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Ottawa was always flexible on clean-energy rules, despite Alberta concerns: Wilkinson

OTTAWA — Well before Alberta Premier Danielle Smith started talking about the Sovereignty Act, Ottawa was already taking steps to address the province's concerns about being forced to prematurely shut down its natural gas power plants, says federal E

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Calgary police make more arrests after riot between Eritrean groups in September

CALGARY — Police are continuing to make arrests relating to a riot between two Eritrean factions in Calgary on the September long weekend. Officers found about 150 people, armed with sticks and pipes, brawling in a northeast Calgary parking lot.

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Pilot dies in small plane crash in B.C.'s East Kootenay region, RCMP say

BRISCO, B.C. — RCMP say the pilot of a plane is dead after it crashed in British Columbia's East Kootenay region on Friday.

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Quebec party loses longtime member after deciding men can't run in byelections

MONTREAL — Self-described feminist Olivier Bolduc has stood three times for election with leftist Québec solidaire, but now that the party has banned men from running in byelections, he gave up his membership in protest.

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Toronto Arrows players left with more questions than answers after MLR team folds

TORONTO — Captain Lucas Rumball, like his Toronto Arrows teammates, has more questions than answers in the wake of news that the Major League Rugby franchise has closed shop.

Nov 28, 2023 3:36 PM Read more >

Voting against Ukraine trade bill did 'nothing' to harm Ukraine, Conservatives charge

OTTAWA — Federal Conservatives are defending their decision to vote against a bill that implements an update to the Canada-Ukraine trade deal, saying they're allowed to oppose parts of the agreement and doing so brings no harm to the war-torn nation.

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Full parole granted to SUV passenger convicted in Calgary police officer's death

CALGARY — A man convicted of manslaughter for his role in the death of a Calgary police officer almost three years ago has been granted full parole. Sgt.

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Group at York U calls for reinstatement of employees charged in Indigo defacement

TORONTO — A group of faculty, staff and students at York University is calling for the reinstatement of three university employees who were suspended after police laid charges in the defacement of an Indigo bookstore in Toronto.

Nov 28, 2023 3:09 PM Read more >

Digital services tax still part of the plan, says Freeland, but timing unclear

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is pushing back against the idea that the federal government is wavering on its Jan. 1 timeline for implementing a new digital services tax.

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Protests are not illegal — not even the 'Freedom Convoy,' organizers' lawyers argue

OTTAWA — Planning a protest, even one as massive and long-lasting as the "Freedom Convoy," is not an illegal act, the lawyer for one of the demonstration's organizers told an Ottawa courtroom on Wednesday.

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