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Families describe tense encounters with RCMP on N.S. mass shooting's second day

Families describe tense encounters with RCMP on N.S. mass shooting's second day

HALIFAX — Documents released Thursday describe tense and tragic moments as RCMP officers and then distraught family members arrived at the scene of brutal killings during the second day of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting.
Vaccinated travellers to Canada no longer need to be tested for COVID-19

Vaccinated travellers to Canada no longer need to be tested for COVID-19

OTTAWA — Vaccinated travellers can enter Canada without a COVID-19 test beginning today.
Watching the "gals": First Nations guardians for caribou cows helps B.C. herd triple

Watching the "gals": First Nations guardians for caribou cows helps B.C. herd triple

A British Columbia caribou herd has tripled its size in less than decade as other such herds in Canada struggle to even survive.
NACI guidance on fourth dose of COVID vaccine expected soon: PHAC

NACI guidance on fourth dose of COVID vaccine expected soon: PHAC

TORONTO — The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is expected to release guidance on fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccine in early April as public health indicators tick up across Canada.
Government tells arts bodies to suspend cultural events funded by Russian state

Government tells arts bodies to suspend cultural events funded by Russian state

OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has asked arts bodies that get federal funding to suspend all cultural activities involving Russians linked to Vladimir Putin's regime in protest of his invasion of Ukraine.
Canada's extends anti-Islamic State mission in Iraq to 2023

Canada's extends anti-Islamic State mission in Iraq to 2023

OTTAWA — Canada is extending its military mission in Iraq and the Middle East for another year. Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the 12-month extension on Thursday evening, only hours before the current mandate was set to expire.
Federal housing council calls for budget funding for urban, rural Indigenous people

Federal housing council calls for budget funding for urban, rural Indigenous people

OTTAWA — The government should invest at least $6.3 billion over this year and next to deal with the immediate housing needs of Indigenous people in urban, rural and northern communities, a federal council says.
TSB says brake failure, cold weather led to deadly B.C. train derailment

TSB says brake failure, cold weather led to deadly B.C. train derailment

CALGARY — Recovered in the rubble of a fatal train derailment near the British Columbia-Alberta boundary was an unfiled hazard report that outlined dangers with braking on that fateful stretch of track.
Internal review into Indigenous Services Canada should be public, advocate says

Internal review into Indigenous Services Canada should be public, advocate says

Ottawa will open the department of Indigenous Services up for a review to identify ways it discriminates against First Nations children.
Federal ministers cite need for international war crimes probe of Russia

Federal ministers cite need for international war crimes probe of Russia

OTTAWA — Russia's blocking of humanitarian aid to Ukraine and its bombing of medical facilities should be the subjects of an international war crimes investigation, says Canada's international development minister.