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Shipper costs to rise as regulator approves preliminary interim Trans Mountain tolls

Shipper costs to rise as regulator approves preliminary interim Trans Mountain tolls

CALGARY — The Canada Energy Regulator has approved preliminary interim tolls for the expanded Trans Mountain pipeline. The approval will enable Trans Mountain Corp.
Métis self-governance bill would help right wrongs, minister says amid controversy

Métis self-governance bill would help right wrongs, minister says amid controversy

OTTAWA — The Liberal minister of Crown-Indigenous relations is defending a bill that would formalize several Métis self-governance agreements, after more than a month of heated debate between Indigenous leaders at a parliamentary committee.
Court falls silent for two minutes in B.C. murder trial of Ibrahim Ali

Court falls silent for two minutes in B.C. murder trial of Ibrahim Ali

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court first-degree murder trial of Ibrahim Ali fell silent for two full minutes as Crown attorney Daniel Porte neared the end of his closing arguments.
Saskatchewan auditor to look into hotel expenses for social services recipients

Saskatchewan auditor to look into hotel expenses for social services recipients

REGINA — Saskatchewan's auditor is to investigate the province's procurement and payment practices when people on social assistance need to stay at hotels.
Person believed to be behind bogus bomb threats in Ontario arrested in Morocco: OPP

Person believed to be behind bogus bomb threats in Ontario arrested in Morocco: OPP

ORILLIA, Ont. — Police in Ontario say they have "strong reason" to believe a person arrested in Morocco by Belgian police was also behind alleged bomb threats against schools across much of the province.
Spy watchdog calls for more information on border agency's air traveller targeting

Spy watchdog calls for more information on border agency's air traveller targeting

OTTAWA — The national spy watchdog says Canada's border agency needs to do a better job of documenting how and why it singles out certain air passengers for possible additional scrutiny.
Scientists feel interference in research has lessened but still occurs: survey

Scientists feel interference in research has lessened but still occurs: survey

Nearly one in 10 scientists say they have experienced political or workplace pressure to alter their findings, suggests a newly published paper surveying hundreds of researchers in government, academia and the private sector.
Saskatchewan First Nation chief says Buffy Sainte-Marie should take DNA test

Saskatchewan First Nation chief says Buffy Sainte-Marie should take DNA test

The chief of a Saskatchewan First Nation that has been thrust into the controversy over Buffy Sainte-Marie’s ancestry says the legendary singer and songwriter should take a DNA test to provide an answer about her heritage.
A 'predator' at CSIS: Officers allege rape, harassment and a toxic workplace culture

A 'predator' at CSIS: Officers allege rape, harassment and a toxic workplace culture

VANCOUVER — A rookie surveillance officer with Canada's spy agency and another officer decades her senior were tracking a person in British Columbia in the summer of 2019 when they lost sight of their target.
Calgary police ask RCMP to review how two brothers were arrested, charged in shooting

Calgary police ask RCMP to review how two brothers were arrested, charged in shooting

Calgary police have asked the RCMP to conduct an independent investigation into how two teenage brothers were arrested and charged in a shooting that left a man dead and two other people injured.
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