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Ottawa looking to clear problem backlog by March 2025 before axing Phoenix
OTTAWA — Ottawa says a big pile of problems still needs to be cleared before it can finally dump the error-prone Phoenix pay system for public-service employees.
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ASIRT releases new details about fatal police shooting in northeast Edmonton
Alberta's law enforcement watchdog released more information Tuesday about events leading to a fatal police shooting in northeast Edmonton late last month.The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team (ASIRT) issued a news release outlining the event, providing some new details, and asking any potential witnesses to contact the agency.ASIRT said that just before 9 p.m. on June 29, the Edmonton Police Service received a 911 call about a single vehicle rollover on Anthony Henday Drive. The caller sai
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Caribbean braces for economic punch after season's deadly first hurricane
Leaders across the Caribbean were still tallying the financial toll wrought by the earliest Atlantic storm on record to intensify to the maximum Category 5 level, after it left a trail of destruction on Jamaica and islands of the eastern Caribbean. "There is no doubt this disaster will have a major impact on Grenada's economic situation," Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell told a briefing on Tuesday. Mitchell emphasized the need to rebuild structures resistant to storms, noting many of the country
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Here the latest for Tuesday July 9: Beryl damages Houston stadium; Russia, Ukraine square off at UN; Powell says Federal Reserve making progress on inflation; Indian prime minister visits Moscow
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Surrey, B.C., council votes to redevelop affordable apartments
Council in Surrey, B.C., has voted to redevelop an affordable-housing complex into two high-rise towers, despite opposition from residents and neighbours. On Monday evening, protesters rallied outside the public hearing at city hall where the decision would be made to rezone 13265 104 Ave., currently the site of Elizabeth Manor. "If we are moved out of the building, we have nowhere to go," said Arun Mulackal, an Elizabeth Manor resident and member of housing advocacy union ACORN. "This is our la
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Can bat boxes help Canada's troubled mammals endure tough weather?
Bat boxes can help alleviate habitat loss threatening many of the troubled species in Canada, especially in the summer, as they encounter stormy weather
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Climate change made record-breaking Eastern Canada heat wave 'much more likely'
TORONTO — The heat wave that enveloped Eastern Canada last month was made between two to 10 times more likely due to climate change, federal officials said Tuesday, offering a sobering and rapid analysis of the effect of planet-warming emissions on the record-breaking temperatures.
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