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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, May 29, 2023. An attempt from Poilievre for the House of Commons to condemn the Liberal government’s approach to drug addiction has failed.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Parliament votes down Conservative motion against safe supply of drugs

In a vote of 209-113 Monday, MPs defeated a motion presented by Poilievre

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, May 29, 2023. An attempt from Poilievre for the House of Commons to condemn the Liberal government’s approach to drug addiction has failed.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
The body of a boy who slipped into water at a provincial park in eastern Manitoba has been recovered. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Boy’s body recovered after he fell into water at provincial park: Manitoba RCMP

RCMP Underwater Recovery Team was brought in to help with the search

The body of a boy who slipped into water at a provincial park in eastern Manitoba has been recovered. The RCMP logo is seen outside the force’s ‘E’ division headquarters in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A helicopter carrying water flies over heavy smoke from an out-of-control fire in a suburban community outside of Halifax that spread quickly, engulfing multiple homes and forcing the evacuation of local residents on Sunday May 28, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
A helicopter carrying water flies over heavy smoke from an out-of-control fire in a suburban community outside of Halifax that spread quickly, engulfing multiple homes and forcing the evacuation of local residents on Sunday May 28, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
WestJet pilots are poised to get a 24 per cent pay bump over four years under an agreement-in-principle between the company and the union. Members of the Air Line Pilots Association demonstrate amid contract negotiations outside the WestJet headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Friday, March 31, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

WestJet pilots deal grants 24% pay raise over four years

Pilots will receive a 15.5 per cent hourly pay raise this year retroactive to Jan. 1

WestJet pilots are poised to get a 24 per cent pay bump over four years under an agreement-in-principle between the company and the union. Members of the Air Line Pilots Association demonstrate amid contract negotiations outside the WestJet headquarters in Calgary, Alta., Friday, March 31, 2023.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, speaks during an announcement in Vancouver, on February 7, 2023. The federal government is set to begin accepting proposals to spend the remaining money in a multimillion-dollar fund aimed at fighting invasive species across Canada. Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray says the $8.75-million Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Fund is aimed at raising public awareness and working to stop the threat of non-native fresh water and marine species. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Federal invasive species fund opens to new projects

Fisheries Minister says the $8.75M Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Fund is aimed at raising public awareness

Joyce Murray, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, speaks during an announcement in Vancouver, on February 7, 2023. The federal government is set to begin accepting proposals to spend the remaining money in a multimillion-dollar fund aimed at fighting invasive species across Canada. Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray says the $8.75-million Aquatic Invasive Species Prevention Fund is aimed at raising public awareness and working to stop the threat of non-native fresh water and marine species. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
A new report is casting doubt on the idea that Canada is facing a widespread labour shortage, bolstering arguments by labour economists who say the country has more than enough workers. A sign for help wanted is pictured in a business window in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

StatCan report casts clouds on claims of a widespread labour shortage in Canada

An analysis finds there are no labour shortages for jobs that require high levels of education

A new report is casting doubt on the idea that Canada is facing a widespread labour shortage, bolstering arguments by labour economists who say the country has more than enough workers. A sign for help wanted is pictured in a business window in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 12, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Guillermo Hernandez, right, a soil scientist, and Camila Quiroz, a research intern from Peru, look over their plants in a research room used to simulate sunlight at the University of Alberta in Edmonton in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Guillermo Hernandez Ramirez, University of Alberta. *MANDATORY CREDIT*

‘More connected’: Researchers looking at growing food under solar panels

Crop harvesting under solar panels is called agrivoltaics, a relatively new concept

Guillermo Hernandez, right, a soil scientist, and Camila Quiroz, a research intern from Peru, look over their plants in a research room used to simulate sunlight at the University of Alberta in Edmonton in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Guillermo Hernandez Ramirez, University of Alberta. *MANDATORY CREDIT*
Water is pumped out from a flooded home near the Bonaparte River as sandbags line a sidewalk in Cache Creek, B.C., on May 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Spring flood risks highlight lack of insurance for Canadian homeowners: experts

Severe weather caused $3.1B in insured damage in Canada in 2022, with hurricane Fiona costing $800M

Water is pumped out from a flooded home near the Bonaparte River as sandbags line a sidewalk in Cache Creek, B.C., on May 14, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
UBC’s Centre for Rural Health Research has released a summary of its ongoing rural health survey. The University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine says it is mourning the unexpected death of Dr. Pieter Swart, an anesthesiologist and associate professor at the school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

UBC faculty of medicine mourns loss of colleague who died climbing Mount Everest

Colleague said he died due to a ‘respiratory event’ while descending the mountain

UBC’s Centre for Rural Health Research has released a summary of its ongoing rural health survey. The University of British Columbia’s faculty of medicine says it is mourning the unexpected death of Dr. Pieter Swart, an anesthesiologist and associate professor at the school. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward
Police in New Westminster, B.C., say two suspects have been charged in the armed kidnapping of a person in the city last month. A police car with flashing lights is shown in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke
A police car with flashing lights is shown in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke

Quebec toddler dies after falling into grain mixer in farm accident

Officials say the accident happened at a family farm north of Montreal

Police in New Westminster, B.C., say two suspects have been charged in the armed kidnapping of a person in the city last month. A police car with flashing lights is shown in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke
A police car with flashing lights is shown in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 17, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Matt Rourke
More than half of the provinces’ ministers have skipped out on a meeting with the federal government and Indigenous leaders to discuss halting land and water loss in Canada. Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault speaks during the Montreal Climate Summit in Montreal on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

About half of Canada’s environment ministers skip meeting on biodiversity loss

Liberal government is leading a biodiversity strategy to protect 30 per cent of land and water by 2030

More than half of the provinces’ ministers have skipped out on a meeting with the federal government and Indigenous leaders to discuss halting land and water loss in Canada. Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault speaks during the Montreal Climate Summit in Montreal on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
The Bowden Institution facility is shown near Bowden, Alta., on March 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
The Bowden Institution facility is shown near Bowden, Alta., on March 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald, left, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Francois-Philippe Champagne, centre, and Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser arrive for a news conference at the company’s headquarters, in Vancouver, on Thursday, May 25, 2023. The company has received a waiver from immigration rules restricting access to foreign workers as it expands its global headquarters, with plans to hire 2,600 additional workers over the next five years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Lululemon promises 2,600 new jobs after exemption from some immigration rules

The Vancouver-based company says it will expand its headquarters in the city

Lululemon CEO Calvin McDonald, left, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, Francois-Philippe Champagne, centre, and Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Sean Fraser arrive for a news conference at the company’s headquarters, in Vancouver, on Thursday, May 25, 2023. The company has received a waiver from immigration rules restricting access to foreign workers as it expands its global headquarters, with plans to hire 2,600 additional workers over the next five years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canada’s competition watchdog says the federal government should consider easing restrictions on cannabis packaging and limits on how much of pot’s psychoactive component can be edible products. A variety of cannabis edibles are displayed at the Ontario Cannabis Store in Toronto on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin

Competition Bureau recommends changing THC limits for edibles, easing pot packaging

It says the moves would boost consumer choice, foster innovation and further reduce illicit market activity

Canada’s competition watchdog says the federal government should consider easing restrictions on cannabis packaging and limits on how much of pot’s psychoactive component can be edible products. A variety of cannabis edibles are displayed at the Ontario Cannabis Store in Toronto on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Tijana Martin
Canadian R&B singer Jully Black (centre) was honoured at an AFN Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa, Monday, April 3, 2023 for making an appreciated tweak to the Canadian national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah in February. Black was presented with an eagle feather and wrapped with a blanket during a Blanketing Ceremony by AFN Knowledge Keepers and National Chief RoseAnne Archibald. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AFN-Fred Cattroll **MANDATORY CREDIT **

Jully Black, Bret Hart among Canada’s Walk of Fame inductees getting their stars

Canada’s Walk of Fame has inducted more than 200 people over the past 25 years

Canadian R&B singer Jully Black (centre) was honoured at an AFN Special Chiefs Assembly in Ottawa, Monday, April 3, 2023 for making an appreciated tweak to the Canadian national anthem at the NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City, Utah in February. Black was presented with an eagle feather and wrapped with a blanket during a Blanketing Ceremony by AFN Knowledge Keepers and National Chief RoseAnne Archibald. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AFN-Fred Cattroll **MANDATORY CREDIT **
The Canadian prime ministers' residence, 24 Sussex, is seen on the banks of the Ottawa River in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. Almost a year before the closure of 24 Sussex Drive amid disrepair and an infestation of rodents, the chairman of the National Capital Commission's board of directors warned that further delaying a cabinet decision on the fate of the residence would put the whole structure at risk. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Feds warned about risks of delaying 24 Sussex decision almost a year before it closed

In 2018, Trudeau remarked that no prime minister wanted to spend taxpayer dollars on it

The Canadian prime ministers' residence, 24 Sussex, is seen on the banks of the Ottawa River in Ottawa on Monday, Oct. 26, 2015. Almost a year before the closure of 24 Sussex Drive amid disrepair and an infestation of rodents, the chairman of the National Capital Commission's board of directors warned that further delaying a cabinet decision on the fate of the residence would put the whole structure at risk. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The federal government ended the 2022-23 fiscal year with a $41.3 billion deficit, slightly lower than it had forecast in its budget released in March. The Canada flag flies atop the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, May 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
The federal government ended the 2022-23 fiscal year with a $41.3 billion deficit, slightly lower than it had forecast in its budget released in March. The Canada flag flies atop the Peace Tower on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, May 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
David Johnston, Independent Special Rapporteur on Foreign Interference, is pictured on the screens of translators as he presents his first report in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Johnston was already set to testify at committee before opposition demanded he appear

Conservative, NDP and Bloc MPs want former governor general to explain why he decided against a public inquiry

David Johnston, Independent Special Rapporteur on Foreign Interference, is pictured on the screens of translators as he presents his first report in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Hugh Fraser, Hockey Canada Board Chair, prepares the gold medals during the medal ceremony of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship gold medal game in Halifax on Thursday, January 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

Hockey Canada chair on post-scandal response: ‘We did a lot of listening’

Last year, a lawsuit filed by a woman alleging she was sexually assaulted by members of the world junior team came to light

Hugh Fraser, Hockey Canada Board Chair, prepares the gold medals during the medal ceremony of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship gold medal game in Halifax on Thursday, January 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
The ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, Thursday, May 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Richard Drew

B.C., Alberta and Quebec join Ottawa in investigating ChatGPT

The federal authority launched its investigation in April

The ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, Thursday, May 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Richard Drew