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As Trump flags timber tariffs soon, B.C. minister says impact would be 'devastating'

As Trump flags timber tariffs soon, B.C. minister says impact would be 'devastating'

VICTORIA — B.C.'s Forests Minister Ravi Parmar says the expectation of more duties and additional tariffs piled onto Canadian softwood lumber would "absolutely be devastating" for the country's industry. Parmar says the government expects the U.S.
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Feds list seven criminal groups as terrorist entities to fight fentanyl trafficking

Feds list seven criminal groups as terrorist entities to fight fentanyl trafficking

OTTAWA — Seven transnational criminal organizations are being listed as terrorist entities under the Criminal Code to fight fentanyl trafficking, the federal government announced Thursday.
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Service slower, more costly after IT overhaul at Quebec auto insurance board: auditor

Service slower, more costly after IT overhaul at Quebec auto insurance board: auditor

QUÉBEC — Service is slower and more costly after a $1.1-billion overhaul of the information technology system at Quebec's auto insurance board. That's the conclusion of the province's auditor general in a report released today.
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Heritage minister proposes banning ads from CBC news programming

Heritage minister proposes banning ads from CBC news programming

OTTAWA — Federal Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge's plan to modernize the mandate of CBC and Radio-Canada would bar them from running ads during news programming and from charging subscription fees for digital products such as CBC Gem.
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Second person arrested in Montreal Jewish school shooting in November 2023

Second person arrested in Montreal Jewish school shooting in November 2023

MONTREAL — Montreal police say they've arrested a second suspect in a shooting at a Montreal Jewish school in November 2023. A 19-year-old was arrested Wednesday for the shooting on Nov.
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Montreal police open homicide investigation after man, 20, shot in upper body

Montreal police open homicide investigation after man, 20, shot in upper body

MONTREAL — Montreal police say a 20-year-old man is the city's latest homicide victim. The man was shot Wednesday night and was discovered around 9 p.m. when police received a 911 call about a man lying on the ground near a vehicle.
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The federal government must revisit its approval of a popular weed-killer, court says

The federal government must revisit its approval of a popular weed-killer, court says

OTTAWA — The federal government has been ordered to reassess its 2022 approval of a popular weed-killer after a Federal Court judge ruled ­this week the original approval was unreasonable.
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After Chinese company divested from Calgary lithium firm, mystery firm stepped in

After Chinese company divested from Calgary lithium firm, mystery firm stepped in

The federal government is going to court to force a Toronto company to sell a $34-million stake in a Calgary-based lithium miner that it bought off a Chinese firm.
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Supreme Court dismisses appeal for Alberta man convicted in Métis hunter killings

Supreme Court dismisses appeal for Alberta man convicted in Métis hunter killings

OTTAWA — Canada's top court has dismissed the appeal of an Alberta man convicted of manslaughter for aiding his son in the killings of two Métis hunters.
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Boy charged with murder in quadruple homicide on Saskatchewan First Nation

Boy charged with murder in quadruple homicide on Saskatchewan First Nation

REGINA — A 15-year-old boy is facing first-degree murder charges in the shooting deaths of four people on a First Nation in southern Saskatchewan. The teen cannot be identified due to the Youth Criminal Justice Act.
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