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Canada recognizes housing as a human right. Few provinces have followed suit
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — As more Canadians find themselves struggling to afford or find housing, the country's smallest province is the only one that can point to legislation recognizing housing as a human right. The Canadian Press asked every province whether it agrees with the federal housing advocate that shelter is a human right, and if it intends to introduce legislation upholding that right. Most did not answer the questions directly and responded with a laundry list of initiatives launched to a
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Quebec man pleads guilty for role in scam to bilk thousands from Saskatoon seniors
The scam preyed on seniors and their love of their grandkids.This week, a Quebec man pleaded guilty in provincial court for his role in the so-called "grandparent scam" that targeted seniors across Saskatoon in the week before Christmas 2022.Police say Ahmad Ebadi is one of three people who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from elderly victims.Logan Marchand with WMT Law represented Ebadi."What Mr. Ebadi had plead guilty to was being a part of the grandparent fraud that has been occurring
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Fear rekindled in Ktunaxa Nation community as fire season begins
For Aq'am community members like Pete and Dolly Andrew, the start of fire season in British Columbia is a stark reminder of what they lost last summer. "When [the] fire happened, for the first few weeks I just kept having nightmares," said Pete, who with Dolly was one of seven families who lost their homes in the St. Mary River blaze last July."I would wake up in my hotel room yelling, 'Help! Help!'"Downed power lines ignited two different fires on reserve land on July 17, 2023. Driven by strong
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VideoIsrael amasses dozens of tanks, armored vehicles along border with southern Gaza Strip
The Israeli military has amassed dozens of tanks and armored vehicles along its border with the southern Gaza Strip, in what appears to be preparations for an invasion of the border city of Rafah. (AP video by Shlomo Mor)
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Trump trial live updates: Defense resumes cross-examination of David Pecker in hush money case
The former president’s criminal hush money is set to resume in Manhattan Friday when former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker returns to the witness stand to face cross-examination by the defense.
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VideoInside the Canadian Forces installation training troops for Haiti mission
As a transitional council takes power in Haiti, the Canadian Armed Forces are training troops from Bahamas, Belize and Jamaica for their deployment to support Kenyan forces there.
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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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