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• Former B.C. politician claims Chinese accused him of 'endangering national security'

  29-11-2019 23:45 via CBC | Canada News
  
  A former deputy speaker of the B.C. government claims Chinese authorities accused him of "endangering national security" before ordering him out of the country in 2015 after detaining him for eight hours at a Shanghai airport.
  
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• Montreal police arrest man who allegedly glorified École Polytechnique shooter in blog posts

  06-12-2019 22:22 via : Canada
  
  Police say that under a pseudonym, Rochefort published several blog posts that defended the École Polytechnique killer Marc Lépine, who took the lives of 14 young women in the 1989 massacre.
  
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• New Brunswickers remember Montreal Massacre

  06-12-2019 22:04 via : Canada
  
  “Thirty years ago today, Canada was shook with news of a violent massacre that took place in a room very similar to this one,” Norah Siddall told an audience at UNB.
  
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• Albertans won’t be able to buy cannabis edibles until mid-January: AGLC

  06-12-2019 21:49 via : Canada
  
  Cannabis licence holders must provide 60 days' notice to Health Canada of their intent to sell the new product.
  
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• Alberta Branded gift shop closing as part of provincial cuts

  06-12-2019 21:42 via : Canada
  
  Alberta Branded gift shop in the Edmonton's Federal Building is closing down as the provincial government makes cuts.
  
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• Alberta Branded gift shop closing as part of provincial cut backs

  06-12-2019 21:42 via : Canada
  
  Alberta Branded gift shop in the Edmonton's Federal Building is closing down as the provincial government makes cuts.
  
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• Air New Zealand's Edible Coffee Cups Aim To Minimize Waste

  06-12-2019 21:42 via HuffPost Canada News
  Air New Zealand is partnering with a company called Twiice to serve coffee in cups that you can eat!
  
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• Montreal police arrest blogger alleged to have glorified Polytechnique mass murderer

  06-12-2019 21:14 via CTVNews.ca - Canada - Public RSS
  
  Publishing under several pseudonyms, Jean-Claude Rochefort runs several blogs espousing anti-woman and anti-feminist views and advocating for "masculinism."
  
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• As prices rise, Montreal area home sales up 13 per cent in November

  06-12-2019 21:01 via : Canada
  
  The association says there were 4,084 sales in the Montreal metropolitan area.
  
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• Statement by the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, the Honourable Dan Vandal and the Honourable Marc Miller on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

  06-12-2019 20:54
  Statement by the Honourable Carolyn Bennett, the Honourable Dan Vandal and the Honourable Marc Miller on the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
  
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• Saskatchewan’s unemployment rate rises amid major national job losses

  06-12-2019 20:46 via : Canada
  
  Saskatchewan's unemployment rate grew from 5.1 to 5.8 per cent, while Canada shed over 71,000 jobs. However, more people looking for work is the main driver in local unemployment.
  
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• City of Regina survey finds only 28% of residents recycled the right material

  06-12-2019 20:39 via : Canada
  
  The City of Regina's CartSmart team surveyed residents recycling habits and found many of them were making common mistakes.
  
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• Natural gas power plant ready for operation in Swift Current, Sask.

  06-12-2019 20:25 via : Canada
  
  The Chinook Power Station in Swift Current, Sask. is complete and ready to operate.
  
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• Premier Jason Kenney, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to meet in Ottawa

  06-12-2019 20:22 via : Canada
  
  Alberta Premier Jason Kenney plans to sit down with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday during a visit to Ottawa.
  
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• Ontario Public High School Teachers To Hold Another 1-Day Strike

  06-12-2019 20:14 via HuffPost Canada News
  TORONTO — The union representing Ontario’s public high school teachers says it will hold another one-day strike on Dec. 11. The Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation says the job action will impact only schools in Toronto and several other regions.Earlier this week, the union held a one-day strike that closed all high schools — and some elementary schools — across the province.High school teachers are pushing back against government plans to increase cl
  
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• Halifax holds events for National day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women

  06-12-2019 20:12 via : Canada
  
  The day is an opportunity to honour the women who lost their lives at École Polytechnique on December 6, 1989, and all women and girls who are impacted by gender-based violence.
  
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• Address by Catherine McKenna Minister of Infrastructure and Communities  at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities 

  06-12-2019 20:08
  The honourable Catherine Mckenna to deliver a keynote address to the federation of canadian municipalities
  
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• Saskatchewan remembers victims of Montreal’s Ecolé Polytechnique massacre

  06-12-2019 19:57 via : Canada
  
  Officials in Saskatchewan said the anniversary of the Ecolé Polytechnique massacre is a chance for people to renew their commitment to ending gender violence.
  
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• Technical briefing regarding the Coast Guard operations to stabilize the Cormorant

  06-12-2019 19:51
  Bridgewater, Nova Scotia – The Canadian Coast Guard will be holding a media briefing on operations taking place on the Cormorant.
  
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• Ottawa natives Blondin, Weidemann win gold, bronze in World Cup speedskating race

  06-12-2019 19:44 via : Canada
  
  Ivanie Blondin won gold and fellow Ottawa native Isabelle Weidemann claimed bronze in the women's 5,000 metres Friday at a World Cup speedskating event.
  
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• List of priests accused of sexual abuse is ‘substantially correct’: Diocese of London

  06-12-2019 19:36 via : Canada
  
  The recently-published list contains the names of 36 priests who worked in the London-area, along with Toronto, Windsor and Sarnia.
  
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• Over $8 Million Committed to Supporting Agriculture in Newfoundland and Labrador

  06-12-2019 19:35
  The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Honourable Gerry Byrne, Minister of Fisheries and Land Resources, toured Cornerstone Farm in Cormack today to view how a local dairy farm is expanding its milking herd with help from a $400,000-investment from the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (The Partnership).
  
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• Grassy Narrows Monitoring Must Be Covered By Companies: Supreme Court

  06-12-2019 19:28 via HuffPost Canada News
  OTTAWA — Two companies are on the hook for looking after a mercury-contaminated site near Ontario’s Grassy Narrows First Nation, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled.The 4-3 decision Friday brought some clarity to a long-running dispute over one element of the legacy of environmental poisoning that has caused significant health problems for many residents.Eight years ago, the Ontario government ordered Weyerhaeuser Co. and a firm that later became Resolute Forest Products to ca
  
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• Off-duty Mountie pulls man from burning home in Hanover, Man.

  06-12-2019 19:26 via : Canada
  
  A quick-thinking off-duty RCMP officer prevented a house fire in the RM of Hanover from potentially turning deadly Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Édith Ducharme strives to be role model for women in engineering 30 years after Montreal Massacre

  06-12-2019 19:26 via : Canada
  
  Édith Ducharme is the fifth recipient of the Order of the White Rose, which was created in honour of the women killed at École Polytechnique.
  
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• Mayor Watson seeks ‘made in Ottawa’ solution to provincially-mandated photo radar signs

  06-12-2019 19:15 via : Canada
  
  Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said he and Ontario Premier Doug Ford also started 'preliminary discussions' on Stage 3 LRT.
  
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• Ontario high school teachers' union announces another 1-day strike

  06-12-2019 19:10 via CBC | Canada News
  
  The union representing most of the province's public high school teachers announced Friday that it will be striking again on Dec. 11 in certain school boards across the province.
  
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• Ontario high school teachers to hold another one-day strike next week

  06-12-2019 19:01 via CTVNews.ca - Canada - Public RSS
  
  Ontario's public high school teachers will hold another one-day strike next week at select school boards amid an ongoing contract dispute with the Progressive Conservative government.
  
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• HRM recommends $20M contribution for CFL community stadium, but not at Shannon Park

  06-12-2019 18:58 via : Canada
  
  Over the past two years, HRM staff have been engaged in discussions with SSE regarding the possibility of a stadium and a CFL team.
  
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• RCMP charge Guelph, Ont., man with terrorism-related offences

  06-12-2019 18:55 via Canada – National Post
  
  TORONTO -- The RCMP says a 22-year-old man from southern Ontario who once stood trial on terrorism-related charges in Turkey is now facing two similar counts at home. Read More
  
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