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Safety board blames improper training for death at Montreal's giant ferris wheel

Safety board blames improper training for death at Montreal's giant ferris wheel

MONTREAL — Deficient safety practices at the ferris wheel in Montreal's Old Port led to the Christmas Day 2021 death of a worker at the tourist attraction, Quebec's workplace safety board said Thursday.
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Casino supervisor tells court that former MP became agitated over blackjack losses

Casino supervisor tells court that former MP became agitated over blackjack losses

OTTAWA — An operations supervisor at Casino Lac Leamy told an Ottawa courtroom Thursday that former Liberal MP Raj Grewal got so agitated playing blackjack four years ago, the incident was written up in a formal security report.
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Registration opens Friday for first subsidized flights bringing Ukrainians to Canada

Registration opens Friday for first subsidized flights bringing Ukrainians to Canada

OTTAWA — Ukrainians seeking a free commercial flight to Canada subsidized through donations of Aeroplan points will be able to register online as of Friday, but they may have to be quick as initially only 500 plane tickets will be available.
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Quebec politicians say more time is needed to pass expanded assisted dying bill

Quebec politicians say more time is needed to pass expanded assisted dying bill

Quebec's health minister says an end-of-life care bill that would have expanded access to medical aid in dying will not be passed before the legislature breaks for the summer.
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Teachers, farmers, businesses soon eligible for tax credits as Liberal bill passes

Teachers, farmers, businesses soon eligible for tax credits as Liberal bill passes

OTTAWA — Teachers, farmers and some business owners will soon receive new tax breaks after a six-month-old bill passed third reading in the Senate today.
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Korea seeks to deepen trade ties as feds appoint panel on Indo-Pacific strategy

Korea seeks to deepen trade ties as feds appoint panel on Indo-Pacific strategy

OTTAWA — Keung Ryong Chang, ambassador of South Korea, says he hopes Canada's coming Indo-Pacific strategy will deepen the two countries’ already strong trade and economic ties.
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Quebec officials say 98 monkeypox cases detected, more than 1,600 vaccinated

Quebec officials say 98 monkeypox cases detected, more than 1,600 vaccinated

MONTREAL — Quebec's Health Department says the province now has a total of 98 confirmed cases of monkeypox. That number reported today is up by eight cases from the 90 reported earlier this week.
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Well over 600,000 voters may be eligible to cast ballot for next Conservative leader

Well over 600,000 voters may be eligible to cast ballot for next Conservative leader

OTTAWA — If unverified membership numbers hold true, the path to becoming the next leader of the Conservative Party of Canada is becoming precariously narrow for all but front-runner Pierre Poilievre, several strategists suggest, but the path is stil
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Crown stays charge against federal public servant in echo of Mark Norman case

Crown stays charge against federal public servant in echo of Mark Norman case

OTTAWA — The failed prosecution of vice-admiral Mark Norman loomed large on Thursday as a second federal official accused of leaking cabinet secrets about a $700-million shipbuilding contract walked out of an Ottawa courthouse a free man.
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'Remove the hate': Alta Walmart shooter to serve 10 years before eligible for parole

'Remove the hate': Alta Walmart shooter to serve 10 years before eligible for parole

RED DEER, Alta. — A judge says a man who committed a "senseless and horrific act of violence" when he shot a shopper outside a central Alberta Walmart must serve 10 years before he can apply for parole.
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