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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    Liberal and NDP MPs lament departure of longtime Tory MP as status of women chair

    OTTAWA — Liberal and NDP MPs are lamenting the loss of the longtime Conservative chair of the parliamentary committee on the status of women. Government members say they were disappointed to learn this week that Karen Vecchio would no longer be at the helm, after having first served as chair in 2017. The House of Commons' website shows Vecchio's role as committee chair ended this week, and on Thursday the Conservatives on the committee voted in fellow Tory MP Shelby Kramp-Neuman as her replaceme

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  • US PoliticsYahoo News

    Trump's hush money trial, as seen through courtroom sketches

    Since it’s not being televised — and news photographers are only permitted in for 45 seconds at the start of each day — the only other images from inside the courtroom are portraits being done by sketch artists.

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  • NewsCBC

    RCMP say Back Bay wharf fires were arson, seeking suspect

    RCMP have now labelled three separate fires that happened at the wharf in Back Bay, near St, George in southwestern New Brunswick, as arson. Members of the Eastern Charlotte Fire Department responded to a call at 3:30 a.m. Thursday about a vehicle on fire at the wharf, but when they arrived discovered that a commercial fishing boat and building were also on fire.The fire in the building, at 24 Back Bay Loop Rd., was extinguished before it was damaged, said Justin Johnston, fire chief for Eastern

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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    Quebec Liberals will choose new leader during convention in June 2025

    QUEBEC — The Quebec Liberal Party says its leadership race will begin next January and the winner will be chosen in June 2025. Former leader Dominique Anglade stepped down weeks after the 2022 provincial election, during which the party maintained official Opposition status but lost 10 seats. Marc Tanguay has served as interim leader since. Candidates will each have to make a $40,000 deposit with the party, obtain 750 signatures from 70 ridings and 12 regions, and sign up 350 new members. Campai

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  • EntertainmentCBC

    Scratch that: Why this music company boss can't wait for Record Store Day

    Robert Buck, president of Atlantic Music and Merchandise, has helped prepare vinyl releases for acts like Rum Ragged, Nick Earle and Valmy. (Sarah Blackmore/CBC )Music fiends are looking ahead to a big weekend filled with rare and exclusive vinyl drops released solely for an annual day of celebrating local record stores.Record Store Day 2024 is Saturday. Long lines of vinyl hunters are expected to reach the hundreds at participating stores. "Vinyl has really come back with a bit of a rage," said

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  • LifestyleThe Weather Network

    Take in the breathtaking blooms at Canada's largest tulip festival

    The Lakeland Flowers Abbotsford Tulip Festival in British Columbia is making a grand comeback featuring countless stunning blossoms in a mesmerizing display.

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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    MPs chide 'incompetent' health agency over fired National Microbiology Lab scientists

    OTTAWA — Federal officials in charge of the National Microbiology Lab are defending security protocols at the Winnipeg institution against accusations of incompetence from opposition MPs. The head of the Public Health Agency of Canada appeared before a parliamentary committee on relations between Canada and China, where she was peppered with questions about the firing of two researchers in 2021. The agency fired two researchers who left Canada after their security clearances were revoked over qu

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