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[published_date] Educators and literature defenders alike have the Edmonton Public School Board to thank for the Alberta government deciding to retool its ministerial order that bans sexually explicit books from school libraries. After the province's second-largest board came out with a removal list of some 200 books that included classics and best-selling authors ranging from…

[published_date] Discussions on systemic racism in policing, and the need to create more First Nations police services was a major focus of the second day of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) annual general assembly in Winnipeg. Thursday's agenda featured talks from a number of leaders and experts about policing. "Last year was one of…

[published_date] Two people remain in custody following a raid on the so-called 'Queen of Canada' cult compound in rural Saskatchewan, which led to 16 people being arrested on Wednesday. Saskatchewan RCMP have not laid any charges against the people arrested at the compound in Richmound, a village of approximately 120 people, about 365 kilometres west of Regina, near the…

[published_date] The family of a man allegedly shot by a 12-year-old on bail is slamming what it calls a "devastating failure of the justice system" after the boy was released on bail again Wednesday. Police in York Region have said the boy was on bail during the Aug. 14 shooting near McCowan Road and 14th Avenue that…

[published_date] Highway 20 in B.C.'s Chilcotin region has reopened to traffic after being closed overnight due to the Beef Trail Creek wildfire, but the Coquihalla Highway remains shut between Merritt and Hope as a wildfire there burns out of control. In an update Thursday morning, DriveBC said Highway 20 west of Anahim Lake is now open…

[published_date] A person was killed and the suspect is dead after multiple people were stabbed in Hollow Water First Nation on Thursday, RCMP say. At least six people were taken to hospital, police said in a news release. RCMP will hold a news conference about the stabbings at 2 p.m. CT in Winnipeg. CBC will livestream…

[published_date] Canada's telecommunications regulator is mandating service providers to notify it and other government authorities within two hours when they experience a major network outage. After restoring service, carriers will also have 30 days to file a report detailing the causes, effects and steps taken to resolve the outage. The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)…

[published_date] Vancouver's mayor and chief constable are expected to present the final report from a review of public safety and planning for outdoor events prompted by the alleged vehicle-ramming attack that killed 11 people at a Filipino street festival in April. Mayor Ken Sim and Chief Const. Steve Rai are set to present the report…

[published_date] Permits for students from abroad to study in Canada plummeted in the first half of this year, with nearly 90,000 fewer issued than a year earlier. This comes after the federal government introduced a cap on international student visas in early 2024. Between January and June 2024, Canada issued 125,034 international study permits. Between January and…

[published_date] A prominent conservative figure in American politics and the mastermind behind Project 2025 — the infamous policy blueprint that proposed a drastic overhaul of the U.S. government — was invited to speak to Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet behind closed doors Thursday but is no longer making the trip north. Carney and his ministers are in…

[published_date] Canada's trade deficit narrowed in July as overall exports rose, especially driven by outbound shipments of crude oil and passenger cars to its biggest trading partner the United States, Statistics Canada said on Thursday. Its merchandise trade deficit, or deficit from trading in goods, in July was at $4.94 billion, smaller than last month's $5.98 billion, but much higher than…

[published_date] Wildfires shut down two critical B.C highways on Wednesday. The Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) between Hope and Merritt, connecting the Lower Mainland with the Interior, was closed late Wednesday afternoon due to the nearby Mine Creek wildfire. Highway 20, east of Bella Coola in the Central Coast region and west of Anahim Lake in the Cariboo area, was also closed due…