Canada

Canada · 14 d ago

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Two men charged after 127 kg of cocaine found at the Ambassador Bridge

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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers found 127 kg of suspected cocaine in the trailer of a truck arriving from the United States on Sept 11, with help from a detector dog.

Canada · 14 d ago

Trump repeats his claim that the US loses US$90 billion to Canada

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At a rally in Highland Heights, Kentucky, Trump said the US is "losing" US$90 billion to Canada for the "privilege of allowing Canada to have a health-care system and other things that they shouldn't be having."

Canada · 14 d ago

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The CAQ's interim leader asks for a place at the National Assembly

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Mathieu Lévesque, the new interim leader of the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ), has made a formal request for access to the National Assembly. His party did not elect a single MNA in the general election.

Canada · 14 d ago

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Canada's big science facilities lack a national plan, expert panel finds

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A panel of the Council of Canadian Academies, in a report commissioned by Ottawa, found that the country's major research facilities run on fragmented, short-term funding with no long-term plan. It calls for stronger national co-ordination and a central authority to guide planning.

Canada · 14 d ago

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B.C. election race tightens as Eby and Doerkson make their final pitch

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An Angus Reid Institute poll of 793 British Columbians, taken Oct 15 to 19, puts the BC Conservatives at 46 per cent and the BC NDP at 43 per cent, a statistical tie. The Greens stand at eight per cent.

Canada · 14 d ago

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Ottawa paid $4.8 million for Microsoft licences nobody used

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Federal departments paid $4.8 million last year for 33,213 Microsoft licences that no employee used, according to government records reviewed by the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. The figures answer a question in the House of Commons from Conservative MP Adam Chambers, tabled on Apr 27.

Canada · 14 d ago

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No Canada-U.S. trade deal expected before the U.S. midterms

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Federal officials have told industry representatives not to expect a deal before the Nov 3 vote, according to reports, and no concrete talks are under way.

Canada · 14 d ago

Cost of Quebec's container deposit system to jump to $450 million

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Costs rise from $308 million this year to $450 million next year, up 45 per cent, according to a document from Consignaction, the non-profit that runs the system.