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Northern businesses using local ingredients with a focus on food sustainability

Northern businesses using local ingredients with a focus on food sustainability

YELLOWKNIFE — From rosehip ketchup to wild boar lardo, food businesses across Northern Canada are finding unique ways to use local ingredients.
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RCMP at 150: Key events in the evolution of the national police force

RCMP at 150: Key events in the evolution of the national police force

OTTAWA — A timeline of some key events in the evolution of the RCMP's structure and responsibilities: May 3, 1873: Act establishing the North-West Mounted Police introduced by then-prime minister John A. Macdonald.
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National police force grapples with calls for change, shifting role as it turns 150

National police force grapples with calls for change, shifting role as it turns 150

OTTAWA — As the RCMP marks its 150th anniversary, a familiar, nagging question about the storied national police force is resurfacing: Should the Mounties withdraw from small communities across Canada to fully concentrate on big-ticket federal files
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B.C. company denies misleading First Nation about rail terminal expansion plans

B.C. company denies misleading First Nation about rail terminal expansion plans

The owner of a rail terminal in British Columbia's Interior says a lawsuit launched by the Bonaparte First Nation is a "collateral attack" on the company's "numerous" grants, permits, and licenses to operate the expanding facility.
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Canadian public pension fund investments in China draw heightened scrutiny

Canadian public pension fund investments in China draw heightened scrutiny

MONTREAL — Investments in China by Canada's largest public pension funds are facing increased scrutiny amid worsening relations between the two countries and allegations that some of those investments are funding the oppression of China's Uyghur mino
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Smoke cooled air and helped slow weekend wildfire spread in Alberta, officials say

Smoke cooled air and helped slow weekend wildfire spread in Alberta, officials say

EDMONTON — Wildfire activity in Alberta wasn't as bad over the holiday weekend as officials had feared when they saw the initial hot and dry weather forecasts because of smoke cover and limited rain in some areas.
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Driver arrested after injuring two people in road rage incident near Montreal: police

Driver arrested after injuring two people in road rage incident near Montreal: police

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police have arrested two people after an alleged road rage incident in the Montreal suburb of St-Eustache, Que., that left two others seriously injured Sunday morning.
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Meteorites found in Canada cannot be removed from the country without permit

Meteorites found in Canada cannot be removed from the country without permit

Catch a falling star if you can, and by all means put it in your pocket, but don't try to cross international borders with it lest you run afoul of a little-known Canadian law.
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Montreal legislator Ruba Ghazal first to enter Québec solidaire spokeswoman race

Montreal legislator Ruba Ghazal first to enter Québec solidaire spokeswoman race

QUEBEC — A Montreal member of Quebec's legislature is the first candidate to enter the race for co-spokesperson of the province's third-largest political party.
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Police allege man cut own throat after stealing, crashing two cars north of Montreal

Police allege man cut own throat after stealing, crashing two cars north of Montreal

SAINTE-JULIENNE, Que. — Quebec's police watchdog is investigating the death of a man who allegedly slit his own throat as police confronted him after he stole and crashed two cars in less than half an hour.
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