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Alberta finance minister defends $1.3B loss on Keystone XL as 'calculated decision'

Alberta finance minister defends $1.3B loss on Keystone XL as 'calculated decision'

EDMONTON — Alberta’s finance minister says the province's $1.3-billion investment of taxpayers’ money in the now-defunct Keystone XL oil pipeline project was a prudent gamble given the potential payoff in profits and jobs.
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PM to get short list of potential governor general candidates in a few days

PM to get short list of potential governor general candidates in a few days

OTTAWA — Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says a short list of potential candidates to become Canada's next governor general will be in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's hands in "the next few days.
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Trudeau lands in England for G7 summit as leaders pressed to share COVID-19 vaccines

Trudeau lands in England for G7 summit as leaders pressed to share COVID-19 vaccines

CORNWALL, ENGLAND — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau landed in England on Thursday ahead of a three-day summit with fellow G7 leaders amid growing pressure on Canada to share COVID-19 vaccines with low-income countries.
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Liberals table bill to make criminal pardons quicker, cheaper

Liberals table bill to make criminal pardons quicker, cheaper

OTTAWA — The federal government is tabling legislation to make it easier and less expensive to obtain a criminal pardon.
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Father of man accused in anti-Muslim attack in London, Ont., calls it 'senseless act'

Father of man accused in anti-Muslim attack in London, Ont., calls it 'senseless act'

The deadly attack against a Muslim family in southwestern Ontario was "a senseless act," the father of the man accused in what police believe was a deliberate hate crime said Thursday.
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Citing distractions, New Brunswick Green MP Jenica Atwin crosses floor to Liberals

Citing distractions, New Brunswick Green MP Jenica Atwin crosses floor to Liberals

New Brunswick MP Jenica Atwin announced Thursday she has left the Green party to join the Liberal caucus mainly due to internal strife among the Greens over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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Auditor scolds Alberta over mine cleanup fund, how province handles polluted sites

Auditor scolds Alberta over mine cleanup fund, how province handles polluted sites

EDMONTON — Alberta's auditor general is criticizing the government for failing to fix problems pointed out six years ago in a program that's supposed to guarantee coal and oilsands mines clean up after themselves.
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Iran still lying about crash, leaving air travel in country unsafe, Goodale says

Iran still lying about crash, leaving air travel in country unsafe, Goodale says

OTTAWA — The prime minister's special adviser on the downing of flight PS752 says as long as Iran refuses to tell the whole truth about the crash, the country's airspace remains unsafe.
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Privacy watchdog says RCMP's use of facial-recognition tool broke law

Privacy watchdog says RCMP's use of facial-recognition tool broke law

OTTAWA — The RCMP broke the law by using cutting-edge facial-recognition software to collect personal information, the federal privacy watchdog said Thursday in advocating national standards for police concerning the controversial technology.
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Experts say removing alleged London attacker's social media profile was right move

Experts say removing alleged London attacker's social media profile was right move

People who study online hate say Facebook was right to remove the profile of a man accused of killing four members of an Ontario Muslim family, but they say social media companies need to do more to suppress dangerous content.
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