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Nova Scotia

Lawsuit against Nova Scotia for flood response calls boy’s death ‘preventable’

The mother of a boy who died during flash flooding in Nova Scotia is suing the province for negligence, in…

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Politics

Does Canada need a national emergency response agency?

The federal minister responsible for emergency preparedness hasn’t ruled out the possibility of creating a national emergency response agency, which…

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Nova Scotia

Brad Johns said domestic violence wasn’t an epidemic. The response was overwhelming

Dozens of emails expressing outrage, disgust and disappointment poured into the inboxes of Nova Scotia’s premier and justice minister after…

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Health

Seniors’ group CARP says it’s quitting Big Tobacco sponsorships after response from fired up members

The Canadian Association of Retired Persons (CARP) says it will never again work with Big Tobacco after getting an earful…

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Canada

RCMP release internal review into their response to James Smith Cree Nation stabbings

An internal review has found there was no “common underlying circumstance” that significantly impacted the RCMP’s ability to respond to the…

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Politics

CBSA work-to-rule would create ‘chaos,’ quick government response, professor says

Starting Friday, roughly 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) workers will be in a legal strike position with the Treasury…

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Politics

Ottawa abolishes green fund in response to scathing AG report

The federal government is axing a $1 billion green fund in response to a report by the auditor general that…

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Politics

Trudeau’s government slow response to foreign interference ‘a serious failure’: intelligence watchdog

The Liberal government has known since 2018 that it needed to take foreign interference more seriously but failed to recognize…

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Halifax

Halifax to fix emergency response resilience

On Monday morning, the HRM’s Executive Standing Committee learned that Halifax’s municipal emergency management organizations are at risk of failing.…

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Health

Patient death at Health Sciences Centre prompts renewed calls for change at hospital, Crisis Response Centre

WARNING: This story contains mention of suicide and self-harm. A death at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre campus has sparked calls…

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