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Vance allegation 'dropped off the radar' amid other priorities: ex-clerk

Vance allegation 'dropped off the radar' amid other priorities: ex-clerk

OTTAWA — Canada’s former top civil servant has suggested more might have been done in 2018 to investigate an allegation of sexual misconduct involving Gen.
Deal reached in Vancouver to help the homeless; and work to close park encampment

Deal reached in Vancouver to help the homeless; and work to close park encampment

VANCOUVER — A formal agreement has been signed by British Columbia, the city and parks board to work together to end a 10-month encampment in Vancouver that has frustrated residents who lost access to a park in their neighbourhood.
Saskatchewan projects $2.6B deficit, return to balance in 2026-27

Saskatchewan projects $2.6B deficit, return to balance in 2026-27

Saskatchewan plans to run deficits for two years longer than planned to pay for the ongoing costs of and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The budget tabled Tuesday by Finance Minister Donna Harpauer for this year forecasts a deficit of $2.
Quebec university postpones intimate photo lawsuit against student

Quebec university postpones intimate photo lawsuit against student

MONTREAL — A Montreal university has postponed the legal action it took against a student who posted on social media semi-nude photos of herself posing with a diploma featuring the school's logo.
Old-growth advocates say they are digging in after B.C. court grants injunction

Old-growth advocates say they are digging in after B.C. court grants injunction

Advocates for old-growth forests say they are digging in as they try to protect parts of a valley on southwest Vancouver Island from logging.
4th request to federal government to join coal mine environmental review in Alberta

4th request to federal government to join coal mine environmental review in Alberta

A fourth request has been made to the federal government to get involved in the environmental review of a coal mine proposed for Alberta's Rocky Mountains.
Saskatchewan budget: Drivers and power customers win; vapers lose

Saskatchewan budget: Drivers and power customers win; vapers lose

REGINA — Saskatchewan tabled its 2021-22 spending plan on Tuesday, the second budget prepared during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Vapour tax and rebate cheques: Highlights of the Saskatchewan budget

Vapour tax and rebate cheques: Highlights of the Saskatchewan budget

REGINA — Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party government tabled its 2021-22 budget on Tuesday. Here's a look at some of the highlights: — A $2.6- billion deficit with revenue projected at $14.5 billion and expenses at just over $17 billion.
Trudeau, O'Toole, demand accountability as Iranian officials indicted for PS752 crash

Trudeau, O'Toole, demand accountability as Iranian officials indicted for PS752 crash

OTTAWA — Ten officials have been indicted in Iran over the 2020 military shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane that killed 176 people, but the move did nothing to quell Canadian demands for accountability Tuesday.
Montreal mosque says windows broken after man shot at building with air pistol

Montreal mosque says windows broken after man shot at building with air pistol

Montreal police say they will be investigating a video posted to social media that appears to show a man shooting an air pistol at a city mosque.