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Nunavut to bring in civilian police review after arrest video: minister

Nunavut to bring in civilian police review after arrest video: minister

Nunavut is planning its own civilian police review agency over concerns that Inuit are too often treated badly by RCMP.
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Lawsuit against B.C., pharmacists' college, drug company over medication switch

Lawsuit against B.C., pharmacists' college, drug company over medication switch

VANCOUVER — A drug user "forced" to switch to a reformulated methadone treatment introduced in British Columbia six years ago has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the provincial government, the college of pharmacists and a pharmaceutical
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'We must demand change:' Canada's first black police chief supports demonstrations

'We must demand change:' Canada's first black police chief supports demonstrations

WINNIPEG — Canada's first black police chief says he will be joining people to shine a light of hope "into the darkness of this moment" as anti-racism demonstrations take place around the world. "We must stand up. We must march.
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Crown, company drop charges against LNG pipeline opponents in B.C.

Crown, company drop charges against LNG pipeline opponents in B.C.

VICTORIA — Criminal and civil contempt of court charges have been dropped against those who were arrested in February for violating an injunction while fighting the construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern B.C.
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Liberal MP Marwan Tabbara faces assault, break and enter, harassment charges

Liberal MP Marwan Tabbara faces assault, break and enter, harassment charges

OTTAWA — Ontario MP Marwan Tabbara "stepped back" from the governing Liberal caucus Friday after multiple charges of assault, break and enter and harassment were laid against him.
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Kelowna, B.C., officer linked to violent arrest now on administrative duty: RCMP

Kelowna, B.C., officer linked to violent arrest now on administrative duty: RCMP

KELOWNA, B.C. — An RCMP officer has been taken off patrol after being involved in a violent arrest that was captured on video by bystanders in Kelowna, B.C. Staff Sgt.
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Trudeau offers $14B to provinces for anti-COVID-19 efforts through rest of year

Trudeau offers $14B to provinces for anti-COVID-19 efforts through rest of year

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday he has offered provinces and territories up to $14 billion in new federal transfers if they work with Ottawa on a "safe-restart agreement" that will help Canadians return to more normal living withou
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N.B. police shooting of Indigenous woman leads to questions on 'wellness checks'

N.B. police shooting of Indigenous woman leads to questions on 'wellness checks'

FREDERICTON — A 26-year-old Indigenous woman from British Columbia who was fatally shot by police in northwestern New Brunswick was remembered Friday as a caring person as questions were raised about police conduct of so-called "wellness checks.
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Montreal man believes rough arrest caught on video was racially motivated

Montreal man believes rough arrest caught on video was racially motivated

MONTREAL — A Montreal man says he's been left traumatized following an arrest by police north of the city in which he was allegedly dragged from a car by his hair and struck.
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N.W.T. First Nations community gets UN award for work on new national park

N.W.T. First Nations community gets UN award for work on new national park

A remote community in Canada's North has been awarded a major United Nations prize for decades of work to help create a new national park and vast protected area.
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