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Recent resignations suggest industry has too much sway with Health Canada: NDP

Recent resignations suggest industry has too much sway with Health Canada: NDP

OTTAWA — The resignation of a scientific adviser from the federal pesticide regulator is yet another example of industry having too much influence at Health Canada, the NDP's health critic is alleging. Dr.
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Grassroots groups say Canada won't meet UN Sustainable Development Goals, lacks data

Grassroots groups say Canada won't meet UN Sustainable Development Goals, lacks data

OTTAWA — A coalition of grassroots groups says Canada won't meet the Sustainable Development Goals it is trying to attain by 2030 as part of a United Nations initiative to bridge inequities around the world.
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CAQ member Joëlle Boutin quits politics, setting stage for byelection faceoff with PQ

CAQ member Joëlle Boutin quits politics, setting stage for byelection faceoff with PQ

QUEBEC — A member of the governing Coalition Avenir Québec party is quitting politics to take on a job in the private sector. The departure of Joëlle Boutin sets the stage for a byelection in Quebec City, where the Parti Québécois is newly resurgent.
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Montreal man gets 22 years in U.S. prison in transborder fentanyl distribution ring

Montreal man gets 22 years in U.S. prison in transborder fentanyl distribution ring

WASHINGTON — A Quebec man has been sentenced to 22 years behind bars for his role in a global scheme to distribute fentanyl and other synthetic opioids throughout the United States, all of it orchestrated from inside a Canadian prison.
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A vast problem: Coast guard floats a new solution to problem of abandoned boats

A vast problem: Coast guard floats a new solution to problem of abandoned boats

The Canadian government's inventory of wrecked, abandoned or hazardous boats includes a U.S. warship, a derelict floating McDonald's known as the McBarge, a human-smuggling ship and an old BC Ferries vessel rotting on the Fraser River.
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Judge signs off on Montreal archdiocese sex abuse class-action settlement

Judge signs off on Montreal archdiocese sex abuse class-action settlement

MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has signed off on a sex abuse class-action settlement involving the Montreal archdiocese. The agreement, announced earlier this year, includes a minimum $14.
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BC Coroners Service blames illicit drug supply for 184 deaths in June

BC Coroners Service blames illicit drug supply for 184 deaths in June

The coroners service says 90 per cent of all drugs tested in June showed the presence of fentanyl.
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Oil and gas methane reductions less expensive than paying carbon tax, study finds

Oil and gas methane reductions less expensive than paying carbon tax, study finds

New research using the latest figures for Canada's methane emissions concludes it would be much cheaper for the energy industry to meet reduction targets for the potent greenhouse gas than it would be to pay carbon taxes on it.
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B.C. port strike returns, docs show nuke plans getting updated: In The News for today

B.C. port strike returns, docs show nuke plans getting updated: In The News for today

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today. Strike resumes, shutting down B.C.
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B.C. port strike back on after union rejects deal, saying four-year term is too long

B.C. port strike back on after union rejects deal, saying four-year term is too long

VANCOUVER — Workers are back on strike at British Columbia ports after their union rejected a mediator's tentative agreement, stunning business community leaders who had welcomed the end of strike action last week.
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