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B.C. releases more money to clean up dormant oil and gas wells
The latest round of applications is now open under a $100-million fund aimed at cleaning dormant oil and gas wells in British Columbia.
First Nations will step closer to self-determination with UN declaration: Bellegarde
Passing a new law to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will get First Nations closer to self-determination, National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations said on Wednesday, February 10, 2021.
Green Leader Annamie Paul will run for a seat in Toronto Centre
Annamie Paul is doubling down on Toronto Centre.
Taxing services like Netflix could yield feds $1.3 billion: budget officer
A new report from the parliamentary budget officer says the government may be slightly underestimating how much revenue it could receive from taxing online services like Netflix.
B.C. council approves Canada geese cull
A program to cull invasive, non-migratory Canada geese in British Columbia's North Okanagan has the strong support of Vernon city council.
Criteria for quarantine hotels revealed as Ottawa advances new travel rule
Hotel operators seeking to take part in Canada's mandatory three-day quarantine for returning travellers can now access the criteria, though it comes as cold comfort to a battered industry.
Americans split over decision to impeach Trump as Senate trial begins: poll
When it comes to impeaching Donald Trump, a new poll suggests Americans are just as divided as the United States Senate.
Hotel quarantines could harm lower-income Canadians: Lawyer
The Canadian Civil Liberties Association is questioning Ottawa's move to require hotel quarantines for international travellers, saying it may harm lower-income Canadians and infringe on citizens' mobility rights.
No Moderna vaccine doses scheduled this week, with future amounts uncertain
The Public Health Agency of Canada says Ottawa plans to distribute more than 70,000 Pfizer-BiotNTech vaccine doses this week ahead of a major ramp-up, but no Moderna doses are on the schedule.
Quebec judge sides with Hasidic Jews in COVID case
A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled in favour of a group of Hassidic Jews who had challenged the province's COVID-19 restrictions on religious gatherings.