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EU disinformation head: Canada can counter interference by boosting media literacy

EU disinformation head: Canada can counter interference by boosting media literacy

OTTAWA — The European Union's head of combating foreign interference in communications says explosive allegations about Beijing's meddling in elections can be an opportunity to improve Canadians' understanding of disinformation and media literacy.
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Canada first to develop medical standards to keep kids from suffering pain in silence

Canada first to develop medical standards to keep kids from suffering pain in silence

OTTAWA — The Health Standards Organization has released a new set of guidelines to help hospital workers manage children's pain — particularly for those who can't communicate when they're hurt.
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Muslim charity alleges systemic bias in bid to halt revenue agency's 'tainted' audit

Muslim charity alleges systemic bias in bid to halt revenue agency's 'tainted' audit

OTTAWA — A grassroots Muslim charity is pointing to internal Canada Revenue Agency documents in a bid to persuade an Ontario court that a long-running federal audit is fundamentally tainted by systemic bias and Islamophobia.
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Police probe suspicious deaths north of Montreal of two people who knew each other

Police probe suspicious deaths north of Montreal of two people who knew each other

SAINTE-JULIENNE, Que. — Quebec provincial police are investigating after the bodies of two people in their 40s were discovered in separate locations in a community 80 kilometres north of Montreal.
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In The News for April 3 : Who will be the first Canadian in deep space?

In The News for April 3 : Who will be the first Canadian in deep space?

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 3 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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'Making things a little more accessible': Paralyzed Bronco looks to improve buildings

'Making things a little more accessible': Paralyzed Bronco looks to improve buildings

CALGARY — Spending the last five years using a wheelchair has given former Humboldt Broncos hockey player Ryan Straschnitzki a new path forward. The 23-year-old from Airdrie, Alta.
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Search for man whose boat was found near eight migrants stretches into third full day

Search for man whose boat was found near eight migrants stretches into third full day

MONTREAL — Akwesasne Mohawk Police continued to search Sunday for a local man whose boat was found where the bodies of eight migrants were pulled from the St. Lawrence River last week.
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Canada's Corey Conners wins Valero Texas Open for a second time

Canada's Corey Conners wins Valero Texas Open for a second time

SAN ANTONIO — Canada's Corey Conners has won the Valero Texas Open for a second time. Conners, from Listowel, Ont., saved par on the par-5 18th hole to secure the one-stroke win on Sunday.
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Six Canadian children to return from Syrian detention without their mother: advocates

Six Canadian children to return from Syrian detention without their mother: advocates

OTTAWA — Six Canadian children are set to leave a Syrian prison camp and fly to Canada without their mother who cannot come with them because federal officials have not completed her security assessment, advocates for the family say.
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Inquiry into N.S. killings calls for bold change to tackle family violence 'epidemic'

Inquiry into N.S. killings calls for bold change to tackle family violence 'epidemic'

OTTAWA — The sweeping calls for change stemming from the public inquiry into the 2020 deadly mass shootings in Nova Scotia include a push to overhaul Canada's approach to the "epidemic" of gender-based, intimate-partner and family violence — somethin
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