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Indigenous experts call for return of countless treasured belongings held in museums

Indigenous experts call for return of countless treasured belongings held in museums

VANCOUVER — Countless treasured Indigenous cultural objects and ancestral remains are held by museums in Canada and across the world, and local communities and human rights experts say it's time they are returned according to the United Nations Decla
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NewsAlert: Toronto boy abducted over drug debt found safe, police say

NewsAlert: Toronto boy abducted over drug debt found safe, police say

Toronto police say a 14-year-old boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe after he was allegedly abducted on his way to school. In a tweet Thursday night, police say the teen was taken to hospital for a medical checkup.
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Federal lab confirms second case of new coronavirus in Quebec

Federal lab confirms second case of new coronavirus in Quebec

MONTREAL — Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory has confirmed a second case of the new coronavirus in Quebec while the province's Health Department announced another presumptive case.
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Alberta woman home after cruise first presumptive case of new coronavirus

Alberta woman home after cruise first presumptive case of new coronavirus

EDMONTON — Alberta's first presumptive case of the novel coronavirus involves a woman from the southern part of the province who was on a cruise ship that is being held for testing off the coast of California. Dr.
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Eight new COVID-19 cases in B.C., but province says jump expected

Eight new COVID-19 cases in B.C., but province says jump expected

VICTORIA — British Columbia has announced eight new cases of COVID-19, including the first apparent community transmission of the virus in the province. Dr.
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Three new coronavirus cases in Ontario, pushing provincewide total to 23

Three new coronavirus cases in Ontario, pushing provincewide total to 23

TORONTO — Officials in Ontario are reporting a new case of the novel coronavirus that they say is linked to a cruise ship that left San Francisco in early February. Peel Public Health says the man in his 60s from Mississauga, Ont.
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Vancouver university shuts doors after student tests presumptive positive for COVID-19

Vancouver university shuts doors after student tests presumptive positive for COVID-19

VANCOUVER — A private university in downtown Vancouver has closed its doors for three days after two of its students may have been exposed to the new coronavirus.
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'If we stand back and do nothing, we get the Trudeau tax:' Manitoba premier

'If we stand back and do nothing, we get the Trudeau tax:' Manitoba premier

WINNIPEG — Caught between a federal government demanding a rising carbon tax and some Progressive Conservative supporters opposed to any such levy, Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister offered a compromise of sorts Thursday.
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B.C. Finance Minister Carole James has Parkinson's, won't seek re-election

B.C. Finance Minister Carole James has Parkinson's, won't seek re-election

VICTORIA — B.C. Finance Minister Carole James says she has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and will not seek re-election next year, but she intends to stay on in cabinet "as long as I can do the job 100 per cent.
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Starbucks, Second Cup halt use of reusable cups amid novel coronavirus outbreak

Starbucks, Second Cup halt use of reusable cups amid novel coronavirus outbreak

Two major coffee chains have stopped serving beverages in reusable cups brought by customers amid the novel coronavirus outbreak. Starbucks and The Second Cup Ltd.
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