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Proposed shark tourism project has to walk fine line to balance benefits and safety

Proposed shark tourism project has to walk fine line to balance benefits and safety

A proposed tourism project off the coast of Nova Scotia to let people watch great white sharks through the bars of a submerged cage requires a balancing act between sightseeing and the needs of the animals, says one expert.
No winning ticket sold for Friday's $30 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket sold for Friday's $30 million Lotto Max jackpot

There was no winning ticket sold in Friday's Lotto Max $30 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on April 18 will be an estimated $40 million. The Canadian Press
First Nations health gets $8.2B in funding; may be used on 'social determinants'

First Nations health gets $8.2B in funding; may be used on 'social determinants'

VANCOUVER — Federal funding of $8.
Alberta Premier Smith, with election looming, announces new limits on media questions

Alberta Premier Smith, with election looming, announces new limits on media questions

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, four days after announcing she won’t answer questions on her ethics investigation, says she will limit questions on all other topics.
Canada's pledge to make more vaccines at home is still a work in progress

Canada's pledge to make more vaccines at home is still a work in progress

OTTAWA — The COVID-19 pandemic wasn't even six months old, and not a single vaccine for it had been approved for use anywhere, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to a podium in Montreal to promise that Canada's National Research Council would be
22 overdoses in one night: Ex-paramedic looks back on 7th anniversary of B.C. crisis

22 overdoses in one night: Ex-paramedic looks back on 7th anniversary of B.C. crisis

VANCOUVER — Brian Twaites remembers the first time he realized toxic drugs in British Columbia had hit a crisis level. On one shift as a paramedic, he handled 26 calls and more than 22 of them were drug overdoses.
Greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2021, but climate experts still see positive signs

Greenhouse gas emissions rose in 2021, but climate experts still see positive signs

OTTAWA — Several climate change experts said Friday they see reason for hope in Canada's efforts to slow global warming even though the country's greenhouse gas emissions rose slightly in 2021.
Telford says national security limits what she can say on foreign interference

Telford says national security limits what she can say on foreign interference

OTTAWA — The prime minister's chief of staff offered up few details to a House of Commons committee studying foreign interference in the last two elections, frustrating Conservatives and New Democrats who say her lack of answers Friday will erode tru
Student newspaper drops 'McGill' from name over university founder's slavery ties

Student newspaper drops 'McGill' from name over university founder's slavery ties

MONTREAL — A student newspaper at McGill University has dropped "McGill" from its name and is calling on the university to stop using the name because the school’s founder enslaved people.
Ottawa mayor declined feds' offer to take over street in front of Parliament Hill

Ottawa mayor declined feds' offer to take over street in front of Parliament Hill

OTTAWA — The federal government wants to keep the street in front of Parliament Hill closed and has offered to take it over from the City of Ottawa, but the city says it is not interested in a temporary handover.