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No Infrastructure Bank money for public electricity grids, documents say
OTTAWA - A federal infrastructure agency created to finance new infrastructure - and alleviate the burden on the public purse - is not expected to back projects involving existing publi...
Jan 09, 2019
Liberals reimburse Commons for using PM's office in fundraising video
OTTAWA - The Liberals will reimburse $500 to the House of Commons for using Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's parliamentary office to record a video pitch for donations to the party. Liberal nation...
Jan 09, 2019
'It felt good:' Injured Broncos player skates for first time since bus crash
SASKATOON - When Layne Matechuk came out of a month-long coma after the Humboldt Broncos bus crash he had to learn how to walk and talk again. Matechuk, 18, hit another major milestone this week - he ...
Jan 09, 2019
No easy answers in northern British Columbia pipeline impasse: Horgan
HOUSTON, B.C. - The arrest of 14 people who oppose a pipeline on the traditional territory of the Wet'suwet'en First Nation in British Columbia brought back difficult memories for ...
Jan 09, 2019
'Emergency' sign must go, language watchdog tells Quebec hospital
MONTREAL - An edict from Quebec's language watchdog that a hospital northwest of Montreal must remove English from its bilingual signage has angered municipal officials. The Office...
Jan 09, 2019
Trudeau touts controversial pipeline project in speech to supporters in B.C.
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touted the benefits of a liquefied natural gas project that's at the centre of an impasse with First Nations in a speech to supporters in Kamlo...
Jan 09, 2019
With tariffs still in place, Ottawa to commit up to $90M for Algoma Steel
OTTAWA - The federal government is to announce up to $90 million in support for Ontario's Algoma Steel on Thursday in a commitment aimed at helping the producer deal with the ...
Jan 09, 2019
'Egotism and white supremacy' in Western response to detainees case: Chinese envoy
OTTAWA - Canada and its Western allies' calls for the release of two Canadians detained in China are rooted in white supremacy, the Chinese ambassador said in a published op-ed Wednesday. Experts and ...
Jan 09, 2019
Canadian turned back in attempt to visit dissident father in Chinese prison
OTTAWA - Ti-Anna Wang was one passport stamp away from seeing her imprisoned father in a Chinese prison before her dream was shattered yet again. On Wednesday, the Montreal woman arrived in southern C...
Jan 09, 2019
'An unknown political quantity': Vickers' challenge, and opportunity, in N.B.
Kevin Vickers has been described as a national hero for his role in stopping a gunman's attack on Parliament Hill in 2014, but New Brunswick pundits say he's largely seen as an outsider...
Jan 06, 2019
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