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Afghan interpreters demand Ottawa keep promise to help endangered family members

Afghan interpreters demand Ottawa keep promise to help endangered family members

OTTAWA — Dozens of Afghan interpreters who worked with Canada's military gathered on Parliament Hill to demand the federal government help their family members.
RCMP officer hesitated after speeding by N.S. mass shooter on second day of killings

RCMP officer hesitated after speeding by N.S. mass shooter on second day of killings

HALIFAX — In the seconds after a Mountie sped past a gunman wanted for a murderous rampage in Nova Scotia two years ago, the officer hesitated about whether to give chase, and by the time he did the suspect was gone.
Indigenous Services review, First Nations to meet with Pope: In The News for March 31

Indigenous Services review, First Nations to meet with Pope: In The News for March 31

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 31 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
B.C. says focus on more than just low fees for universal child-care programs

B.C. says focus on more than just low fees for universal child-care programs

VICTORIA — It was almost 40 years ago that Sharon Gregson says she became an advocate for child care out of necessity.
Trudeau 'moved' by courage of B.C. residential school survivors during visit

Trudeau 'moved' by courage of B.C. residential school survivors during visit

WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. — A moment of silence for the children who didn't return home from the St. Joseph's Mission Residential School near Williams Lake, B.C., marked the end of a visit Wednesday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
B.C. landslide caused 100-metre-high tsunami, set off earthquake scale: study

B.C. landslide caused 100-metre-high tsunami, set off earthquake scale: study

VANCOUVER — A retreating glacier in a remote British Columbia valley caused a massive landslide that crested a 100-metre-tall tsunami, wiped out kilometres of salmon habitat and was detected as far away as Australia, a study says.
Government working to find out which Ukrainians coming to Canada need most help

Government working to find out which Ukrainians coming to Canada need most help

OTTAWA — Canada will extend some settlement services to fleeing Ukrainians, but they will not receive all of the same supports as typical refugees, the federal immigration minister said Wednesday.
B.C.'s UN Indigenous rights plan commits to changing history through action

B.C.'s UN Indigenous rights plan commits to changing history through action

VICTORIA — British Columbia introduced an Indigenous reconciliation plan Wednesday that sets goals toward implementing its law on the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.
Red tape risks lives of Afghan interpreters' families waiting to come to Canada: NDP

Red tape risks lives of Afghan interpreters' families waiting to come to Canada: NDP

OTTAWA — Afghan interpreters who helped the Canadian military say the federal government has lied to them about bringing family members to Canada, and that people have died while waiting for paperwork to be processed.
Building national monument honouring residential school students to take five years

Building national monument honouring residential school students to take five years

Ottawa is eyeing a possible five-year timeline to build a national monument to honour children who suffered its residential school system.