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Provinces may have to agree to Ottawa's 2035 clean power target to access funding

Provinces may have to agree to Ottawa's 2035 clean power target to access funding

OTTAWA — The federal government is to tie billions of dollars in tax credits and grants for provincial electricity projects to progress toward Ottawa's target for an emissions-free electricity grid by 2035.
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Ontario proposing new regulations to protect workers from heat-related illnesses

Ontario proposing new regulations to protect workers from heat-related illnesses

Ontario is proposing regulations to protect workers in the province from heat-related illnesses amid a rise in extreme heat events across Canada due to climate change.
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Jose Bautista reflects on path to level of excellence with Toronto Blue Jays

Jose Bautista reflects on path to level of excellence with Toronto Blue Jays

TORONTO — Jose Bautista feels the 2015 and 2016 Toronto Blue Jays seasons provided the most joy in his highlight-filled career.
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Vancouver translator reaches settlement with British Museum over unauthorized work

Vancouver translator reaches settlement with British Museum over unauthorized work

Vancouver-based Yilin Wang says the museum has agreed to compensate her for translations that are part of an ongoing exhibit dubbed “China’s hidden century.”
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Alberta is expanding its move over law to keep roadsides safe for workers

Alberta is expanding its move over law to keep roadsides safe for workers

EDMONTON — Alberta drivers will now be expected to move over and slow down when passing roadside workers stopped on the sides of roads, or face a $243 fine and points against thier licences.
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Searchers find overturned boat, two fishermen last seen leaving N.B. harbour missing

NEGUAC, N.B. — RCMP in northeastern New Brunswick say a search is underway for two men who went fishing on Monday and have not returned.
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Nickelback love remains in Alberta hometown after highway signs come down

Nickelback love remains in Alberta hometown after highway signs come down

The signs may be gone but the mayor of an Alberta community says the love for hometown rock band Nickelback remains. Hanna, Alta., about 220 kilometres northeast of Calgary, removed in May signs declaring it was "Proud to be the home of Nickelback.
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Unifor president demands SNC-Lavalin reinstate fired union head

Unifor president demands SNC-Lavalin reinstate fired union head

MONTREAL — The head of Canada's largest private sector union is calling out SNC-Lavalin for firing the head of a separate union that represents 900 of its engineers, scientists and technicians.
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Pilot program seeks to reward companies that better protect temporary foreign workers

Pilot program seeks to reward companies that better protect temporary foreign workers

Ottawa introduced a new three-year pilot program Tuesday that would incentivize employers to follow worker-protection rules by making it easier for them to hire temporary foreign workers.
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How to cut back on post-secondary costs: Don’t buy every supply you think you need

How to cut back on post-secondary costs: Don’t buy every supply you think you need

When fourth-year Carleton University journalism student Boshko Maric started his undergraduate degree in the height of the pandemic, he didn’t have many people in his life to turn to for advice on the supplies he needed to buy.
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