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Environmental groups criticize government walk-back on pollution impact assessment
OTTAWA - Environmental groups are criticizing the Liberal government's planned amendments to the federal Impact Assessment Act. The groups said in a letter to cabinet ministers today that Ottawa isn't...
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Historic St. Andrew's on the Square catches fire
UPDATE (11:00 a.m.): The downtown power outage has been limited to 209 customers.However, BC Hydro says power will not be restored until 4:00 p.m. for customers west of Second Avenue, north of Columbi...
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Auston Matthews to miss second straight playoff game with Leafs facing elimination
TORONTO - Auston Matthews will miss the Maple Leafs' must-win Game 6 against the Boston Bruins. Head coach Sheldon Keefe said following today's morning skate the star sniper would be unavailable with ...
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Loblaw leaders push back on 'misguided criticism' of grocer as boycott begins
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Loblaw's new chief executive, as well as chairman Galen Weston, pushed back on what they called "misguided criticism" of the grocer as a push to boycott the company gains steam online...
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Latest national emissions report shows signs of progress toward Canada's 2030 goal
OTTAWA - Canada's latest greenhouse-gas emissions report shows the country making progress toward meeting its next target in 2030, but there is still a very long way to go. The 2022 report published t...
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With foreign meddling inquiry to release first report Friday, what do we know so far?
OTTAWA - On Friday, Canadians may get long-awaited answers about the integrity of the country's last two elections, which was thrown into question last year as reports of attempted foreign interferenc...
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Vets Affairs 'March holidays' post: 'In trying to be apolitical we became political'
OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs staff found themselves working over the Easter weekend, trying to explain why one of the department's social media posts didn't actually mention the holiday. Instead, the pos...
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Maple Leaf Foods swings back to Q1 profit as pork markets show signs of improvement
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Pork markets are showing signs of improvement, said Maple Leaf Foods Inc. chief executive Curtis Frank, helping the company achieve a profit in its first quarter compared with a ye...
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Flames defenceman Kylington among finalists for NHL's Masterton Trophy
NEW YORK - Calgary Flames defenceman Oliver Kylington, Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen and Arizona Coyotes goaltender Connor Ingram are the finalists for this season's Bill Masterton ...
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Biden says 'order must prevail' during campus protests over Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest but insisted that "order must prevail" as college campuses across the country face unrest over the war in Gaza. "Dissent...
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