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    Quebec premier says pro-Palestinian encampment at McGill 'has to be dismantled'

    MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault has called on the police to dismantle the pro-Palestinian protest encampment on the lower field of McGill University's downtown campus in Montreal. His comments follow calls by McGill earlier this week for police to remove the dozens of tents that have been pitched on the field since Saturday in protest of the war in Gaza. Legault told reporters in Quebec City today that he expects police to heed the university's call and dismantle the encampment. Meanw

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    Canada's emissions hit 25-year low outside of pandemic

    Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada's greenhouse gas emissions in 2022 were lower than they have been in 25 years, not including the pandemic slowdown period. (May 2, 2024)

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    Newsroom Ready: Canada's emissions hit 25-year low outside of pandemic

    Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada's greenhouse gas emissions in 2022 were lower than they have been in 25 years, not including the pandemic slowdown period. (May 2, 2024)

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    Two more women file suits alleging sexual assault by Newfoundland police officer

    ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Two more women have filed lawsuits alleging they were sexually assaulted by an on-duty member of the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary who offered them rides home from a night of drinking. Lawyer Lynn Moore filed the statements of claim with the province's Supreme Court in late March on behalf of the two women, bringing the total number of civil cases dealing with alleged sexual misconduct by RNC members to four. Ten women, including one member of the force, are behind the lawsu

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    A fiery crash involving gasoline tanker closes I-95 in Connecticut in both directions

    A tanker truck filled with gasoline burst into flames in a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 95 in Connecticut. The wreck closed the East Coast’s main north-south highway Thursday and caused major traffic jams, but the state's governor said there were no serious injuries.

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    Vets Affairs 'March holidays' post: 'In trying to be apolitical we became political'

    OTTAWA — After a flood of angry comments, Veterans Affairs Canada staff found themselves working over the Easter weekend this year, scrambling to explain why one of the department's social media posts didn't actually mention the holiday. The post on March 29 — Good Friday — wished people a "happy March holiday season," prompting hundreds of questions online about what exactly constitutes the March holidays. A second post that specifically wished followers a happy Easter went live two days later,

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    Students set up pro-Palestinian encampment protest at University of Toronto

    Tents, banners and flags cropped up at the University of Toronto's downtown campus as students set up an encampment to call on the institution to cut its ties with Israel over the ongoing war in Gaza. The students say they breached a fence that had been installed around an area on campus known as King's College Circle to protest in solidarity with the Palestinian people. (May 2, 2024)

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