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Billions of bottles: Canadian statistics paint grim picture of plastic litter problem
OTTAWA — New Canadian data suggest that over a nine-year period between 2012 and 2020, the equivalent of more than 15 billion plastic bottles and as many as 14 billion plastic grocery bags became litter in Canada's environment.
Apr 25, 2024 4:49 PM
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Mom distributes air quality monitors after 9-year-old's asthma death during wildfires
Nine-year-old Carter Vigh was having a great day last July 11, visiting a waterpark, enjoying a picnic lunch and playing soccer with other kids at a day camp run by his mother, Amber Vigh.
Apr 25, 2024 3:42 PM
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Jury selected for Winnipeg trial of man accused of killing four women
WINNIPEG — A jury has been selected for the trial of a Winnipeg man accused of killing four women. Jeremy Skibicki has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder.
Apr 25, 2024 3:28 PM
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Preliminary inquiry scheduled in case of 19-year-old accused of killing six in Ottawa
OTTAWA — Dates for a preliminary inquiry have been set for a 19-year-old former international student accused of killing members of a family he had been living with in an Ottawa suburb.
Apr 25, 2024 3:21 PM
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Here's a list of recent electric vehicle and battery plant announcements in Canada
Honda Motor Co. plans to build a $15-billion electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont., plant, which it will retool to produce EVs, the company announced on Thursday.
Apr 25, 2024 2:55 PM
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CP NewsAlert: Two 14-year-olds in Halifax charged with second-degree murder
HALIFAX — Police have charged two 14-year-olds with second-degree murder following the death this week in Halifax of 16-year-old Ahmad Maher Al Marrach.
Apr 25, 2024 2:21 PM
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Honda to get up to $5B in government assistance for EV battery, assembly plants
Honda is set to build an electric vehicle battery plant next to its Alliston, Ont.
Apr 25, 2024 1:36 PM
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Top court to examine COVID-related entry limits imposed by Newfoundland and Labrador
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will weigh the constitutionality of a pandemic-related restriction that curbed travel for public-health reasons.
Apr 25, 2024 1:30 PM
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Canada sanctions Iran defence minister, others after missile attack on Israel
OTTAWA — Canada is targeting Iran's defence minister as part of a new round of sanctions imposed after the country's retaliatory attack on Israel earlier this month.
Apr 25, 2024 1:28 PM
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N.L. minister seeks Criminal Code changes he says will protect domestic abuse victims
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador’s justice minister has asked his federal counterpart to make changes to the Criminal Code that he says will help protect victims of domestic and intimate partner violence.
Apr 25, 2024 12:19 PM
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