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'Very difficult situation:' Canadians in Khartoum take shelter amid violence

'Very difficult situation:' Canadians in Khartoum take shelter amid violence

TORONTO — Abdelgadir Eltayeb and his family have no electricity, dwindling food and water, and haven't been able to venture far from the home in Khartoum where they took shelter after violence exploded in Sudan's capital this week.
Situation in Sudan volatile and deteriorating rapidly: Foreign Affairs Minister Joly

Situation in Sudan volatile and deteriorating rapidly: Foreign Affairs Minister Joly

OTTAWA — The federal government says it has deployed members of its Global Affairs Standing Rapid Deployment Team to Djibouti due to the volatile and rapidly deteriorating situation in Sudan.
Union, feds sign deal to staff military heating plants after shutdowns during strike

Union, feds sign deal to staff military heating plants after shutdowns during strike

OTTAWA — The federal government reached a deal with striking workers on Friday to keep the central heating plants at military bases running after three were taken off-line.
Judge in Prince Rupert, B.C., strikes arguments as 'stupid' in contempt case

Judge in Prince Rupert, B.C., strikes arguments as 'stupid' in contempt case

PRINCE RUPERT — A provincial court judge in Prince Rupert, B.C., has sentenced a 46-year-old man to a year in jail for contempt of court, ruling he tried to circumvent the justice system with "pseudo-legal" and "stupid" arguments.
Two people stabbed, injured at Dene High School in La Loche, Sask., mayor says

Two people stabbed, injured at Dene High School in La Loche, Sask., mayor says

LA LOCHE, Sask. — The mayor of a northern Saskatchewan village says her community has been shaken after two people were stabbed at the high school in La Loche.
Liberals table legislation to overhaul passenger rights charter

Liberals table legislation to overhaul passenger rights charter

MONTREAL — The Liberals have put forward legislation that aims to make good on their pledge to tighten passenger rights rules after a year marked by travel chaos and a ballooning complaints backlog.
Vancouver officers testify about efforts to resuscitate Myles Gray after beating

Vancouver officers testify about efforts to resuscitate Myles Gray after beating

BURNABY, B.C.
First Nations in B.C. died at a much higher rate from toxic drugs, health authority

First Nations in B.C. died at a much higher rate from toxic drugs, health authority

VANCOUVER — Doug Kelly, the grand chief of the Sto:lo Nation, says parents need to love their children unconditionally even if they use drugs.
New Ontario Volkswagen EV battery plant to create 3,000 jobs

New Ontario Volkswagen EV battery plant to create 3,000 jobs

The small southwestern Ontario city that gained fame more than a century ago as Canada's railway capital is being remade as "the national anchor" of Canada's electric-vehicle supply chain, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday at the official lau
Coroner says Montreal police used unnecessary force, lacked training in man's death

Coroner says Montreal police used unnecessary force, lacked training in man's death

MONTREAL — A coroner's report into the 2017 death of a man killed by Montreal police says officers put themselves in danger and provoked the use of force.