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Five things to know about Canada's electricity overhaul as budget spurs clean tech
OTTAWA — Clean electricity was one of the stars of Tuesday's federal budget, with almost $1 in every $8 of new spending the budget anticipates in the next five years targeting Canada's electricity dreams.
Mar 29, 2023 7:23 PM
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RCMP arrest five people near natural gas pipeline construction site in northern B.C.
The RCMP say five people have been arrested at two camps in the area where a disputed natural gas pipeline is under construction in northwestern British Columbia.
Mar 29, 2023 7:22 PM
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Fatal stabbing casts a pall over downtown Vancouver neighbourhood as court date set
VANCOUVER — The fatal stabbing of a 37-year-old father outside a downtown Vancouver Starbucks is casting a pall over the normally bustling block.
Mar 29, 2023 4:34 PM
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Unions welcome federal budget promise to cap outsourcing, but fear service cuts
OTTAWA — The federal government says in this year's federal budget that it will begin a new belt-tightening exercise that includes a 15 per cent cut to consulting, travel and other professional services — a move that has public-sector unions expressing mixed feelings
Mar 29, 2023 4:13 PM
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Move toward 'economic reconciliation' must also come with healing: AFN national chief
OTTAWA — Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says advancing "economic reconciliation" must go hand in hand with helping communities heal from intergenerational trauma.
Mar 29, 2023 4:08 PM
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'Leave this with me': Alberta premier heard on call with COVID-19 protester
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, in a leaked cellphone call, commiserated with a COVID-19 protester about his trial while divulging to him there was an internal dispute over how Crown prosecutors were handling COVID-19 cases.
Mar 29, 2023 3:53 PM
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Clock ticks on Liberal-NDP deal as budget omits pharmacare bill promised in 2023
OTTAWA — Jagmeet Singh took a victory lap at his New Democrat caucus meeting on Wednesday in a speech that praised his party’s wins in the recent federal budget.
Mar 29, 2023 3:48 PM
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Alleged Quebec cop killer was on probation, had history of mental health problems
MONTREAL — A Quebec man accused of killing a provincial police officer had a history of mental health issues and had been found not criminally responsible at least five times for past offences.
Mar 29, 2023 3:30 PM
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Canadian supporters of missing Chinese human-rights defender want more information
OTTAWA — Canadian supporters of Dong Guangping, a missing Chinese human-rights defender, are disappointed with what they call a disingenuous response from Vietnamese officials to the United Nations.
Mar 29, 2023 3:16 PM
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N.W.T. releases strategy to reduce alcohol-related harms
YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories government has released its first strategy aimed at reducing alcohol-related harms.
Mar 29, 2023 3:10 PM
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