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Carney says deadlines under energy deal with Alberta will be missed
WAKEFIELD, QUE. — Prime Minister Mark Carney said his government and the Alberta government will miss the deadline on Wednesday for a carbon pricing agreement and a trilateral agreement for a carbon capture project outlined by a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on energy that was signed last fall. “No, I don’t think we’re going to…
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Canadian man reportedly dies attempting 1,260-step climb up to Tiger Cave Temple in Thailand
A Canadian tourist died on Sunday while attempting to climb the steep summit at Krabi’s Tiger Cave Temple, one of Thailand’s best-known religious landmarks. Krabi is a province in southern Thailand. The man collapsed near the 1,100th step of the temple’s 1,260-step staircase as he and his wife were making their way to the mountaintop…
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Poilievre promises to derail Liberals’ Alto high-speed rail project if elected prime minister
OTTAWA — “Monstrosity,” “ridiculous” and a “boondoggle.” Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre had harsh words for the Liberal government’s proposed high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City which he promised to derail if elected prime minister. Speaking from a farm in Peterborough, Ont., where city council just passed a resolution strongly supporting the rail project…
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Imperative to ‘believe all women’ turned Frank Stronach’s case upside down, defence argues in closing statement
Analysis The sexual assault trial of auto parts billionaire Frank Stronach drew near to its conclusion Monday as the defence savagely characterized the case as a disastrous inversion of the presumption of innocence, starting with a “negligent and reckless investigation.” Defence counsel Leora Shemesh argued in her closing that the politics of the #MeToo movement…
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5 reasons the Toronto Maple Leafs have been a disaster this season
The Toronto Maple Leafs entered this season with their sights set on two goals — keeping the NHL’s longest active playoff streak alive and (no snickering, fans of other teams) finally hoisting the city’s first Stanley Cup since before the moon landing. To say it hasn’t worked out would be an understatement.
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Senior Canadian commander charged by military police in compensation probe
Canada’s military police charged Col. James Smith with prejudice to good order regarding compensation irregularities while he commanded Task Force Latvia. Legal proceedings are pending.
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Canadian government taking over vaccine injury compensation program
The federal public health agency is taking over administration of a program that compensates people who have been injured by vaccines, months after Health Minister Marjorie Michel ordered an audit of the program following complaints about its administration.
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Judge rules against CRA motion in tax case against Leafs’ John Tavares. But the $8M fight isn’t over
The federal government has lost a procedural motion in a multi-million dollar tax case involving Toronto Maple Leafs star John Tavares. The Department of Justice had sought “a knowledgeable representative” from Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment (MLSE), the corporate owner of the Maple Leafs, to be examined as part of their ongoing case centring on…
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Alberta separatists say they have the 177,732 signatures they need to force independence referendum
The group behind the Alberta independence petition said it has received the 177,732 signatures it needs to force a referendum. Mitch Sylvestre, head of Stay Free Alberta, confirmed to the National Post that it has met the threshold. The petition still needs official approval from Elections Alberta, which will review the signatures according to the…
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Garry Marr: Tax and fee cuts have home developers itching to build. All they need now are buyers
Developers in Ontario say a reduction in taxes and fees that could cut the cost of new homes by up to $200,000 has them ready to build. All that’s missing now are buyers. The recent changes include the elimination of the 13 per cent harmonized sales tax from new homes for all buyers that was…