In the news today, May 14

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Seeding underway in some areas

Motorists urged to watch for farm machinery on highways

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Training camp

Sombach brothers to face off for first time in CFL pre-season game

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Active Warrants

Wanted in Saskatchewan: 10 people RCMP are on the lookout for

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CRITICS OF ’60S SCOOP SETTLEMENT WILL FIGHT ON

A woman who’s spent months informing ’60s Scoop survivors about Ottawa’s class-action settlement says she’ll continue advising people to object to the deal, even after a federal judge approved the $875 million agreement. Coleen Rajotte is one of the Indigenous survivors who spoke at federal court hearings on the settlement last week. She contends the entire process was set up to ensure survivors couldn’t object to the deal.

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INDIGENOUS WOMEN’S ART DISPLAYED ON BILLBOARDS

Artists are reclaiming space in inner cities and on highways where many Indigenous women have suffered violence or disappeared. From June until August, the Resilience Project is putting the work of 50 Indigenous women artists on 167 billboards across the country to show Indigenous women are visible, powerful and should be celebrated.

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PRICEY B.C. HOME OWNERS SAY TAX INCREASE UNFAIR

Lynne Kent says owning a home in Vancouver that’s valued at $4 million isn’t the blessing it may appear to be. She and her husband are among a small group of homeowners in British Columbia facing a tax bump on homes assessed at over $3 million who say they simply can’t afford it — a claim that some are questioning.

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ALSO IN THE NEWS TODAY:

— Transport Minister Marc Garneau makes a funding announcement at the Port of Montreal that will help move goods to market.

— Civil liberties and prison rights groups hold a press conference in Ottawa on solitary confinement litigation.

— Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor delivers opening remarks at the National Dementia Conference in Ottawa.

— Ontario Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner releases the party’s election platform in Toronto.

— Young entrepreneurs, aged 10 to 18, celebrate innovations at the Western Canadian Youth Entrepreneur Showcase in Vancouver.

— B.C. Mental Health Minister Judy Darcy will make an announcement about addiction treatment in Victoria.

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The Canadian Press