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globalnews.ca > news > 11/97/0664 > bc-first-nations-explore-nuclear-power

B.C. First Nations explore if nuclear power could meet province’s electricity needs | Globalnews.ca

3+ hour, 22+ min ago  (441+ words) A group of B.C. First Nations recently travelled to Ontario to learn about nuclear power and small modular reactors and how they could help the province meet its growing electricity needs. Ontario is moving ahead with plans to build up to…...

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globalnews.ca > news > 11/96/9946 > neil-lumsden-retires

Ontario MPP and sport minister announces retirement from politics | Globalnews.ca

10+ hour, 45+ min ago  (278+ words) Ontario’s sport minister has announced his plan to retire from cabinet and provincial politics, stepping down from his role at the beginning of August. Neil Lumsden, who sits as the MPP for Hamilton East-Stoney Creek, wrote an open letter announcing…...

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globalnews.ca > news > 11/96/9849 > quebec-rail-bypass-approved

Quebec rail bypass approved 13 years after deadly Lac-Mégantic derailment - Montreal | Globalnews.ca

13+ hour, 17+ min ago  (319+ words) The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has approved the construction of a railway bypass in Lac-Mégantic, Que., after a horrific derailment in 2013 left 47 people dead and much of the municipality in shambles. The project includes 12.5 kilometres of new tracks that would…...

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globalnews.ca > news > 11/96/9724 > trump-gordie-howe-bridge-emails

Officials scrambled after Trump took aim at Gordie Howe bridge: emails - National | Globalnews.ca

16+ hour, 26+ min ago  (571+ words) An American diplomat raised several questions about the Gordie Howe bridge in a phone call shortly before U.S. President Donald Trump’s February comments on the cross-border project ignited a political frenzy, newly released records reveal. Hundreds of pages of emails, obtained…...

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globalnews.ca > news > 11/96/9334 > child-care-operator-licence-applications-denied-saskatchewan

Applicants for child care operator licences in Saskatchewan say they’re being denied | Globalnews.ca

1+ day, 52+ min ago  (352+ words) As many parents know, it can be difficult to find a daycare in the city that’s close to home. But what doesn’t help is that applications put in by child care providers are being denied. “I have like 15 people in…...

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globalnews.ca > video > 11/96/8637 > demolition-begins-for-etobicokes-six-points-interchange-improvements

Canada pauses new parent, grandparent sponsorship | Watch News Videos Online

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globalnews.ca > video > 11/96/9004 > demolition-begins-for-etobicokes-six-points-interchange-improvements

Wildfire smoke blankets Toronto as Ontario air quality deteriorates | Watch News Videos Online

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globalnews.ca > news > 11/96/8511 > no-sharing-gordie-howe-bridge-tolls-debt-repaid-carney

No sharing of Gordie Howe bridge tolls until debt is repaid, Carney says - National | Globalnews.ca

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (706+ words) OK…that wb acceptable. But giving the US another bag of money or special concession would be completely intiolerable / unacceptable. @Benny. Respectfully, we were faced with a closed bridge costing billions sitting idle or waiting until Trump leaves. So this…...

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globalnews.ca > news > 11/96/8776 > edmonton-collision-hate-crime

Driver accused of deliberately hitting Muslim woman due to race: Edmonton police | Globalnews.ca

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (308+ words) Edmonton police have charged a woman after a hit and run in May that investigators believe was motivated by hatred. The collisions involving two women happened around 6:45 p.m on Wednesday, May 27, in a parking lot near 82 Street and 144 Avenue. Police…...

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globalnews.ca > news > 11/96/7511 > doug-ford-comments-hotel-expenses

‘They’re paying back the money’: Ford breaks silence on hotel expense scandal | Globalnews.ca

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (806+ words) I am happy to see conservative govts scrutinized over corrupt practices and false expenses. I would be far happier if I saw the same scrutiny applied evenly, across the board.. to all stripes and levels of govt. Lots of money…...