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Sister First Nations in Ontario, Manitoba speak out against mining exploration underway
Two Anisininew Nations in northwestern Ontario and northeastern Manitoba are speaking out against mining exploration in their traditional territories, which they say is happening without their consent. Leaders from Sachigo Lake First Nation and Red Sucker Lake First Nation held a joint press conference at Queen’s Park on Tuesday about the Lingman Lake Gold Project.…
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Judge grants bail to one of four accused in London, Ont., explosives case
Zekun Wang, who also goes by Alex, appeared at the London courthouse on Wednesday, where Justice of the Peace Kristine Diaz granted him bail. He’s one of four people accused of possessing high explosives and manufacturing firearms, following an investigation in January.
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Moroun, Ambassador Bridge company turned to ex-Harper aides’ firm to lobby Canadian officials
The billionaire U.S. owners of the busiest land border crossing in North America turned to a high-powered lobbying firm run by former top aides to Prime Minister Stephen Harper in recent years, records show.
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Support for sovereignty nosedives, leaving Quebec Liberals and PQ in dead heat: poll
The Parti Québécois, which has dominated opinion surveys for three years, is now in a dead heat with the Quebec Liberals, while support for Quebec sovereignty, the party’s political raison d’être, has reached a historic low, a new poll suggests. The Léger online survey, conducted for the Québecor media group, found that the PQ and…
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After U.S. strikes, North America is on high alert for Iran-backed terrorism in retaliation
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The strikes on Iran by the United States and Israel increase the risks of Iranian-linked terrorism throughout North America, and while Canadian agencies have not issued a public statement, U.S. agencies have said they are on heightened alert. “Canada supports the United States acting to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon…
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Will gas prices go up in Canada if war on Iran continues? Energy expert says they already are
Gas prices in Canada are already rising — nine cents per litre since Saturday — as the attacks on Iran entered their fifth day. Dan McTeague, a former Liberal MP and president of Canadians for Affordable Energy, predicted that initial increase and says more is on the way this week. What’s more, if the conflict…
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Trump admin hands legal victory to alleged B.C. defeat device smugglers
Two B.C. men were staring at up to 20 years in prison for allegedly attempting to subvert U.S. clean air laws by smuggling millions of dollars worth of illegal car parts across the border. Then U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration made a U-turn on environmental law enforcement.
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Don’t like B.C.’s new Pacific time zone? Local governments still have the power to set their own clocks
As B.C.’s provincial government does away with biannual time changes, the East Kootenay region will continue to spring forward and fall back with Alberta. And, the province says, other local governments can choose to set their own time zones, if they want to.
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Calgary’s WinSport again defends demolishing bobsled track after athlete criticism
WinSport is again defending demolishing the bobsled and luge track at Canada Olympic Park in 2019, having most recently received criticism after Canada’s sledding athletes missed the Olympic podium for the first time in 24 years.
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Vancouver teacher says sudden licence suspension over email sent to spam felt like ‘gut punch’
Dozens of Lower Mainland teachers were suspended after emails from the Ministry of Education about updating their criminal record checks ended up in their spam inboxes. Now, those teachers want to know if the ministry will compensate them for the days they weren’t allowed to teach.