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Trudeau met by more anti-pipeline protesters on his B.C. long weekend tour
Drum beats and chanting followed Justin Trudeau to Delta, B.C., on Sunday, August 5, 2018,as anti-pipeline protesters attempted to disrupt the prime minister's speech at a Liberal Party of Canada community barbecue.
McKenna's anti-plastics push on Twitter running afoul of local businesses
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna's campaign against plastic straws is fodder for her Twitter critics this week after she twice posted incorrectly that local Ottawa restaurants have banned them entirely.
Toronto receives $11M from feds to deal with spike in asylum seekers
The City of Toronto now has $11 million in its coffers from the federal government to pay down some costs it has incurred dealing with an influx of irregular border crossers.
Myanmar leader removed from display at Canadian Museum for Human Rights
Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi is being removed from a display at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights.
Canada to join Mexico, Japan, South Korea, EU to talk auto tariffs
Canada will join Mexico and other European and Asian auto-producing countries this week to plot strategy ahead of the potential imposition of tariffs on vehicles and auto parts exported to the United States.
Quebec police investigating after Premier Philippe Couillard's boat sinks
Authorities are investigating after a fishing boat belonging to Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard sank while docked at a marina in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region.
Dozens of fires out of control in Ontario; most pressing in northeast is 82 square kilometres
Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources says dozens of forest fires remain out of control, with the most pressing in the province's northeast now measuring more than 82 square kilometres.
Vancouver Park Board formally acknowledges colonial role, votes to apologize
The name of Vancouver's Stanley Park may be up for debate as the city's park board confronts its colonial past and pursues reconciliation.
First Nations file lawsuit over Husky oil spill into North Saskatchewan River
Two First Nations in Saskatchewan have filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against an energy company responsible for an oil spill that fouled the drinking water supply of thousands of people two years ago.
Entering Canada no 'free ticket' to stay, Goodale tells MPs on asylum seekers
The Liberal government has made it clear that simply entering Canada is not a "free ticket" for newcomers to stay in the country, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale told MPs studying the ongoing influx of asylum seekers from the United States.