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5G wireless telecommunication corridor slated for Ontario, Quebec
The governments of Canada, Ontario and Quebec are partnering with some of the world's digital heavyweights to usher in the next generation of wireless technology.
B.C.'s Cariboo Regional District mulls wildfire proposals after 2017 blazes
A regional government in British Columbia's southern Interior is mulling more than 70 recommendations to improve its response to wildfires.
Approaching monsoon season sparks concerns for refugees in Bangladesh
Canada is sending just over $8 million to agencies helping Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh as they prepare for monsoon storms.
Nova Scotia becomes first Canadian province to ban declawing of cats
Nova Scotia has become the first province to ban medically unnecessary cat declawing.
$1.6B contract one of three awarded for Site C dam in northeastern B.C.
A $1.6 billion contract has been awarded for construction of the Site C hydroelectric dam in northeastern British Columbia, just three months after the province's NDP government reluctantly allowed the megaproject to continue.
Wickenheiser says strengthening Olympic hockey bridge behind North Korea trip
Hayley Wickenheiser was conflicted about the unified Korean women's hockey team at last month's Winter Olympics.
Bloc founder Bouchard 'very discouraged' with what is happening within party
Bloc Quebecois founder Lucien Bouchard says he is "very discouraged" by what he sees happening within the sovereigntist party.
Ottawa spends $9.1 million on studies aimed at protecting whales
The federal government is spending more than $9.1 million to develop and test technologies that alert vessels to the presence of whales, lowering the risk of collisions.
Ontario Tories say Brown ineligible to run in riding for spring election
Former Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Patrick Brown will not be eligible to run in the riding he was nominated in for the province's June 7 election, the party's provincial nominations committee said late on Thursday, March 15, 2018.
Transport Canada to launch First Nations vessel traffic monitoring program
Transport Minister Marc Garneau says efforts to protect Canada's coastlines from vessel spills includes an "unprecedented level of collaboration" with Indigenous communities.