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Supreme Court of Canada won't hear appeals in Alberta coal project case

Supreme Court of Canada won't hear appeals in Alberta coal project case

OTTAWA — Canada's top court won't hear an appeal of a regulatory decision that blocked development of an open-pit coal mine in the Alberta Rockies.
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Fire damages observatory in Nunavut, causes 'considerable' damage but no injuries

Fire damages observatory in Nunavut, causes 'considerable' damage but no injuries

RESOLUTE, Nunavut — An observatory in Resolute, Nunavut, has been damaged by fire. RCMP say the building was empty when police responded to the structure fire on Tuesday.
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Storm recovery crews overwhelmed, bureaucrats on crypto: In The News for Sept. 29

Storm recovery crews overwhelmed, bureaucrats on crypto: In The News for Sept. 29

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. What we are watching in Canada ...
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Senior bureaucrats probed cryptocurrencies after Poilievre campaign comments

Senior bureaucrats probed cryptocurrencies after Poilievre campaign comments

OTTAWA — Senior federal bureaucrats examined whether cryptocurrencies protect against inflation not long after Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre made the claim as a candidate in the Conservative leadership race, according to an internal government d
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Quebec election: What are the five main parties promising ahead of Oct. 3 vote?

Quebec election: What are the five main parties promising ahead of Oct. 3 vote?

MONTREAL — The Quebec election is on Oct. 3, and for the first time, five parties have a chance of winning at least one seat in the 125-seat legislature. Here is where the parties stand on some major themes.
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Damages from spring derecho in Ontario, Quebec now top $1 billion

Damages from spring derecho in Ontario, Quebec now top $1 billion

OTTAWA — Repair bills from the cluster of wind storms that pummeled southern Ontario and western Quebec in May are now over $1 billion, and with contractors stretched thin the recovery will last well into next summer.
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Granddaughter's handcuffing haunts Indigenous man, even as police settle rights case

Granddaughter's handcuffing haunts Indigenous man, even as police settle rights case

VANCOUVER — Maxwell Johnson is still haunted by the helplessness he felt watching his then 12-year-old granddaughter get handcuffed outside a bank almost three years ago, even after accepting a settlement in their human rights complaint against the V
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Canada's lack of Indo-Pacific strategy leaves business in the dark: book

Canada's lack of Indo-Pacific strategy leaves business in the dark: book

OTTAWA — Business leaders and former diplomats are pushing the Trudeau government to finally release its long-awaited strategy for the Indo-Pacific region.
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Navy commander defends need for 15 new warships as Ottawa reassesses costs

Navy commander defends need for 15 new warships as Ottawa reassesses costs

OTTAWA — The commander of the Royal Canadian Navy is admitting to some worries that the military's ability to operate with only 12 frigates in recent years could be used to justify permanently shrinking the size of Canada's maritime fleet.
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Calgary doctor files human rights complaint over changes to mask rules on airplanes

Calgary doctor files human rights complaint over changes to mask rules on airplanes

CALGARY — A family doctor in Calgary has filed a human rights complaint over Ottawa's decision to no longer require masks on airplanes to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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