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(via CBC)
Hope area students struggle with suicidal thoughts and often can’t get help: report
(via Fraser Valley Current)
Insiders say Pierre Poilievre called Doug Ford for help — and the premier turned him down
(via Toronto Star)
Operator defends former Howard Johnson hotel blamed for Granville Street disorder
(via Global News)
Ontario’s police force using ‘growing ecosystem’ of Israeli spyware – report
(via the Guardian)
Ottawa provides $20M for BC’s forest sector amid softwood duties, trade war
(via Castanet)
French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found
(via the Guardian)
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(via the Globe and Mail)
Tesla booted from Vancouver International Auto Show over ‘safety’
(via CNN)
Indigenous peoples have been confronted with Trump-like leaders for centuries. Here’s what we’ve learned
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