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Rule requiring negative COVID-19 tests for travellers from China now in effect in Canada
Cathay Pacific crew members who worked on a flight from Hong Kong arrive at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Wednesday, January 4, 2023. Starting Thursday, Canada will require air travellers from China, Hong Kong and Macau to have a recent negative COVID-19 test result. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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5G rollout offers opportunities but ‘secular’ growth to come over long term
A cell tower is pictured in rural Ontario on Wednesday, July 15, 2020. More airwaves are being set aside for 5G cellular technology, as the Canadian government says it will auction off a repurposed wireless spectrum band. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Canada urges Taliban to reverse decision on banning women from NGO work
Minister of International Development Harjit Sajjan speaks during a news conference, Tuesday, October 26, 2021 in Ottawa. A Senate committee is urging the Trudeau government to amend laws that are blocking humanitarians from responding to growing desperation in Afghanistan, but the Liberals say the fix might take a year from when MPs first called for it. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Here comes Canada’s (sort of) ban on (select) plastics that are (often) single-use
Robyn Urback
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Canada passes anti-organ trafficking bill and pro-Tibet motion
Demonstrators rally against alleged organ harvesting in China outside West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada December 14, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable
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Canada promises to toughen up scrutiny of foreign investment, citing national security fears
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne responds to a question during Question Period, Wednesday, November 16, 2022 in Ottawa. The Liberal government says it will make the most significant updates to the federal investment screening law in more than a decade to address evolving national security concerns. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Canadian-funded group works to remove landmines left in Ukraine after Russian retreat
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Canada deals hammer blow to inflation hedge tool just as investors need it most
People stand apart at an intersection in Toronto's financial district, during a normally busy rush hour, on March 25, 2020.
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Evening Update: Projectiles suspected to be Russian missiles strike Poland; Zelensky addresses G20 leaders
Firefighters work to put out a fire in a residential building hit by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine November 15, 2022. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich
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Trudeau expresses concerns to China’s Xi over ‘interference’
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, centre left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping, centre right, join fellow leaders as they arrive to the G20 leaders summit in Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Methane emissions significantly underestimated, reports suggest
Flares burn off methane and other hydrocarbons at an oil and gas facility in Lenorah, Texas, Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. As the Canadian government moves to tighten regulations on methane emissions, new assessments suggest the amount of the potent greenhouse gas escaping into the atmosphere has been significantly underestimated.THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, David Goldman
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It’s time to bring detained Canadians home from northeast Syria
Monia Mazigh and Alex Neve
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Coronavirus Update: Western University mandating booster dose, masks in return to campus
Residents wearing face masks wait in line to get their routine COVID-19 throat swabs at a coronavirus testing site in Beijing, Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Michelle O’Bonsawin’s nomination to Canada’s Supreme Court is good for Canadians
Robert Janes
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ArriveCan modified to allow one-time exemption for vaccinated travellers, app remains mandatory
A person holds a smartphone set to the opening screen of the ArriveCan app in a photo illustration made in Toronto, Wednesday, June 29, 2022. The app continues to stir up division, wearing on the patience of doctors, border officers, governance experts and some travellers in the wake of a glitch that confused thousands of passengers.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini
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Canadian dollar weakens against greenback
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
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Canadian dollar weakens, benchmark yields climb
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
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Canadian dollar strengthens, benchmark yields climb
A loonie is pictured in Toronto on Jan. 23, 2015.
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Ottawa’s deal to allow repair of Russian-owned turbines covers longer period than previously disclosed
Russian soldiers talk to each other near an apartment building damaged during fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces in Severodonetsk, on the territory which is under the Government of the Luhansk People's Republic control, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. This photo was taken during a trip organized by the Russian Ministry of Defense. (AP Photo)
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Coronavirus Update: Canada isn’t paying for stake in Medicago, the only domestic manufacturer of COVID-19 vaccines, minister says
A vial of a plant-derived COVID-19 vaccine candidate, developed by Medicago, is shown in Quebec City on Monday, July 13, 2020 as part of the company’s Phase 1 clinical trials in this handout photo. The World Health Organization has rejected Medicago's made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine, restricting Ottawa's ability to donate the shots to countries in need. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, Medicago *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Ottawa must act fast to avoid another economic catastrophe
Peter Misek
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Canada issues new sanctions against 74 people and businesses in Russia, Belarus
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, GERMANY - JUNE 26: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau listens to other G7 leaders speaking at the „Global Infrastructure“ side event during the G7 summit at Schloss Elmau on June 26, 2022 near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Leaders of the G7 group of nations are officially coming together under the motto: "progress towards an equitable world" and will discuss global issues including war, climate change, hunger, poverty and health. Overshadowing this year’s summit is the ongoing Russian war in Ukraine. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)
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Evening Update: Unsupported by any evidence, Russia claims 162 Canadians have been killed in Ukraine
A soldier walks past a building destroyed by attacks in Chernihiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
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Canada still in talks over Russian gas turbine stranded in Montreal
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 7, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/ Patrick Doyle
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Canada apologizes for sending official to Russian embassy party
A pro-Ukrainian supporter waves the country's flag outside the Russian embassy, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022 in Ottawa. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Canada would need to spend $75B more over half a decade to reach NATO defence spending target, report says
FILE PHOTO: Canadian troops of NATO enhanced Forward Presence battle group attend meeting with Canadian Defence Minister Anita Anand in Adazi, Latvia February 3, 2022. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins/File Photo
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Canadian government not closing book on Hockey Canada’s settled lawsuit
Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. Sports Minister Pascale St-Onge says $16 million in the budget to help stamp out maltreatment and sexual abuse in sport will ensure Canada’s athletes feel safe and their voices will be heard. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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Environmental groups sue Canada over Bay du Nord oil project approval
Minister of Environment Steven Guilbeault speaks during a press conference outside the GLOBE Forum at the Convention Centre in Vancouver, B.C., on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. As Newfoundland and Labrador awaits word from Ottawa on a proposed new oilfield off the coast of St. John's, Shears Mercer says he's not worried — he's frustrated. CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito
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Morning Update: ‘Canada has left us high and dry,’ former guard stranded in Kabul says
(FILES) In this file photo Afghans crowd at the tarmac of the Kabul airport on August 16, 2021, to flee the country as the Taliban were in control of Afghanistan after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country and conceded the insurgents had won the 20-year war. - Most Afghan allies seeking to flee with the US withdrawal were unable to do so due to airport chaos, a senior official said on September 1, 2021 as he described being "haunted" by the choices. President Joe Biden's administration says the victorious Taliban have promised to keep letting Afghans leave but many who worked for the United States over its 20-year mission fear retribution. (Photo by - / AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)
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Ottawa still giving financial criminals the kid-glove treatment
Rita Trichur
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Canada commits another $100-million in humanitarian assistance to Ukraine
WARSAW, POLAND - APRIL 09: (L-R) A message from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is played as Isha Sesay, Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, Hugh Evans, CEO & Co-founder, Global Citizen, and Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada (on screen) speak onstage during Stand Up For Ukraine on April 09, 2022 in Warsaw, Poland. (Photo by Brian Dowling/Getty Images for Global Citizen)
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Canada needs a unified approach for people fleeing Ukraine and Afghanistan
Naomi Alboim and Karen Cohl
energy and resources
Third federal loan guarantee finalized for N.L.’s troubled Muskrat Falls project
The construction site of the hydroelectric facility at Muskrat Falls, N.L., is seen on Tuesday, July 14, 2015. A consulting firm says it could be more than a year before Newfoundland and Labrador's beleaguered Muskrat Falls hydroelectricity project is producing at full commercial capacity. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan
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Former Canadian government official extradited to U.S. to face charges over ransomware attacks
FILE - In this Thursday, April 18, 2019, file photo, a sign for the Department of Justice hangs in the press briefing room at the Justice Department, in Washington. The U.S. will disclose the name of a Saudi citizen sought by lawyers for victims of the Sept. 11 attacks who want to link the kingdom to the terrorist plot. The Justice Department said in a court filing Thursday, Sept. 12, that it will disclose the name to lawyers for survivors and victims’ relatives. It will also be provided to lawyers for the Saudi government. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
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Quebec families of alleged brainwashing experiment victims still fighting for justice
Montreal, Quebec, 10 January 2007-- Montreal's Allan Memorial Institute on Wednesday, January 10, 2007. The psychiatric hospital, which hugs the side of Mount Royal and overlooks downtown, was the site of notorious brainwashing experiments in the 1950's. Janine Huard is seeking to launch a class-action lawsuit more than 50 years after she says she was subjected to psychiatric treatments there funded by the Canadian government and the CIA. PHOTO BY IAN BARRETT FOR THE GLOBE AND MAIL
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Canada’s MDA providing Ukraine with satellite imagery to fight Russia
Mike Greenley, CEO of MDA, is photographed at the company’s Brampton facility, on April 6, 2021. MDA is best known for manufacturing the Canadarm which has been used during the NASA shuttle missions, and is employed on the International Space Station (ISS). Fred Lum/The Globe and Mail