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04.03.2023 / 12:19

Second B.C. company says it has been given green light to sell, produce cocaine

A second B.C. company has said Heath Canada has given it the green light to possess, produce, sell and distribute cocaine, among other substances, to “bring a safer supply of drugs to the global market.”

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‘I’m constantly behind on bills’: Canadians with disabilities hope Bill C-22 passes, addresses gaps

disability benefits she receives due to her rheumatoid arthritis.I’m constantly behind (on bills), especially as things get more and more expensive,” Davidson said.“And it’s getting harder and harder just to do anything. Some weeks, I have to decide on eating healthy or skipping meals or tightening things down because it’s just getting harder.”Davidson’s situation is typical of Canadians receiving disability benefits across the country.

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Five First Nations reach historic $800 million, 44,266 hectares settlement with B.C., federal government

First Nations in B.C. have reached a historic settlement with both the provincial and federal governments of $800 million and 44,266 hectares of land.The settlements resolve long-standing claims that the First Nations did not receive all the lands owed to them under Treaty 8, which they signed in 1899, government officials said.

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Ottawa signs health-care funding deals with Ontario, Atlantic provinces

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government has signed health-care agreements in principle with all four Atlantic provinces and Ontario.

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Parliament Hill ‘evacuated’ as authorities deal with ‘possible threat’

Ottawa police have closed Parliament Hill after members of Parliament and senators were warned to “shelter in place” by the Parliamentary Protective Service.

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Coronavirus: New records detail Ottawa’s ‘bold aggressive’ strategy to buy vaccines and PPE

quietly put into place at the end of March with an expiration date of Sept. 30.

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CNIB offers first employment skills camp, advocacy training for teens entering workforce

Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB).The virtual event runs July 6-10 and combines general interview and employment skills training with self-advocacy.“I can openly say there is a lot of misconceptions in the workplace of blind or partially sighted people and what we are capable of. And I want to educate people that we can and want to work — we just have to do it a little differently,” she said.

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Coronavirus: Cattle feedlot manager hopeful for ‘set-aside’ funding as soon as possible

Members of the cattle industry in Alberta say they’re already feeling the trickle-down effects of Cargill Meat Solutions’ decision to scale back operations after staff were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus.

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