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Varcoe: Canada has big reserves, but can’t get much more oil to strained global markets today
U.S. President Donald Trump has been trying to talk down oil prices during a war in the Middle East. Federal Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson is trying to talk up increasing Canadian oil production to help strained global markets. Good luck to both. It may sound like a grand idea, but I don’t think anyone…
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Treaty 6 chiefs air Alberta separatism concerns with King Charles III
Seven chiefs from the Treaty 6 Confederacy met with King Charles III, bringing Alberta concerns to Buckingham Palace this week in a historic moment dominated by threats of separatism and treaty concerns. The meeting was laden with meaning for the chiefs, coming on the 150th anniversary of the signing of the treaty — and on…
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Parliament Hill crane operators ‘amazing’ in assisting rescue of injured worker
Crane operators on the Centre Block construction site on Parliament Hill played a key role in the rescue of an injured worker on Friday. “The operators were amazing,” Ottawa Paramedic Service spokesperson Marc-Antoine Deschamps said Friday afternoon, describing the “complicated” recovery of the worker who had received a blunt-force injury on the worksite. While paramedics…
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‘Don Cherry? Vraiment?’ Order of Canada nomination sparks backlash in Quebec
The nomination of controversial hockey commentator Don Cherry by prominent Conservative Party members has ignited a firestorm both within the party and in the wider political circle. On March 5, Andrew Lawton, the MP for Elgin—St. Thomas—London South, wrote on social media he was nominating the 92-year-old former hockey commentator to receive the Order of…
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Nova Scotia braces for wildfire season: $6.8 million committed to water bomber contract, burn restrictions start Sunday
It might be wet and slushy across Nova Scotia at the moment, but it’s never too early to brace for wildfire season. Provincewide seasonal burning restrictions go into effect on Sunday, and the provincial government just announced a $6.8-million commitment to contract four fixed-wing water bombers. “It’s a one-year contract and they’ll be stationed in…
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Five people a day still dying from toxic drugs in B.C.: Coroner
Next month will mark a decade since B.C. declared a public health emergency over the tainted illicit drug supply causing an alarming number of overdose deaths. Since then, more than 16,000 British Columbians have died from unregulated drugs and the number continues to climb. On Friday, the B.C. Coroners Service said nearly five people a…
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Ford government unsuccessful in blocking Al-Quds Day rally in Toronto
An Ontario Superior Court justice has ruled that the Al-Quds Day rally in Toronto may continue as planned Saturday afternoon.
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Al-Quds rally can go forward, judge rules, after denying Ontario’s request for injunction
A Toronto anti-Israel demonstration can go ahead on Saturday as planned. An Ontario judge denied the provincial government’s attempt to obtain a court injunction to shut it down. The dismissal of the request arrived less than an hour before the Al-Quds Day rally in downtown Toronto was scheduled to begin. Similar rallies are planned for…
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Proposed mermaid statue in Lockeport, N.S., too tall a tale for some locals
The chair of the town’s heritage and tourism committee says the statue would “help put Lockeport on the map.” But some residents say any new statue should be based on the town’s heritage, not a mythical creature.
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Canada’s wheelchair curling team completes perfect Paralympic campaign, claiming 1st gold since 2014
Canada’s wheelchair curling team won its fourth Paralympic title and first since Sochi 2014 on Saturday with a 4-3 victory over defending champion China at the Milano-Cortina Games.