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Moe says Saskatchewan to stop collecting federal carbon levy for electric heat

Moe says Saskatchewan to stop collecting federal carbon levy for electric heat

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the province is to stop collecting the federal carbon levy on electric heat starting Jan. 1.
CSIS whistleblowers faced hurdles seeking justice and telling their stories

CSIS whistleblowers faced hurdles seeking justice and telling their stories

CSIS employees are trained to conform and those who complain “become the complaint,” says a former CSIS employee.
'No one will be turned away': 988 suicide crisis helpline launches across Canada

'No one will be turned away': 988 suicide crisis helpline launches across Canada

TORONTO — A new toll-free, three-digit suicide prevention helpline launched across Canada on Thursday morning.
In the news for today: Heritage Minister to talk online news deal with committee

In the news for today: Heritage Minister to talk online news deal with committee

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today ...
Who is U.S.-Canadian lawyer Gurpatwant Pannun, alleged target of murder plot?

Who is U.S.-Canadian lawyer Gurpatwant Pannun, alleged target of murder plot?

A decade ago this month, lawyer Gurpatwant Singh Pannun and his friend Hardeep Singh Nijjar were in Geneva to deliver a petition calling on the United Nations to declare widespread killings of Sikhs in India in 1984 a genocide.
Google to pay $100M a year to Canadian news publishers in deal with Ottawa

Google to pay $100M a year to Canadian news publishers in deal with Ottawa

Ottawa has agreed to set a $100-million yearly cap on payments that Google will be required to make to media companies when the government's controversial online news legislation takes effect at the end of the year.
Indigenous signage aims to make B.C. legislature more inclusive, accepting

Indigenous signage aims to make B.C. legislature more inclusive, accepting

Messages written in the Lekwungen Indigenous language and English were unveiled Wednesday at an outdoor ceremony at the 125-year-old building, attended by Indigenous leaders, Premier David Eby and members of the New Democrat, BC United, Green and Conservative parties.
U.S. says alleged murder plotter from India spoke of three 'jobs' in Canada

U.S. says alleged murder plotter from India spoke of three 'jobs' in Canada

OTTAWA — A U.S.
Accused gun trafficker charged with manslaughter in deaths of Edmonton officers, teen

Accused gun trafficker charged with manslaughter in deaths of Edmonton officers, teen

EDMONTON — A man accused of selling a gun to a 16-year-old boy who shot and killed two Edmonton police officers has been charged with manslaughter.
Bernardo transfer should be 'turning point' on better informing victims: ombudsman

Bernardo transfer should be 'turning point' on better informing victims: ombudsman

OTTAWA — Three childhood friends say they were forced to relive the anguish, fear and trauma of losing Kristen French more than 30 years ago when Correctional Service Canada decided to transfer her killer to a medium-security prison.