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Alberta waited a month to declare emergency response to oilsands releases: document

Alberta waited a month to declare emergency response to oilsands releases: document

EDMONTON — The Alberta government waited a month before calling an emergency response to one of the biggest releases of oilsands tailings in the province's history, a leaked document shows.
Experts urge CRTC to take action forcing companies to provide cell service on TTC

Experts urge CRTC to take action forcing companies to provide cell service on TTC

TORONTO — Amid calls for the Big Three telecommunications companies to provide wireless phone service on the TTC following a recent wave of violence, experts say the federal telecommunications regulator should force Rogers, Bell and Telus to use the
Trump's surrender at courthouse creates New York spectacle

Trump's surrender at courthouse creates New York spectacle

NEW YORK (AP) — A small park built on a site that was once a swampy, sewage-filled pond was ground zero for the frenzy surrounding former President Donald Trump's surrender Tuesday at a courthouse in Lower Manhattan.
Trump in court reckoning: What happened and what's ahead

Trump in court reckoning: What happened and what's ahead

Donald Trump sat solemnly in a New York City courtroom Tuesday as prosecutors charged him with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in a hush money investigation .
Defamation case against 'Freedom Convoy' lawyer resolved outside court, firm says

Defamation case against 'Freedom Convoy' lawyer resolved outside court, firm says

OTTAWA — A lobbying firm that filed a defamation lawsuit against a lawyer who represented "Freedom Convoy" organizers during a public inquiry says the case has been resolved out of court.
Once-prestigious 24 Sussex full of rodents, carcasses: National Capital Commission

Once-prestigious 24 Sussex full of rodents, carcasses: National Capital Commission

OTTAWA — When a lumber baron first built a home for his wife at 24 Sussex Drive, he described it as a place of peace. Now, it has become a place of rodents.
US is providing Ukraine with $2.6 billion in military aid

US is providing Ukraine with $2.6 billion in military aid

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S.
Moscow hosts talks aimed at Syria-Turkey rapprochement

Moscow hosts talks aimed at Syria-Turkey rapprochement

MOSCOW (AP) — Senior diplomats from Russia, Turkey, Syria and Iran wrapped up two days of talks in Moscow on Tuesday, part of the Kremlin's efforts to help broker a rapprochement between the Turkish and Syrian governments.
N.S., N.B. urged to apply for federal cash to protect land link from rising seas

N.S., N.B. urged to apply for federal cash to protect land link from rising seas

HALIFAX — The federal infrastructure minister is urging Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to apply for about $150 million to protect the land link between their provinces from climate change-related flooding.
Alberta government wants 100 new police officers to combat violence on transit

Alberta government wants 100 new police officers to combat violence on transit

EDMONTON — The Alberta government wants 100 more street-level police officers hired over the next year and a half as part of a plan to tackle increased violence on the public transit systems of Edmonton and Calgary.
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