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Carl Meyer
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News, Ottawa Insider
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August 19th 2020
Canada has been letting boaters who are caught violating a sanctuary for endangered whales off with a warning. The government says it won’t hesitate to impose a penalty if warranted — it just hasn’t seen such a case yet.
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More in today's news
Bill 197 included a major rewrite of Ontario’s environmental assessment rules, which critics said watered down key protections. A council of First Nations are now calling on the Ford government to respect treaty rights, flagging concerns about the legislation.
Emma McIntosh
News, Politics
| August 19th 2020
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Tyler Dyck lifts a dram of whisky to the light, musing that it holds a field — distilled. It’s the kind of taste the Okanagan-based distiller and president of the Craft Distiller’s Guild of B.C. says could spur renewal of B.C. farms — but only if there are changes to a tax that's deeply rooted in Canada’s history.
Marc Fawcett-Atkinson
News, Food Insider
| August 19th 2020
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Thousands of pages of newly released documents back up the Trudeau government's contention that it was federal public servants who recommended a student service grant program be administered by WE Charity.
Joan Bryden, Jim Bronskill
News, Politics
| August 19th 2020
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shut down Parliament and is promising to come back with a new throne speech next month to reset his Liberal government's agenda in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Teresa Wright
News, Politics
| August 19th 2020
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Parliament has been prorogued until Sept. 23, when there will be a speech from the throne. Here is what that means and what could come next.
The Canadian Press
News, Politics
| August 19th 2020
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The act of producing journalism is predicated on upholding high ethical standards, which demands that information gathered during the reporting process be presented accurately, fairly and transparently for public consideration.
CAJ: Canadian Association of Journalists
Opinion
| August 19th 2020
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First Nations groups in British Columbia are calling on the federal fisheries minister to issue an emergency order to close all sockeye fisheries on the Fraser River.
The Canadian Press
News, Politics
| August 19th 2020
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The lawyer for a retired biologist and an environmental group is seeking judicial review of Nova Scotia's decision to remove a section of Crown land along the province's Eastern Shore from a list of pending protected areas.
The Canadian Press
News, Politics
| August 19th 2020
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Andrew Furey will be sworn in as premier of Newfoundland and Labrador today, August 19, 2020.
The Canadian Press
News, Politics
| August 19th 2020
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From the archives
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Brenna Owen, Alastair Spriggs
News, Politics
| September 17th 2019
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