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Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
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News, Food Insider
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August 13th 2020
Canadians struggling to get enough to eat will soon have better access to food that otherwise would be composted. On Thursday, federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau announced details of the $50-million Surplus Food Rescue Program, created to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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More in today's news
Ethics commissioner’s probe into Trudeau and Morneau surrounding WE Charity contract, and another decision to outsource a program to a firm employing the husband of Trudeau’s chief of staff, have Bloc leader questioning whether Canadians still have confidence in the prime minister.
Carl Meyer
News, Politics, Ottawa Insider
| August 12th 2020
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The young campaigners from the Fridays for Future movement dropped banners outside the Queen’s Park provincial legislature and city hall in Toronto, as well as near Parliament in Ottawa and sites in Montreal and Edmonton on Wednesday.
Morgan Sharp
News, Energy, Politics, Next Gen Insider
| August 12th 2020
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Métis musician Tristen Durocher is in the second week of a hunger strike at the legislature in Regina to push for more action to combat high suicide rates in northern Saskatchewan.
Michael Bramadat-Willcock
News, La Ronge, Saskatchewan
| August 13th 2020
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A lot of people don’t like cormorants and the bone-like trees they leave behind. But experts and advocates question whether the Ford government’s new cormorant hunt is based on science.
Emma McIntosh
News, Politics
| August 13th 2020
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The federal government is turning to the private sector to design and possibly help run a massive buyback of newly prohibited firearms.
Jim Bronskill
News, Politics
| August 13th 2020
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The federal government has announced an additional $305 million to help Indigenous Peoples combat COVID-19.
Teresa Wright
News, Politics
| August 13th 2020
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The Innu Nation has filed a complaint with the Canadian Human Rights Commission alleging the federal government spends more money removing children from homes than keeping families together.
The Canadian Press
News, Politics
| August 13th 2020
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A law firm representing the estate of Chantel Moore has filed a pair of complaints with the New Brunswick Police Commission in connection with her death.
The Canadian Press
News, Politics
| August 13th 2020
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A former classmate and friend of Kamala Harris from her years in Montreal says he hopes the California senator and newly minted U.S. vice-presidential candidate can serve as a role-model for his daughters.
Paola Loriggio
News, US News, Politics
| August 13th 2020
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From the archives
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Emilee Gilpin
News, Entertainment, Energy
| June 17th 2019
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