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Cruise ship sails for Alaska after overnight delay in Vancouver due to tugboat strike

Cruise ship sails for Alaska after overnight delay in Vancouver due to tugboat strike

VANCOUVER — An Alaska-bound cruise ship set sail from Vancouver Monday after an almost daylong delay because of a tugboat strike sparked a flood of complaints from stranded passengers. The Celebrity Eclipse had been scheduled to depart at 4 p.m.
Canada formally initiates challenge of 'unfair' U.S. duties on softwood lumber

Canada formally initiates challenge of 'unfair' U.S. duties on softwood lumber

OTTAWA — International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada is formally initiating a challenge of "unwarranted and unfair" U.S. duties on Canadian softwood lumber. The Canadian government filed notice of the challenge today under the U.S.
B.C. mayor seeks change after report of infant's death while waiting for ambulance

B.C. mayor seeks change after report of infant's death while waiting for ambulance

BARRIÈRE, B.C. — The mayor of a small community in British Columbia's southern Interior is calling for flexibility around which first responders are allowed to take patients to hospital after an infant reportedly died while waiting for an ambulance.
Ottawa invokes 1977 pipeline treaty in separate Line 5 dispute, this one in Wisconsin

Ottawa invokes 1977 pipeline treaty in separate Line 5 dispute, this one in Wisconsin

WASHINGTON — For the second time in a year, the federal government is invoking a little-known 1977 energy treaty between Canada and the United States in an effort to prevent a federal court from shutting down the Line 5 pipeline.
CAQ, Liberals compete to offer tax cuts on Day 2 of Quebec election campaign

CAQ, Liberals compete to offer tax cuts on Day 2 of Quebec election campaign

MONTREAL — Acknowledging that Quebecers are among the highest taxed people in Canada, the two top parties running in Quebec's election campaign held competing news conferences in the provincial capital on Monday to promise income tax cuts if they are
'Still a good day for Canada' despite delay of Artemis moon rocket launch: minister

'Still a good day for Canada' despite delay of Artemis moon rocket launch: minister

OTTAWA — Despite the test launch of NASA's new moon rocket being postponed on Monday morning, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne said it was "still a good day for Canada.
Air Force delays installation of base commander amid investigation into pilot meeting

Air Force delays installation of base commander amid investigation into pilot meeting

OTTAWA — The Royal Canadian Air Force is delaying plans to install a new commander at one of the country's two CF-18 fighter jet bases due to a military police investigation. A ceremony was planned for Tuesday to install Col.
Flag raised on Parliament Hill to honour residential school survivors

Flag raised on Parliament Hill to honour residential school survivors

OTTAWA — The federal government raised the Survivors' Flag on Parliament Hill today as a way to honour Indigenous Peoples forced to attend residential schools.
Federal ministers say hiring spree helping with visa, immigration delays

Federal ministers say hiring spree helping with visa, immigration delays

OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government says hundreds of additional staff have been added in recent months to address long wait times and backlogs at Canadian airports as well as passport and immigration offices.
Use of facial recognition as security tool on Parliament Hill would pose risks: study

Use of facial recognition as security tool on Parliament Hill would pose risks: study

OTTAWA — The use of facial recognition technology as a security tool on Parliament Hill would pose substantial legal, privacy and human rights risks — and might even be unlawful, says a study prepared for the parliamentary security unit.
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