With Beijing expanding its control in recent years, Hong Kong schools must now provide lessons on patriotism and national security, and some new textbooks deny Hong Kong was ever a British colony.
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Air Canada says it will make flights reductions in July and August "with reluctance."
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The guidance recommends Canadians at increased risk of serious illness from COVID-19 should be offered a booster dose this fall “regardless of the number of booster doses previously received.�
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Top show jumpers from around the world are kicking off a major competition on Thursday at Spruce Meadows in Calgary. And as Gil Tucker shows us, one rider from Ontario is hoping a tiny horse will bring her a big boost. #yyc
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Once Sweden and Finland join NATO, “the question will be, why is Canada, one of the wealthiest countries on the planet … not improving our ability to protect our sovereignty,� one expert asked.
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A top White House aide testified she heard Trump's chief of staff tell Cipollone that Trump was sympathetic to rioters wanting to hang then-Vice President Mike Pence.
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“If it took a tragedy to prompt the government into long-awaited action on gun control, that may be a sad commentary on politics, but it is surely beneficial for public safety.� said a survivor from the Montreal École Polytechnique massacre in 1989.
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Three police officers remain in hospital with serious injuries Wednesday, while Saanich, B.C., police confirm explosives were found in a vehicle associated with the suspects involved.
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After the overturn of Roe v. Wade, multiple bans on the books in some states has created confusion that has left clinics and patients scrambling.
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"It was just a machine gun going off, it was incredible, and all the scattering," the witness recalled. "And then the police came in.�
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Canada announced that will extend current COVID-19 border measures for travellers entering Canada until at least Sept. 30.
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The chair of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network Bernie Farber says there have been recent hate attacks involving youth.
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The move comes after Scotiabank, Canadian Tire and Telus paused sponsorships Tuesday.
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The court found Salah Abdeslam's explosives vest malfunctioned, dismissing his argument that he ditched the vest because he decided not to follow through with his part of the 2015 attack.
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The veritable zoo found in the women's luggage included porcupines, armadillos, turtles, chameleons and snakes.
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Murphy, a yellow Labrador retriever puppy, died in his sleep early Wednesday morning, just two weeks after joining a fire and rescue team in New Brunswick.
“We were just gearing up for a busy summer with Murphy.�
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Allegations that R. Kelly abused young girls began circulating publicly in the 1990s.
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Lower-income Canadians could be the ones who pay the price if Ottawa cuts spending to cool inflation, economists say.
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The inquiry into Canada’s deadliest mass shooting has revealed some shocking details. has more.
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“As the investigation evolves, it is anticipated that additional cases will be reported in Canada,� said PHAC.
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Purdue Canada is one of more than 40 defendants named in B.C.’s class-action claim, launched in 2018 on behalf of all federal, provincial and territorial governments in Canada.
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Atlantic Canada’s premiers are encouraging Ottawa to make a decision about financing a hydroelectric energy corridor for the region.
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The boy was found in a state of severe dehydration and was suffering from hypothermia.
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The reason for Travis Barker's hospitalization has been revealed, according to multiple new reports.
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⚡� Ukraine war will affect food supply, prices
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If you were flying domestically to one of Canada's major airports last week, the odds are it was either cancelled or delayed, according to a data analysis.
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Grain exporters like Agrotrade Group are searching to find other ways to get their exports to market later this summer. But it’s not easy.
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“If access is not a problem then food affordability is. The price is going up and Canada is actually not immune. We are seeing prices go up in Canada as well,� Charlebois said.
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While Canada produces an abundant supply of wheat and other grains, people who buy bread, pasta, and other products should brace themselves for the effects of the war in Ukraine.
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The Middle East, Africa and Europe depend on Ukrainian grains and other crops to feed millions.
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So while producers could have an excellent crop this year, despite the war, experts are wondering where it will all be stored until supply lines are cleared up.
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Most of Ukraine’s exports are shipped from Black Sea ports which are inaccessible, Vorona said.
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While Ukraine’s farmers have largely gone ahead with planting this season, there’s a more pressing issue.
“The main challenge is how to sell the grain being produced,� said Olena Vorona, CEO of the Agrotrade Group in Kharkiv.
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The consequences of less grain coming from Ukraine is obvious to Canada’s Sylvain Charlebois, director of the Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University in Halifax.
He said because of the conflict in Ukraine, “the worst is actually ahead of us.�
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Panfilov said it was difficult to know the exact percentage of crops planted in the Kharkiv region because a segment of eastern Ukraine is now under Russian control.
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“If you fly in a plane and watch Ukraine … there’s no land not sown … everything is used,� said Kostiantyn Panfilov, who works with Kharviv Agro Development.
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Ukraine is one of the world’s top grain exporters and the shortfall in exports is significant.
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Unfortunately, Ukraine’s grain exports in May were down 64 per cent compared with a year earlier, according to the country’s agriculture minister, as reported by Interfax Ukraine.
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Despite all the uncertainty associated with war, about two-thirds of Ukraine's farmers have planted their crops for the year.
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