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Parks Canada recovers 45 fossils stolen from Burgess Shale, levies $20K fine

Parks Canada recovers 45 fossils stolen from Burgess Shale, levies $20K fine

LAKE LOUISE, ALBERTA — A Quebec resident has been fined $20,000 for taking 45 fossils from three Rocky Mountain national parks that include an internationally known fossil collection.
NASA releases satellite images of Manitoba flooding; province bracing for more rain

NASA releases satellite images of Manitoba flooding; province bracing for more rain

WINNIPEG — Severe flooding that has displaced thousands of people in southern Manitoba has reached levels that are quite literally out of this world.
Closing Roxham Road border crossing will not stop arrival of asylum seekers: Trudeau

Closing Roxham Road border crossing will not stop arrival of asylum seekers: Trudeau

OTTAWA — Closing an unofficial border crossing in southern Quebec will not slow the arrival of asylum seekers, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday. “If we close Roxham Road, people will cross elsewhere," he told reporters in Ottawa.
Dutch princess returns to Ottawa, where she was born during Second World War

Dutch princess returns to Ottawa, where she was born during Second World War

OTTAWA — Princess Margriet of the Netherlands is visiting Ottawa, the city where she was born during the Second World War.
Trudeau pledges more troops to Latvia, but mum on permanent NATO presence in Baltics

Trudeau pledges more troops to Latvia, but mum on permanent NATO presence in Baltics

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau emerged from a private huddle with his Latvian counterpart on Thursday with a promise to bolster Canada’s military presence by deploying more Canadian Armed Forces officers to the Baltic state.
White House, senators have 'sympathy' for Canada's position on Line 5, says Wilkinson

White House, senators have 'sympathy' for Canada's position on Line 5, says Wilkinson

WASHINGTON — White House officials, Capitol Hill lawmakers and the U.S.
Judge begins final instructions for jury in Quebec City Halloween murder trial

Judge begins final instructions for jury in Quebec City Halloween murder trial

QUEBEC — A Quebec Superior Court judge has begun delivering final instructions to the 11-person jury that will determine the fate of the man accused in Quebec City's fatal Halloween 2020 sword attack.
RCMP claims that emergency alerts cause public panic are unfounded: N.S. inquiry

RCMP claims that emergency alerts cause public panic are unfounded: N.S. inquiry

HALIFAX — Fears that the public would panic if they receive alerts during dangerous situations are more myth than reality, experts on emergency alert systems said Thursday at the public inquiry investigating Nova Scotia's mass shooting.
RCMP claims that emergency alerts cause public panic are unfounded: N.S. inquiry

RCMP claims that emergency alerts cause public panic are unfounded: N.S. inquiry

HALIFAX — Fears that the public would panic if they receive alerts during dangerous situations are more myth than reality, experts on emergency alert systems said Thursday at the public inquiry investigating Nova Scotia's mass shooting.
Plane that crashed with fugitives was overweight, heading for Toronto: Witness

Plane that crashed with fugitives was overweight, heading for Toronto: Witness

VANCOUVER — A woman who knew the pilot of a fatal flight that killed two men wanted in separate murder plots says he told her he was heading for Toronto and was concerned about the plane's weight.