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Canada · 21 d ago

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Ottawa's new fish-protection rule for old dams worries Hydro-Québec

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Since Thursday, Fisheries and Oceans Canada applies a new fish-protection standard to dams and hydro stations built before Jul 14, 1977. More than half of Hydro-Québec's stations predate it, as do Churchill Falls in Newfoundland and Labrador, Gordon M. Shrum in British Columbia and Kettle in Manitoba.

Canada · 21 d ago

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Toronto police charge three reservists in a crypto abduction case

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Seven people face 82 charges after a man was abducted at gunpoint in North York on Jul 25, police say, because of his access to cryptocurrency.

Canada · 21 d ago

Eskasoni First Nation launches a venture to make jet fuel from sea water

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The Cape Breton First Nation and the startup Aeon Blue form eFuels Mi'kmaq Ltd., which they call the first clean fuel company in Canada majority owned by a Mi'kmaq First Nation.

Canada · 21 d ago

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Carney condemns a U.S. deal for Russian diesel, but thanks Trump for his ceasefire push

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The deal calls for Russia to supply 300,000 tonnes of diesel to U.S. and global markets right away, with more in the weeks to come.

Canada · 21 d ago

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France is open to defence deals with Canada, its new ambassador says

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Ambassador Hélène Farnaud-Defromont said France favours a European preference in defence buying, but can help Canada build its defence base by sharing best practices.

Canada · 21 d ago

Ontario commissioner finds major gaps in ServiceOntario's French services

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In a report released Thursday, French Language Services Commissioner Carl Bouchard describes many francophones being told “Sorry, no one here speaks French” at offices that handle driver's licences and health cards.

Canada · 21 d ago

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Two Marineland animals that died in Spain may have been ill before they left

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Jelly Bean, a 19-year-old female beluga, and Echo, a female Black Sea bottlenose dolphin, arrived at the Oceanogràfic aquarium in Valencia, Spain, on Aug 27. Both died less than a month later.

Canada · 21 d ago

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A quarter of Montreal-area adults lived in poverty between 2016 and 2023, study finds

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Some 26 per cent of adults in the Montreal region spent at least one year below the poverty line from 2016 to 2023, a study by the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) for Centraide du Grand Montréal found. In any single year since 2020, the rate was 10 to 12 per cent.