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B.C. parent launches class-action lawsuit against makers of Fortnite video game

B.C. parent launches class-action lawsuit against makers of Fortnite video game

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver parent has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against the makers of Fortnite, saying the popular video game is designed to be "as addictive as possible" for children.
Adviser on unmarked graves says some landowners are refusing access for searches

Adviser on unmarked graves says some landowners are refusing access for searches

OTTAWA — As some private landowners restrict residential school survivors from performing ceremony or searching their properties for possible unmarked graves, a federal minister says Ottawa is open to legislating new protections for the possible burial sites. 
Trudeau chief of staff Katie Telford to testify on foreign interference at committee

Trudeau chief of staff Katie Telford to testify on foreign interference at committee

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says his chief of staff, Katie Telford, will testify at a House of Commons committee on the issue of foreign interference in the last two Canadian elections.
Putin hosts Xi in the Kremlin with imperial palace pageantry

Putin hosts Xi in the Kremlin with imperial palace pageantry

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia and China showcased their “no-limits friendship” on Tuesday during a pomp-laden Kremlin ceremony intended to further cement ties amid the fighting in Ukraine.
Funeral for two officers shot and killed in Edmonton scheduled for next week

Funeral for two officers shot and killed in Edmonton scheduled for next week

EDMONTON — Police say a regimental funeral has been scheduled for two Edmonton officers who were shot and killed in the line of duty last week.
Conservatives push motion to bring Telford before committee on foreign interference

Conservatives push motion to bring Telford before committee on foreign interference

OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are trying to force Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top aide to answer questions about allegations the Chinese government interfered in Canada's last two federal elections.
Poilievre calls for testing that would allow doctors, nurses to work across Canada

Poilievre calls for testing that would allow doctors, nurses to work across Canada

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling for a countrywide standardized testing process that would speed up licence approvals for doctors and nurses.
Google says it will volunteer its top execs to testify at parliamentary committee

Google says it will volunteer its top execs to testify at parliamentary committee

OTTAWA — Google said it will volunteer some of its top executives to testify at a parliamentary committee that is studying the actions of the Silicon Valley giant after it ran a five-week test that blocked news links to some of its Canadian users.
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon champions Indigenous diplomacy, seeks new ties abroad

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon champions Indigenous diplomacy, seeks new ties abroad

OTTAWA — Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is using her role to help build ties between Indigenous people across the globe — an effort experts say is leveraging a colonial institution to advance reconciliation abroad and bolster centuries of collaboration.
Putin welcomes China’s Xi to Kremlin amid Ukraine fighting

Putin welcomes China’s Xi to Kremlin amid Ukraine fighting

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin warmly welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the Kremlin on Monday, sending a powerful message to Western leaders that their efforts to isolate Moscow over the fighting in Ukraine have fallen short.
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