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Carney lands in Australia ahead of planned speech to Australian parliament

SYDNEY — Prime Minister Mark Carney has landed in Australia, where he is seeking more collaboration in trade and defence. The prime minister arrived in Sydney midday Tuesday in Australia, or Monday evening...

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Feds release Musqueam title agreements covering much of greater Vancouver

OTTAWA — The federal government has released details of recent agreements with the Musqueam First Nation recognizing Aboriginal title over an area potentially covering much of Greater Vancouver, but...

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B.C. Mountie gets probation in fatal 2017 arrest of Dale Culver in Prince George

PRINCE GEORGE — An RCMP officer convicted of obstruction of justice in the death of an Indigenous man while in custody in 2017 has been handed 18 months probation by a court in British Columbia. The...

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B.C. and Cowichan chiefs start negotiations after landmark court ruling on title

VICTORIA — The British Columbia government and chiefs from the Cowichan Nation say they've begun negotiations after a landmark court ruling awarded Aboriginal title over a swath of property in Richmond,...

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Officer says Myles Gray was restrained face-down for several minutes before death

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver police officer has testified at a public hearing into the 2015 police-involved death of Myles Gray that Gray was handcuffed and hobbled, and struggled while being restrained face...

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What you need to know about new legislation that could expand First Nations status

OTTAWA — All four opposition parties in the House of Commons are backing legislation to change status rules in the Indian Act to end what is known as the second-generation cutoff. But the Liberals say...

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Canadians involved in bus crash in Dominican Republic: embassy

OTTAWA — The Embassy of Canada to the Dominican Republic says there were Canadians involved in a tourist bus accident in the Caribbean nation on Sunday night. A statement from the embassy posted on social...

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Canadians involved in bus crash in Dominican Republic: embassy

OTTAWA — The Embassy of Canada to the Dominican Republic says there were Canadians involved in a tourist bus accident in the Caribbean nation on Sunday night. A statement from the embassy posted on social...

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Last spring forward for B.C. as it moves to permanent daylight time

VICTORIA — British Columbia's major southern population centres will be facing winter sunrises around 9 a.m. — and around 9:30 a.m. in the north — after the decision to adopt year-round daylight...

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Winnipeg man charged with posing threats to prime minister, Jewish communities

WINNIPEG — A Winnipeg man is facing charges after RCMP allege he posted multiple online threats targeting Prime Minister Mark Carney. RCMP say a national security investigation began in January into...

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