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B.C. cancels $1,000 grocery rebate and pauses some hiring over Trump's tariff threats

B.C. cancels $1,000 grocery rebate and pauses some hiring over Trump's tariff threats

The British Columbia government is cancelling a promised $1,000 grocery rebate and will freeze hiring of some public service positions to "find dollars" in its budget as it prepares for "four years of unpredictability" from the United States, Finance
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‘Cruel decision’: Province nixes funding to home for adults with disabilities

‘Cruel decision’: Province nixes funding to home for adults with disabilities

The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services ended a funding agreement with Jake’s House Community Residences last year
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CLOSER LOOK: ‘Swatting’ calls no laughing matter for police

CLOSER LOOK: ‘Swatting’ calls no laughing matter for police

In this new feature, Village Media journalists break down an important story making headlines around the province. Tonight: the growing problem of prank 911 callers sending cops to fake emergencies
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Source: Stymied in bids to move Insigne, Toronto FC prepared to have him sit

Source: Stymied in bids to move Insigne, Toronto FC prepared to have him sit

Things have come to a head between Toronto FC and Lorenzo Insigne. Insigne, whose salary of US$15.
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Florida man is executed for the 1997 killing of a couple whose toddler witnessed the attack

Florida man is executed for the 1997 killing of a couple whose toddler witnessed the attack

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of killing a husband and wife at a remote farm as the couple’s toddler looked on was put to death Thursday in the state’s first execution of the year. James Dennis Ford, 64, was pronounced dead at 6:19 p.m.
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Jury finds man guilty of murder in shooting death of neighbour in rural Manitoba

Jury finds man guilty of murder in shooting death of neighbour in rural Manitoba

WINNIPEG — A jury found a Manitoba man guilty on Thursday of first-degree murder in the death of a neighbour he suspected was stealing from his rural property.
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Hockey Canada brass looks ahead after another world junior disappointment

Hockey Canada brass looks ahead after another world junior disappointment

MONTREAL — Scott Salmond took some time to reflect. The Hockey Canada executive watched the men's under-20 team disappoint with consecutive fifth-place finishes at the world junior hockey championship.
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Man to plead guilty to 2023 shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl, 2 people familiar with case tell AP

Man to plead guilty to 2023 shooting of Black teen Ralph Yarl, 2 people familiar with case tell AP

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An 86-year-old Kansas City man will plead guilty Friday to the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl , a Black honor student who rang the man’s doorbell by mistake, two people familiar with the case told The Associated Press.
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California braces for heavy rains as massive pileup in winter storm closes an Oregon interstate

California braces for heavy rains as massive pileup in winter storm closes an Oregon interstate

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Snow and ice in whiteout conditions contributed to a pileup of more than 100 cars on a major highway connecting Oregon and Idaho, reportedly injuring several people, as a winter storm descended on the Pacific Northwest Thursday.
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Parent grateful for community support after soccer coach — and $40,000 — disappear

Parent grateful for community support after soccer coach — and $40,000 — disappear

EDMONTON — An Edmonton mother says she's thrilled to see the community rally to support her nine-year-old son's soccer team after its coach dropped out of contact and tens of thousands of dollars vanished.
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