Notley calls opponents to stand down over human rights fight
Premier Rachel Notley urged Alberta opposition leaders to defend human rights or bow out after online abuse toward openly gay staffer Cody Johnston. She cited the province’s human rights code and Canada's Charter, urging leaders to denounce hateful comments and uphold inclusivity while noting ongoing party tensions and a pending merger between Wildrose and PCs.
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Libs set out final Commons rules changes
The Liberal government will keep a weekly prime minister questions period but drop formal rules. It will declare a convention for the PM to answer questions weekly and preserve only a few modernization ideas. Opposition slam the move as an agenda power grab.
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Gord Downie to receive Order of Canada on Monday
Gord Downie and Indigenous activist Sylvia Maracle will be named to the Order of Canada on Monday with Downie listed as a member and Maracle as an officer. The announcement adds 30 recipients for leadership in Indigenous issues, including NHL player Jordin Tootoo who will get a Meritorious Service Medal.
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Order of Canada
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Canadian Home Sales Slide 6.2 Percent in May
National home sales fell 6.2 percent from April with the sharpest drop in the Greater Toronto Area where activity plunged 25.3 percent. CREA cited policy changes in late April as clear evidence of a more balanced market in the Greater Golden Horseshoe.
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Gregory Klump
Judge presses Cosby jury to continue amid deadlock
Jurors in Bill Cosby sexual assault trial report being deadlocked on all counts after about 30 hours of deliberation over four days. Judge Steven O Neill orders further deliberations while defense and prosecution respond to the impasse. Andrea Constand, 44, alleges Cosby drugged and assaulted her at his suburban Philadelphia home in 2004.
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Admin revokes blocked program to shield immigrant parents
The Department of Homeland Security formally revokes the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans program, a key Obama era policy blocked by a Texas court. The move aligns with a Trump campaign promise and comes on the fifth anniversary of the related youth program.
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