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Boissonnault’s former company suspended from federal procurement
OTTAWA-(CP)-The federal government is barring a company previously co-owned by a Liberal MP and former minister from bidding ...
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‘Who profits on hunger?’ Inuit send pleading emails to minister about food costs
NUNAVUT-(CP)-People in Nunavut and northern Labrador have been writing to Canadian government officials this year to say grocers were charging exorbitant prices despite receiving a federal subsidy.
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Closing First Nations infrastructure gap could generate $635B: report
OTTAWA-(CP)-Closing the First Nations infrastructure gap could generate $635-billion in economic output over the next seven years, a new report commissioned by the Assembly of First Nations says. The ...
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U of W working group endorses ‘flexible’ approach to verifying Indigeneity for hiring, awards
University of Winnipeg leaders are reviewing new recommendations to create formal protocols to verify the First Nations, Métis and Inuit ancestry of job-seekers and award applicants. Post-secondary ...
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‘People got to be safe:’ Manitoba premier responds to fatal police shooting
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew offered condolences Monday to the families affected by two fatal police shootings in the province and spoke to the challenge faced by officers on the front lines. “I want to ...
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B.C. opens disaster aid to atmospheric river flood victims
(CP)-British Columbia is making disaster financial assistance available to victims of floodwaters that gushed through several communities when an atmospheric river dumped hundreds of millimetres of ...
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First Nation goes to court, accusing B.C. of not consulting over major gold mine
Canadian Press-A First Nation says it wasn’t meaningfully consulted before the British Columbia government “effectively greenlit” what has been called the world’s largest undeveloped gold mining ...
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Alberta seeks to ‘de-risk’ oil, gas pipeline investments in wake of Trump victory
Alberta’s government is looking for ways to encourage pipeline companies to boost capacity and increase the province’s oil and gas export volumes to the United States. But Premier Danielle Smith said ...
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Tofino region struggles with high rates of sexual assault, data shows
By Nora O’Malley  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Tofino, BC – Under a canopy of warm holiday lights from within Tofino’s community hall, dozens of West Coast residents gathered for a day-long ...
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Trudeau directs key adviser to deliver renewed national security strategy
OTTAWA(CP)-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has directed a top adviser to deliver a renewed national security strategy setting out a framework for Canada’s security, defence and diplomatic posture. In a ...
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Freeland says the two-month GST holiday is meant to tackle the ‘vibecession’
The federal government is hoping a temporary break on GST will address a “vibecession” that has gripped Canadians, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said Monday. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...