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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    Chief electoral officer expresses confidence in integrity of last two elections

    OTTAWA — Canada's chief electoral officer, Stéphane Perrault, is telling a federal inquiry he has confidence in the integrity of the last two general elections with respect to his mandate. As head of Elections Canada, Perrault is responsible for ensuring Canadians can exercise their democratic rights to vote and be a candidate. Perrault is testifying at a commission of inquiry into foreign meddling allegations and how the government responded to them. The hearings are delving into possible inter

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    Canada Post releases new stamp celebrating Muslim festival

    TORONTO — Canada Post has released a stamp featuring Middle Eastern cookies to commemorate an annual festival that marks the end of a holy month for Muslims. The Crown corporation says Canadians can use the stamps to send greetings ahead of Eid al-Fitr, a four-day Islamic festival in April that follows Ramadan, a holy month many Muslims spend fasting from sunrise to sunset and volunteering for charities. The stamps feature cookies called maamouls that are baked and consumed by Muslims across the

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  • NewsCBC

    Houston pitches new volunteer organization to help during natural disasters

    Nova Scotians who want to help during natural disasters will be able to sign up for a new volunteer corps called the Nova Scotia Guard.Premier Tim Houston said Thursday that anyone with usable skills can register with the province, which will build a pool of volunteers who first responders and community organizations can call on during or after emergencies."You kind of want to over-resource these things," he said during a news conference. "You wish you had more people doing a search, more people

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    Native Women's Association forced to lay off half its staff amid funding shortfall

    OTTAWA — The Native Women's Association of Canada says it was forced to lay off roughly half its workforce due to a major shortfall in federal funding. The advocacy organization says it received grants totalling $48 million last year as part of Canada's national apprenticeship program and other initiatives. This year, revenue dropped to $10 million, with funding for staff falling from $11 million to $3 million. As a result, the organization says it was forced to lay off 75 contract and permanent

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    Two dead in car crash after drive-by shootings in Montreal, watchdog investigating

    MONTREAL — Two men in their 20s died when their car collided with a tree Thursday morning in Montreal, not long after two nearby drive-by shootings. Quebec's police watchdog says it is investigating the crash in Montreal's Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie borough. Montreal police say the first drive-by shooting targeted a vehicle in the borough northeast of downtown around 5 a.m. A 41-year-old man was wounded in the upper body and taken to hospital, but his life is not in danger. The second shooting oc

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  • EntertainmentYahoo News Canada

    'Big Brother Canada' Season 12: Dinis Freitas says 'impressionable minions' are left in the house

    The backdoor, blindsided eviction keep coming on Big Brother Canada Season 12, with Dinis Freitas from Toronto voted out of the house.

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  • NewsReuters

    White House says US passed written warning of Moscow attack to Russia

    The White House on Thursday dismissed as "nonsense" Russia's charge of Ukraine's involvement in last week's attack on Moscow's Crocus City concert hall that claimed more than 140 lives, saying it was clear that Islamic State was "solely responsible." In a briefing to reporters, White House national security spokesman John Kirby said that the United States passed to Russian security services a written warning of an extremist attack on large gatherings in Moscow, one of many provided in advance.

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