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March 14th 2019

Transport Minister Marc Garneau has issued a safety notice on the Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft based on new information received on Wednesday morning.

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The absence of climate policy is driving up Enbridge heating bills in Doug Ford’s Ontario The Ford government’s policies, ostensibly made to save taxpayers money, have in fact opened the door to federal policies that would raise the cost of natural gas used to heat the province’s homes and business and cook its food. Fatima Syed News, Energy, Politics \| March 13th 2019

Dianne Saxe calls on Ontario faith leaders to stand up for the climate: 'What are the Ontario bishops and faith leaders doing?' “Faith leaders have been completely invisible, as far as I can tell, in the public debate in Ontario about how to fight climate change in general, and about carbon pricing in particular,” says Dianne Saxe Beatrice Ekoko Opinion \| March 13th 2019

N.W.T., federal government reach deal on caribou conservation plans Ottawa and the Northwest Territories have reached a deal on protecting threatened caribou. Bob Weber News, Politics \| March 14th 2019

New federal food guide may be 'out of reach' for most Canadians:report The fruit-and-vegetable-heavy fare touted in the new federal food guide may be too expensive — or perhaps just not enticing enough — to easily form the basis of most Canadians' diets, a new report suggests. Holly McKenzie-Sutter News, Politics \| March 14th 2019

Chinese evidence behind canola impasse? 'So far we've heard nothing,' Carr says Canada still hasn't seen the evidence China used to block canola shipments from one of Canada's largest grain producers, International Trade Minister Jim Carr said Wednesday in an interview. Andy Blatchford News, Politics \| March 14th 2019

RCMP found no evidence Jean Chrétien lobbied illegally on N.S. visit: premier Nova Scotia's premier says the RCMP has found no evidence that former prime minister Jean Chrétien carried out illegal lobbying during a visit to his Halifax office last year. Michael Tutton News, Politics \| March 14th 2019

PQ plans to modernize but can't shake old habit of public infighting Its 2017 "rejuvenation" did nothing to avert last October's election disaster, but the Parti Quebecois says a new plan to modernize itself will be different than all previous attempts. Giuseppe Valiante News, Politics \| March 14th 2019

B.C. building code adjusted upwards to allow 12-storey wood buildings The height limit for wood buildings in British Columbia is rising to 12 from six storeys in a move that Premier John Horgan expects to spur development using timber and give the province a headstart on other parts of the country. Dirk Meissner News, Politics \| March 14th 2019

Federal budget expected to have more wiggle room, even with weaker outlook The improved economy is expected to give the Trudeau government more fiscal room than anticipated in next week's pre-election budget — but a wobbly economic finish to 2018 means conditions could look much different as the October vote approaches. Andy Blatchford News, Politics \| March 14th 2019

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