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U.S. ramps up concern over B.C. pollution; eight senators write to premier
Eight U.S. senators say Canadian mines in British Columbia are endangering cross-border rivers through a combination of poor environmental assessments and inadequate monitoring. "We remain concerned a...
Jun 19, 2019
Tax credits, penalizing big polluters, key to Conservative climate plan
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer wants to give corporate tax breaks to companies that develop and patent green technology in Canada and introduce another federal tax credit for residential e...
Jun 19, 2019
Groups launch challenge of Quebec's secularism bill one day after it becomes law
Less than 24 hours after it became law, groups representing Canadian Muslims and civil liberties advocates sought Monday to have Quebec's secularism legislation struck down as unco...
Jun 19, 2019
Brothers of Winnipeg bus driver killed on the job call his death senseless
WINNIPEG - The brothers of a Winnipeg bus driver who was fatally stabbed on the job broke down in tears at a sentencing hearing today for the man who killed him. They said Irvine Jubal Fraser's d...
Jun 19, 2019
Senate committee extends deadline for inquiry into Mark Norman case
OTTAWA - A Senate committee has breathed new life into an inquiry into the failed prosecution of Vice-Admiral Mark Norman, after the Conservative senator behind the probe reversed course and decided n...
Jun 19, 2019
Trudeau to talk China with Trump, set table for G20 summit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Washington on Thursday will be an opportunity to talk about China and global issues set to be discussed at n...
Jun 19, 2019
Acts of kindness emerge at chaotic Raptors rally derailed by shooting
TORONTO - When gunshots sparked panic and chaos at a massive outdoor celebration for Toronto's NBA champions this week, some fans caught in the stampede worked to keep others out of danger, at ti...
Jun 19, 2019
Governments earned $186M in pot taxes in 5 months of legalization: StatCan
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says federal and provincial governments earned $186 million in cannabis-related revenue in the first five-and-a-half months since legalization in October. The Ottawa-based a...
Jun 19, 2019
No injuries in oil storage facility fire
MD OF TABER, AB - M.D. of Taber fire crews were put to work Tuesday night following a lightning strike. According to a Facebook post from the service, Stations 4 and 7 were alerted to the strike north...
Jun 19, 2019 Crews knocked down a fire at an oil storage facility within the MD of Taber Tuesday night into Wednesday morning (Image courtesy M.D. of Taber Regional Fire Service on Facebook)
Montreal to honour Indigenous history with name change for Amherst Street
Montreal will officially change the name of Amherst Street on Friday to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day. A spokesman for Mayor Valerie Plante says the new name will honour someone of Indigenous s...
Jun 19, 2019