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Banff, Jasper, Yoho and Kootenay national parks to see infrastructure upgrades

Banff, Jasper, Yoho and Kootenay national parks to see infrastructure upgrades

BANFF, Alta. — Parks Canada has announced money to improve safety and experiences for visitors to four mountain national parks in Alberta and British Columbia.
Quebec man guilty of promoting hatred against Jews in article on neo-Nazi site

Quebec man guilty of promoting hatred against Jews in article on neo-Nazi site

MONTREAL — To advocate for Nazism is to call for the persecution of Jews, a Quebec court judge ruled Monday in a decision against a 36-year-old man who wrote hundreds of online articles for an American neo-Nazi website.
Majority of survey respondents vote to end seasonal time change in N.W.T.

Majority of survey respondents vote to end seasonal time change in N.W.T.

YELLOWKNIFE — The Northwest Territories is considering whether to end seasonal time changes after a survey suggested there's interest in the move.
Trudeau mum on sending tanks to Ukraine as Poland pushes ahead

Trudeau mum on sending tanks to Ukraine as Poland pushes ahead

OTTAWA — Canada's allies are pledging to send tanks to Ukraine, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave no indication Monday morning about whether Ottawa will follow suit.
Ottawa police preparing for possible weekend protests on 'Freedom Convoy' anniversary

Ottawa police preparing for possible weekend protests on 'Freedom Convoy' anniversary

Ottawa police Chief Eric Stubbs says resources, tow trucks and staffing plans are in place as the city prepares to mark the one-year anniversary of the start of the "Freedom Convoy." On Jan.
Alberta government says no evidence of emails to prosecutors on border blockade cases

Alberta government says no evidence of emails to prosecutors on border blockade cases

EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it could not find any emails to substantiate an allegation that one of Premier Danielle Smith’s staffers wrote to prosecutors to try to influence how they handled cases tied to a blockade in Coutts, Alta.
U.S. borrows page from Canada for new Welcome Corps refugee resettlement program

U.S. borrows page from Canada for new Welcome Corps refugee resettlement program

WASHINGTON — The State Department is setting up a new program aimed at giving ordinary Americans the chance to help resettle refugees in the United States — and it's borrowing a page from Canada's immigration playbook to do it.
Fate of many Canadians held in Syrian camps still unclear despite court ruling

Fate of many Canadians held in Syrian camps still unclear despite court ruling

OTTAWA — A court action has prompted the federal government to begin repatriating several Canadians detained in Syria, but the fate of many other citizens trapped there remains unclear.
After sex assault acquittal, military clears Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin of misconduct

After sex assault acquittal, military clears Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin of misconduct

OTTAWA — The Canadian military has concluded on the balance of probabilities that Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin "did not engage in sexual misconduct" after the senior military officer was acquitted of sexual assault late last year.
Subcontracting ArriveCan development 'seems highly illogical and inefficient:' PM

Subcontracting ArriveCan development 'seems highly illogical and inefficient:' PM

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has asked Canada's top public servant to look into the government's procurement process over what he said seemed to be a "highly illogical and inefficient" contract to develop the ArriveCan app.