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Sovereignty act may be used to fight 2035 net-zero electricity plan: Alberta premier

Sovereignty act may be used to fight 2035 net-zero electricity plan: Alberta premier

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she would use her province’s sovereignty act as a last resort to challenge any attempt by the federal government to impose a net-zero electricity grid by 2035.
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What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision

What is the notwithstanding clause? An explainer on the rarely used provision

REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has pledged his government will use the notwithstanding clause of the Constitution and pass legislation this fall to ensure the province's school pronoun policy remains in place.
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Emails at centre of court martial for Lt.-Gen. Whelan deemed inadmissible

Emails at centre of court martial for Lt.-Gen. Whelan deemed inadmissible

OTTAWA — The military judge presiding over a court martial for Lt.-Gen. Steve Whelan has decided the emails at the centre of the case are not admissible as evidence. Cmdr.
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Northvolt to build $7B battery factory near Montreal, includes government money

Northvolt to build $7B battery factory near Montreal, includes government money

MONTREAL — Swedish manufacturer Northvolt has announced it will build a $7-billion gigafactory for electric vehicle batteries near Montreal that it claims will represent the largest private investment in Quebec's history.
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OPP head says bail reform could have saved a young officer, as others doubt evidence

OPP head says bail reform could have saved a young officer, as others doubt evidence

OTTAWA — The head of the Ontario Provincial Police believes one of his young constables would still be alive had the Liberals' bail-reform legislation been law, he told a Senate committee Thursday.
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Quebecer shot, facing weapons charge after allegedly threatening Trudeau, Legault

Quebecer shot, facing weapons charge after allegedly threatening Trudeau, Legault

SCOTSTOWN, Que. — A Quebec man who was shot by police Wednesday as they investigated threats against Premier François Legault and Prime Minster Justin Trudeau is facing a weapons charge.
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Group monitoring RCMP response to mass shooting inquiry needs public's help: chair

Group monitoring RCMP response to mass shooting inquiry needs public's help: chair

HALIFAX — The head of the independent committee overseeing how governments and the RCMP are responding to the Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry says the public will play a key role in ensuring the inquiry's recommendations do not gather dust.
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Catholic Bishops say $30-million reconciliation fund on track to meet new deadline

Catholic Bishops say $30-million reconciliation fund on track to meet new deadline

OTTAWA — Canadian Catholic leaders say they are almost halfway to their fundraising goals for a reconciliation fund formed after the church failed to meet previous financial obligations.
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Military police under investigation over handling of sexual assault case

Military police under investigation over handling of sexual assault case

OTTAWA — The Military Police Complaints Commission is investigating the way officers handled allegations of sexual assault against a soldier who took his own life, the commission announced Thursday. Military police charged Maj.
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Health Canada authorizes updated Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine

Health Canada authorizes updated Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine

OTTAWA — Health Canada has authorized Pfizer-BioNTech's updated COVID-19 vaccine for people six months and older. The mRNA vaccine targets the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant that is circulating in Canada. This is the second vaccine targeting XBB.1.
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