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Police investigate multi-tractor crash as carbon-levy protests continue in Alberta

Police investigate multi-tractor crash as carbon-levy protests continue in Alberta

COCHRANE, ALBERTA, CANADA — Mounties in Alberta say they’re keeping traffic moving on the Trans-Canada Highway despite a roadside carbon-levy protest, and say five large farm tractors have already caused a multi-vehicle crash.
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Ottawa to launch $6B infrastructure fund to help build homes — with strings attached

Ottawa to launch $6B infrastructure fund to help build homes — with strings attached

OTTAWA — The upcoming federal budget will include a $6-billion infrastructure fund that would require provinces and territories to adopt certain housing policies in order to access the money, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday.
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As Ford ties Trudeau's future to carbon price, Poilievre demands meeting of premiers

As Ford ties Trudeau's future to carbon price, Poilievre demands meeting of premiers

OTTAWA — As the premier of Canada's largest province warned that Justin Trudeau's political future is tied to the fate of his consumer carbon price, the leader of the federal Conservatives urged the prime minister to convene an emergency meeting with
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Federal review of forestry sector emissions falling short, environmental groups warn

Federal review of forestry sector emissions falling short, environmental groups warn

A federal review of Canada's forestry sector emissions needs to go much further than currently proposed or it could jeopardize its credibility, nearly a dozen environmental groups said as they ramped up pressure over what they claim is the sector's u
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Stranded orca calf remains in B.C. lagoon, breaching at regular intervals

Stranded orca calf remains in B.C. lagoon, breaching at regular intervals

ZEBALLOS, B.C. — Thick fog covers the mountainside as heavy, pounding rain pelts a remote lagoon Tuesday near the northern Vancouver Island village of Zeballos, where a real-life drama involving a stranded killer whale calf is unfolding.
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Man convicted of murder in 2015 deaths of three eastern Ontario women dies in prison

Man convicted of murder in 2015 deaths of three eastern Ontario women dies in prison

OTTAWA — An Ontario man convicted of murdering three women in Renfrew County has died in prison of what officials say were natural causes.
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In the news today: Key politicians to testify at foreign interference inquiry today

In the news today: Key politicians to testify at foreign interference inquiry today

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today...
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'It just needs to stop': Carbon price protesters slow traffic on Trans-Canada Highway

'It just needs to stop': Carbon price protesters slow traffic on Trans-Canada Highway

COCHRANE, Alta. — Horns blared along the Trans-Canada Highway west of Calgary on Monday as a protest against the hike in the federal carbon price slowed traffic to a crawl.
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Rescuers in B.C. hope AI will help reunite orphaned whale with its family

Rescuers in B.C. hope AI will help reunite orphaned whale with its family

ZEBALLOS, B.C. — The latest advancements in identifying killer whales with the help of artificial intelligence are being put to use to help reunite an orphaned B.C. orca with its pod, but first it needs to leave the lagoon where its mother died.
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Canada's Haiti airlift expands to include relatives, residents and charter flight

Canada's Haiti airlift expands to include relatives, residents and charter flight

OTTAWA — Canada is expanding its evacuation of people from Haiti to include relatives and Canadian permanent residents starting Wednesday, if conditions allow.
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