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Rustad says no plan for user-pay health as B.C. voters break advance polling record

Rustad says no plan for user-pay health as B.C. voters break advance polling record

B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad says he has no plan for user-pay health care in British Columbia, after the rival NDP released a recording of him calling the Canada Health Act "silly" for not allowing such a system.
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North Korea says its revised constitution defines South Korea as 'hostile state' for first time

North Korea says its revised constitution defines South Korea as 'hostile state' for first time

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea confirmed Thursday that its recently revised constitution defines South Korea as “a hostile state" for the first time, two days after it blew up front-line road and rail links that once connected the country with
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Atmospheric river system set to drench B.C.'s south coast on election weekend

Atmospheric river system set to drench B.C.'s south coast on election weekend

VANCOUVER — Environment Canada is warning of an incoming atmospheric river weather system that will bring "prolonged heavy rain" to British Columbia's south coast this election weekend.
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Leaders of Saskatchewan Party, NDP face off in televised election debate

Leaders of Saskatchewan Party, NDP face off in televised election debate

REGINA — Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe and NDP Leader Carla Beck are facing off in their first and only debate in the lead up to the provincial election.
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Mexico’s ex-public security chief sentenced to 38-plus years in US for taking cartel bribes

Mexico’s ex-public security chief sentenced to 38-plus years in US for taking cartel bribes

NEW YORK (AP) — The man once heralded as the architect of Mexico’s war on drug cartels was sentenced to more than 38 years in a U.S. prison on Wednesday for taking massive bribes to aid drug traffickers.
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Navy finds wreckage of fighter jet that crashed during training in Washington state

Navy finds wreckage of fighter jet that crashed during training in Washington state

The U.S. Navy located the wreckage Wednesday of a fighter jet that crashed in Washington state during a routine training flight in mountainous terrain. The two crew members onboard remain missing.
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AFN head urges support for child welfare deal, says they won't get better from Tories

AFN head urges support for child welfare deal, says they won't get better from Tories

OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is urging chiefs to vote in favour of a landmark child welfare deal with Ottawa, saying she doesn't think a better agreement would be possible under a different federal government.
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3 dead and 4 injured in Mississippi bridge collapse, sheriff says

3 dead and 4 injured in Mississippi bridge collapse, sheriff says

MENDENHALL, Miss. (AP) — At least three people died and four were critically injured after a Mississippi bridge, in the process of being demolished, collapsed Wednesday afternoon while work was being conducted at the site, authorities said.
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Manitoba government halts school building plan, says other methods will be found

Manitoba government halts school building plan, says other methods will be found

WINNIPEG — After a lengthy review, Manitoba's NDP government has halted a plan hatched by the former Progressive Conservative government to build new schools in partnership with the private sector.
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Alberta government shifts continuing care from Health to Seniors Ministry

Alberta government shifts continuing care from Health to Seniors Ministry

The Alberta government says long-term care and supportive living programs will no longer be under the purview of the provincial Health Ministry.
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