WATCH: Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino unveiled the government's latest immigration targets today in a report tabled to Parliament. Between 2021 and 2023, the goal is to admit upwards of 1.2 million new permanent residents.
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First-degree murder convict escapes in B.C.
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First-degree murder convict escapes in B.C.
More pandemic funding for Indigenous communities
The new money is on top of more than $2.2 billion the federal government has already allocated to help Indigenous and northern communities get through the health crisis.
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Missing B.C. mushroom pickers found dead
The father and son had set out for a day of mushroom picking last Thursday in the mountains overlooking the community of Pemberton, 150 kilometres north of Vancouver.
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Advocates, opposition parties push feds on LTC
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Assisted-dying bill wins approval in principle
Conservatives, including Leader Erin O'Toole, were the only MPs to vote against the bill, which passed by a vote of 246-78.
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Feds outline rules for methane emission funds
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan unveiled rules for the $750-million emissions-reduction fund first announced by the federal government at the end of April.