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Technical difficulties delay House committee meeting Google exec was set to attend

Technical difficulties delay House committee meeting Google exec was set to attend

OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee that urgently summoned Google executives to testify about a decision to limit news for some Canadian users ended up cancelling its own meeting due to technical difficulties.
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Three Conservative MPs who met with far-right German politician will stay in caucus

Three Conservative MPs who met with far-right German politician will stay in caucus

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday he has no plans to remove from his caucus three members of Parliament who recently met with a German politician from a far-right party.
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EU head says Canada should focus on exporting clean hydrogen ahead of Ontario visit

EU head says Canada should focus on exporting clean hydrogen ahead of Ontario visit

OTTAWA — Canada should focus on exporting clean hydrogen to Europe as the continent shifts its fuel sources away from Russia, the head of the European Union said ahead of her visit to Canada.
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CN workers back union strike mandate as contract talks for 3,000 employees continue

CN workers back union strike mandate as contract talks for 3,000 employees continue

MONTREAL — CN workers backed a strike vote with negotiations set to resume on a contract for around 3,000 Canadian employees.
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In The News for March 6 : Worker shortages plague vital airlines in the North

In The News for March 6 : Worker shortages plague vital airlines in the North

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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B.C. woman killed in Mexico, man detained in suspected homicide

B.C. woman killed in Mexico, man detained in suspected homicide

VANCOUVER — A Canadian man is being detained in Mexico for the suspected homicide of a 23-year-old woman at a resort south of Cancun. The woman has been identified by family members as Kiara Agnew from Dawson Creek, B.C.
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Climate change threatens Canadian security, prosperity, warns stark spy agency brief

Climate change threatens Canadian security, prosperity, warns stark spy agency brief

OTTAWA — Canada's spy service warns that climate change poses a profound, ongoing threat to national security and prosperity, including the possible loss of parts of British Columbia and the Atlantic provinces to rising sea levels.
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Canadian environmental groups praise UN accord to protect marine life on high seas

Canadian environmental groups praise UN accord to protect marine life on high seas

OTTAWA — Praise poured in from Canadian environmental groups on Sunday for a newly signed treaty that will help protect biodiversity in the high seas, where conservation efforts across vast stretches of the planet have historically been hampered by a
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TikTok to remain sponsor at Broadbent Institute conference despite security concerns

TikTok to remain sponsor at Broadbent Institute conference despite security concerns

OTTAWA — The Broadbent Institute is keeping TikTok as a sponsor during their upcoming conference, despite rising national security concerns from the government of Canada regarding the popular app.
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B.C. logging firm wants to avoid cutting old growth, but province said it must pay

B.C. logging firm wants to avoid cutting old growth, but province said it must pay

A British Columbia company that wants to avoid logging sections of at-risk old growth was told by the Crown corporation that manages B.C.'s public forests to cut the trees down or pay to leave them standing, its chief forester said.
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