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    Ground breaks on Indigenous-led housing project on Vancouver Island

    A unique partnership between First Nations, the City of Port Alberni and the province is bringing much-needed affordable housing to the Alberni Valley on Vancouver Island.Once completed, the new complex will house 35 Ahousaht families who live in Port Alberni, B.C., 90 kilometres from their community on the west coast of the Island. Ground broke last month on the project.The four-storey wood-frame building is going up on a former elementary school site purchased from the municipality for $1 by t

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    Canada's first 30-degree day felt in B.C. with more heat coming this weekend

    Canada's first 30-degree day was recorded in British Columbia on Thursday, with more communities likely to hit it this weekend

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    Police charge 2 teens in Halifax high school bomb threat case

    Two teens are facing mischief and threats charges related to a bomb threat this week at a Halifax high school, the latest in a rash of such incidents that have plagued schools in the region for more than a month.Halifax Regional Police said Friday that since April 1, there have been 25 incidents where messages about explosive devices have been left in schools in the Halifax region. The two teens, a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old, are being charged following an incident Tuesday at J.L. Ilsley High

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    SAQ says no human remains found on site where it wants to build distribution centre expansion

    The Société des alcools du Québec (SAQ) will go ahead with the planned expansion of its distribution centre after it says no human remains were found on the site.Two groups, the Kanien'kehá:ka Kahnistensera, a group of Indigenous women known as the Mohawk Mothers, and the Committee of Duplessis Orphans Victims of Abuse, had called for an archaeological search of the site because part of the land was once a cemetery for a nearby asylum.But, in a statement Thursday, the SAQ said the search did tur

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    Hearing into power-rate increase postponed because of issue with board member

    A hearing that was to begin Monday into N.B. Power's request for back-to-back rate increases totalling 19.4 per cent over two years has been abruptly cancelled because of an unspecified issue with a member of the New Brunswick Energy and Utilities Board.In a letter to hearing participants sent Thursday afternoon, the board's deputy chief clerk, Melissa Curran, wrote that one of three board members scheduled to preside over the two-week hearing is suddenly unable to attend. Rules governing the he

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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    Another alleged intruder at Drake's mansion seriously injured after guard altercation

    TORONTO — Police say an alleged trespasser at Drake's Toronto home was sent to hospital with serious injuries after getting into an altercation with security guards. It's the second reported trespasser at the superstar rapper's Bridle Path mansion since one of his security guards was injured in a high-profile shooting outside the gates early Tuesday. The unrest comes against the backdrop of a rap feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar, which had seen both artists trade increasingly personal attac

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    Eurovision's 2023 winner Loreen reacts to protests

    Reigning champion of the Eurovision Song Contest Loreen shares her feelings about protests in Malmö, ahead of Saturday's Grand Final, at which she is due to perform. Thousands of demonstrators marched in the Swedish city on Thursday against Israel’s participation in the pan-continental pop competition, with further protests planned for Saturday. (May 10)

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