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Ottawa offers some 'lost Canadians' citizenship after legislation delayed

Ottawa offers some 'lost Canadians' citizenship after legislation delayed

OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Marc Miller is giving "lost Canadians" a chance to receive Canadian citizenship, while a judge has said there's not enough evidence on how this interim citizenship program will work to back the government's request for a
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B.C. court grants production order to man defrauded out of $26 million in bitcoin

B.C. court grants production order to man defrauded out of $26 million in bitcoin

VANCOUVER — A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted production orders to name cryptocurrency account holders to a man who claims he lost $26 million in bitcoin in a fraud connected to a person who claimed to live in Vancouver.
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B.C. legislation would give cabinet sweeping powers amid U.S. tariff threats

B.C. legislation would give cabinet sweeping powers amid U.S. tariff threats

British Columbia's government is proposing giving cabinet broad-reaching emergency powers to respond to what Premier David Eby calls the "human-caused disaster" coming in like a freight train from the United States.
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Health Minister Mark Holland not running in upcoming election

Health Minister Mark Holland not running in upcoming election

OTTAWA — Health Minister Mark Holland said Thursday he won't run again in the coming federal election, announcing his change in plans just one day before Mark Carney is officially sworn in as prime minister.
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Mom says Canadian woman in 'inhumane' U.S. detention, Global Affairs can't intervene

Mom says Canadian woman in 'inhumane' U.S. detention, Global Affairs can't intervene

Alexis Eagles said she is already planning for the return of her daughter, Jasmine Mooney, even though the two have not had direct contact for more than a week.
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Vancouver police cancel Amber Alert for 2-year-old boy, saying he's safe

Vancouver police cancel Amber Alert for 2-year-old boy, saying he's safe

VANCOUVER — Vancouver police say they have located a two-year-old boy who was allegedly abducted by his father on Thursday. Police say the boy is safe after they issued an Amber Alert saying they believed he was in imminent danger.
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Some Trudeau cabinet ministers out as Carney prepares to reveal a shorter bench

Some Trudeau cabinet ministers out as Carney prepares to reveal a shorter bench

OTTAWA — Mark Carney will be sworn in officially as prime minister and reveal the makeup of his first cabinet Friday morning — a team one government source said will not include Jean-Yves Duclos.
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Montreal adds police patrols, limits loitering to boost sense of security in metro

Montreal adds police patrols, limits loitering to boost sense of security in metro

MONTREAL — Montreal's metro system will see more police patrols and a crackdown on loitering, transit officials said Thursday, citing the fact the network has become a last-resort shelter for people struggling with drug addiction and mental illness.
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Health groups urge shielding medical supplies, devices from counter-tariffs

Health groups urge shielding medical supplies, devices from counter-tariffs

TORONTO — Health associations are urging governments to ensure Canadian patients don't get caught in the crossfire of the ongoing trade war with the U.S.
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Walmart Canada moves to stop machete sales in wake of new Manitoba law

Walmart Canada moves to stop machete sales in wake of new Manitoba law

WINNIPEG — Walmart Canada says it will stop selling long-bladed weapons such as machetes across the country, both in-store and online.
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