, that does impact you a lot."Roberts, 76, has been living in the same Kelowna condo he moved into with his wife, Eleanor, around 20 years ago. She died in 2021, after being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis."Suddenly
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Edmonton councillors say more transparency needed after police commission refuses audit plan
The Edmonton police commission's decision to not co-operate in providing information for an audit and program service review plan has some city councillors calling for more transparency. The audit matter was discussed during a council meeting on Wednesday as the Edmonton Police Commission presented the 2024 operating reserve deficit for the Edmonton Police Service. Council passed a motion 11-1 to allow the reserve to be replenished by expenditures from 2024 to 2026. EPS reported a net deficit of
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Major parties name candidates for Pictou West byelection
Nova Scotia's three main political parties have all announced who their candidates will be in next month's Pictou West byelection.Premier Tim Houston called the byelection last weekend, about two weeks after former Pictou West MLA and Speaker of the House Karla MacFarlane's surprise announcement that she was retiring from provincial politics.A few days before the byelection call, the Tories selected Marco MacLeod to represent them.MacLead is a Scotsburn resident who runs a sawmill and previously
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VideoTogo goes to polls in legislative elections - AP explains
The elections that follow months of government crackdowns on opposition protests and the passing of a controversial new constitution that could allow the president to stay in power indefinitely. President Faure Gnassingbé’s family has been running the West African country for six decades, making it one of the longest-ruling families in Africa.
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VideoRussia would struggle to sustain assault on Ukraine without China, Blinken says
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says China is a 'top supplier' of things like machine tools and micro-electronics, which Russia uses to churn out weapons used against Ukraine.
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy calls for air defense systems as allies meet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Friday called for additional air defense systems to be sent to Kyiv to help protect against Russian strikes, adding that a pause in U.S. funding had helped Moscow seize the initiative. "This year, Russian jets (have) already used more than 9,000 guided aerial bombs against Ukraine and we need the ability to shoot down the air combat aircraft so that they do not approach our positions and borders," Zelenskiy said at the start of a
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