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Ottawa, Quebec commit $100M for semiconductor capacity in Bromont, Que., 280 jobs
BROMONT, Que. — The federal and Quebec governments are spending close to $100 million to boost the country's manufacturing capacity for semiconductors, which are vital in technologies ranging from artificial intelligence to quantum computing. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters today in Bromont, Que., that Ottawa will invest $59.9 million to help fund IBM Canada’s semiconductor packaging facility in the town about 70 kilometres southeast of Montreal. He says the investment will also go
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Minister 'outraged' as AFN national chief says headdress taken from Air Canada cabin
OTTAWA — The federal minister of Crown-Indigenous relations is calling on Air Canada to "make things right" with the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, who said her headdress was removed from an airplane cabin during a flight this week. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, who leads the advocacy organization, said in a social-media post Thursday her headdress and its case were taken away and put in a garbage bag. She said the incident left her with hurt feelings, and Air Canada needs a protoco
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Aamjiwnaang First Nation declares state of emergency over industry benzene leak
OTTAWA — Aamjiwnaang First Nation is declaring a state of emergency over a benzene leak linked to a neighbouring petrochemical facility. The community near Sarnia, Ont., which is surrounded by industrial facilities, raised the alarm last week as citizens fell ill and closed its offices to limit exposure to the cancer-causing substance. Leaders from the First Nation and international environment advocates also wrote to the federal environment minister on Thursday asking him to take immediate step
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Supreme Court rules military judges sufficiently independent from chain of command
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says the constitutional right of judicial independence is not compromised for soldiers appearing in front of military judges. Nine members of the Canadian Armed Forces argued that military judges may have divided loyalties, because they are also military officers who are part of a chain of command. Some of the military judges in those cases agreed that they lack judicial independence, because they could be vulnerable to pressure from higher ranks. But the mil
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First court appearance for boy and girl charged in death of Halifax 16-year-old
HALIFAX — A girl and a boy, both 14 years old, made their first appearance today in a Halifax courtroom, where they each face a second-degree murder charge in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old high school student. Crown attorney Terry Nickerson told provincial youth court Judge Bronwyn Duffy that he will be seeking adult penalties for both of the accused. Their identities are protected from publication under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. The victim, Ahmad Maher Al Marrach, was found badly in
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'Challengers' review: Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist own intoxicating, competitive tennis movie
The moment the trailer for Challengers was out, with Zendaya, Josh O'Connor and Mike Faist, it was one the most highly anticipated films of the year.
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Could climate change bring paradigm shift in biodiversity tracking?
Similar to humans, animals are largely dependent on the weather. So, how we track our biodiversity is likely to change as the planet endures an evolving climate with more extreme weather events
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