Canada

B.C. invests $1 million in 'lightning reduction' technology in bid to reduce fires

VANCOUVER — The British Columbia government is investing up to $1 million on field-testing new technology from a Vancouver company that aims to both predict and prevent lightning that may trigger wildfires. Skyward...

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Tumbler Ridge school, site of mass shooting, to be torn down and rebuilt on new site

VICTORIA — The school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., where students were killed in a mass shooting in February will be torn down and rebuilt on a new site. Premier David Eby said Thursday that the decision...

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Cannabis raids in N.S., N.B., Ontario tied to transnational organized crime, RCMP say

FREDERICTON — The RCMP say several raids last month across three provinces were linked to a wider investigation involving transnational organized crime. However, police did not give details about the...

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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith granted security clearance for CSIS briefings

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office says she has been granted security clearance to receive briefings from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. Her office provided few other details...

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Worried about hantavirus? Take precautions when opening cottages, sheds, PHAC expert advises

TORONTO — Before the world's attention was captured by a disease outbreak that has killed three and sickened a handful of others on the MV Hondius cruise ship, many Canadians had never heard of hantaviruses. Two...

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Dutch Princess Margriet visiting birthplace, attending tulip festival while in Ottawa

OTTAWA — Princess Margriet of the Netherlands is in Ottawa this week, where she plans to visit her birthplace and attend the Canadian Tulip Festival. The Dutch princess and her husband Professor Pieter...

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'Threat' of Bill C-5 is making bill work as intended, Dawn Farrell says

OTTAWA — The head of the federal government’s major projects office says just the “threat” of Ottawa having Bill C-5 at its disposal is enough to spur government departments to move quickly on...

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McGuinty vows update on Snowbirds this month, as Tories warn about fleet's future

OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty said he will unveil the Liberal government's plans for the military's Snowbirds aerobatics fleet later this month, and Canadians can "rest assured" its future...

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Civil society leaders call for halt to Canada-Ecuador free trade agreement

OTTAWA — Several Canadian organizations and civil society leaders are calling for a halt to a Canada-Ecuador free trade agreement, which they say will pose a risk to the environment and exacerbate a...

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Quebec tables bill to increase number of ridings to 127 after Supreme Court decision

QUÉBEC — The Quebec government tabled a bill on Thursday to increase the number of ridings in the province to 127 from 125, after the Supreme Court of Canada ruled against its attempt to block a redrawing...

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