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Emergencies Act still needed as border blockades fall, Ottawa preps to act: ministers
OTTAWA — Liberal cabinet ministers defended the sweeping temporary powers now afforded to police under the Emergencies Act on Wednesday, even as major border blockades they decried for disrupting the economy have already been cleared.
Feb 16, 2022 8:51 PM
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The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond
The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, in Ottawa and various locations across Canada, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022. All times eastern: 9:10 p.m.
Feb 16, 2022 8:12 PM
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Heritage minister says Netflix, Disney should contribute more to Canadian culture
OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez says streaming platforms such as Netflix, Disney and Amazon Prime are "the new big players" and should contribute more to Canadian culture.
Feb 16, 2022 7:28 PM
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Pacific Salmon Treaty failing to address harvest of struggling B.C. stocks: advocates
VANCOUVER — Significant numbers of salmon returning to spawn in British Columbia are being caught in southeast Alaskan fisheries, hindering Canada's efforts to preserve and rebuild stocks that are declining to historic lows, B.C. salmon advocatessay.
Feb 16, 2022 6:56 PM
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Proposed class-action lawsuit in B.C. seeks permanent deletion of sex-work records
VANCOUVER — A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in British Columbia wants the court to order criminal records related to sex work removed from police information systems nine years after Canada's highest court threw out the laws.
Feb 16, 2022 6:14 PM
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New leaked data shows most donors to 'Adopt-a-Trucker' GiveSendGo page were Canadian
OTTAWA — A new data leak shows that about 60 per cent of donors to an "Adopt-a-Trucker" page on the online fundraising platform GiveSendGo were Canadian and 37 per cent were American.
Feb 16, 2022 4:55 PM
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Quebec City mayor adds new rules as protest against COVID orders expected on weekend
Quebec City is giving more powers to its police force to control traffic and prohibit the consumption of alcohol outdoors ahead of a protest planned for this weekend against COVID-19 public health orders.
Feb 16, 2022 4:25 PM
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Alberta border arrests speak to larger Canadian concern: federal safety minister
OTTAWA — Canada's safety minister says a group with allegedly violent motives that was arrested at a border blockade in southern Alberta speaks to broader concerns.
Feb 16, 2022 3:23 PM
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Canada has existing options if Line 5 shuts down, environmental report argues
WASHINGTON — Viable alternatives to Line 5 already exist if the controversial cross-border pipeline gets shut down, says a new report from an Canadian environmental group looking to bridge the ideological gulf in the public debate over North America'
Feb 16, 2022 3:18 PM
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Montreal man's death demonstrates need for better police training, coroner says
MONTREAL — The fatal shooting by Montreal police of a man in distress highlighted a lack of training for officers dealing with people in crisis, a Quebec coroner found in a report released Wednesday into the 2017 death of Pierre Coriolan.
Feb 16, 2022 3:03 PM
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