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Chrystia Freeland, Melanie Joly sign letter on Iranian women's rights
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly are among the key signatories to an open letter decrying Iran's record on women's rights.
After summer of drought, B.C. braces for atmospheric river
An atmospheric river packing "narrow bands of heavy precipitation" is forecast for parts of British Columbia just a week after numerous high temperature records were set amid concerns of drought.
David Suzuki to leave CBC’s ‘The Nature of Things’ in the spring
Eco-activist David Suzuki says it's time for him to pass the mantle to a new host of CBC’s “The Nature of Things.”
Quebec's nursing order wants to end objectification arising from sexy nurse Halloween costumes
Quebec's professional order of nurses is launching a campaign this Halloween to encourage Quebecers to ditch "sexy costumes" in favour of more realistic nursing uniforms.
Vancouver police to express regret to Heiltsuk at apology ceremony, nation says
Members of the Vancouver Police Department are expected to take part in an apology ceremony today, October 24, 2022, in an expression of regret for arresting and handcuffing an Indigenous man and his granddaughter when they tried to open a bank account.
Alberta needs legislation to protect Rockies against coal, opposition tells premier
Alberta's Opposition New Democrats want the provincial government to end any uncertainty about the future of the province's Rocky Mountains by legislating that no new coal mines will be permitted there.
Premier François Legault introduces 30-member Quebec cabinet
Quebec Premier François Legault introduced a new, expanded cabinet on Thursday, October 20, 2022, a mix of veteran ministers from his party's first mandate and several newly elected members, including the province's first Indigenous cabinet minister.
Liberal steps to remove mandatory minimums doesn't go far enough: Murray Sinclair
The former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says Liberal legislation to remove some mandatory minimum penalties from the Criminal Code doesn't go far enough.
Why B.C.'s NDP disqualified leadership contender Anjali Appadurai and how she responded
David Eby became British Columbia's premier-in-waiting on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, when executives of the NDP disqualified his sole party leadership rival, Anjali Appadurai, on the strength of a report into her campaign by the party's chief electoral officer, Elizabeth Cull.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's latest apology over "ill-informed" remarks about invasion of Ukraine
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is apologizing for what she calls "ill-informed comments on Russia's invasion of Ukraine."