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PM to get short list of potential governor general candidates in a few days
OTTAWA - Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says a short list of potential candidates to become Canada's next governor general will be in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's hands in "the ...
Jun 10, 2021
Auditor scolds Alberta over mine cleanup fund, how province handles polluted sites
EDMONTON - Alberta's auditor general is criticizing the government for failing to fix problems pointed out six years ago in a program that's supposed to guarantee coal and oilsands mines clean up afte...
Jun 10, 2021
Alberta finance minister defends $1.3B loss on Keystone XL as 'calculated decision'
EDMONTON - Alberta's finance minister says the province's $1.3-billion investment of taxpayers' money in the now-defunct Keystone XL oil pipeline project was a prudent gamble given the potential payof...
Jun 10, 2021
Iran still lying about crash, leaving air travel in country unsafe, Goodale says
OTTAWA - The prime minister's special adviser on the downing of flight PS752 says as long as Iran refuses to tell the whole truth about the crash, the country's airspace remains unsafe. "Canada should...
Jun 10, 2021
Neo-Nazi group member linked to attack plot pleads guilty
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) - A neo-Nazi group member whose talk of planning an attack at a Virginia gun rights rally was secretly recorded by the FBI pleaded guilty on Thursday to gun charges and obstruction...
Jun 10, 2021
NDP motion to see Commons recognize residential schools as genocide fails
OTTAWA - An NDP motion calling on the federal government to recognize the residential schools policy pursued by Canada for over a century as genocide against Indigenous Peoples was unsuccessful. NDP M...
Jun 10, 2021
Immigrant deaths early in pandemic about twice that of other Canadians: StatCan
VANCOUVER - Canadian neighbourhoods where visible minorities live had a COVID-19 death rate about two times higher than areas that had a low proportion of immigrants, says a study from Statistics Cana...
Jun 10, 2021
Lobbying commissioner clears Rob Silver, who is husband of PM's chief of staff
OTTAWA - Rob Silver, the husband of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff, has been cleared of any wrongdoing by the federal lobbying commissioner. Nancy Belanger says Silver spent about 70 m...
Jun 10, 2021
Quebec's new language bill creates 'charter-free zone,' Anglo rights group warns
MONTREAL - Quebec's new French-language bill represents a significant overhaul of the province's legal order and could significantly impact minority rights, an organization representing Quebec's Engli...
Jun 10, 2021
Macron to reduce French military troops in Africa's Sahel
PARIS (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced the future reduction of France's military presence fighting Islamic extremism in Africa's Sahel region. In a news conference, Macron...
Jun 10, 2021
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