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NDP calling on Smith to apologize for 'tone deaf' and 'cruel' comments on Ukraine war

NDP calling on Smith to apologize for 'tone deaf' and 'cruel' comments on Ukraine war

EDMONTON — Alberta’s Opposition NDP says Premier Danielle Smith needs to apologize for her remarks on the Russia-Ukraine war.
Feds ask banks to help make carbon-price rebate deposits more clear

Feds ask banks to help make carbon-price rebate deposits more clear

OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said banks and other financial institutions need to update the way they label carbon-price rebates, after another round of the payments went out to Canadians without making it clear where the money came
Quebec City police officer faces charges after watchdog probed violent arrests

Quebec City police officer faces charges after watchdog probed violent arrests

QUEBEC — An on-duty Quebec City officer caught on video in a pair of violent arrests last year is facing criminal charges, Quebec's police watchdog said Monday.
Armoured vehicles to Haiti, Nexus closure concerns : In The News for Oct. 17

Armoured vehicles to Haiti, Nexus closure concerns : In The News for Oct. 17

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 17 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
Police transition from Mounties to municipal force continues despite pro-RCMP mayor

Police transition from Mounties to municipal force continues despite pro-RCMP mayor

VICTORIA — A battle over police services in one of British Columbia's largest cities is looming with the election in Surrey of a new mayor promising to bring back the RCMP, who are currently being replaced with a municipal force.
Business Council of Canada says Nexus closure 'deeply troubling' in letter to U.S.

Business Council of Canada says Nexus closure 'deeply troubling' in letter to U.S.

OTTAWA — The Business Council of Canada says it is concerned over the continued closure of the Nexus trusted-traveller program, which allows pre-screened travellers expedited processing when entering the United States and Canada.
Man injured in Newfoundland refinery explosion has died

Man injured in Newfoundland refinery explosion has died

COME BY CHANCE, N.L. — One of the workers injured in the Sept. 2 explosion at the refinery in Come By Chance, Newfoundland has died, refinery owner Braya Renewables said. The explosion at the refinery about 150 kilometres west of St.
Canada sends military equipment to Haiti as power-struggle continues

Canada sends military equipment to Haiti as power-struggle continues

OTTAWA — The federal government has sent armoured vehicles and other supplies to Haiti to help police fight a powerful gang amid a pending request from the Haitian government for the immediate deployment of foreign troops.
As Republicans relish bashing Biden in Ohio, Democrat Ryan cheers Trump on trade

As Republicans relish bashing Biden in Ohio, Democrat Ryan cheers Trump on trade

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — When Donald Trump joked with supporters in Ohio that Republican Senate hopeful J.D. Vance had been "kissing my ass" for an endorsement, you could almost hear the snorts of delight from rival Tim Ryan's campaign staff.
‘No one is really taking care of us’: Little progress made on improving Inuit housing

‘No one is really taking care of us’: Little progress made on improving Inuit housing

YELLOWKNIFE — Meeka Atagootak says the house in Pond Inlet on Nunavut's Baffin Island that she shares with her children and grandchildren is "unlivable" 12 years after a water truck hit and damaged it.