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Trump trial updates: David Pecker testifies about election-year hush money payments to Stormy Daniels, Karen McDougal
David Pecker, the former publisher of the National Enquirer, told the jury in former President Donald Trump's hush money trail about negotiations in 2016 with two women looking to sell their stories about sexual relationships with Trump.
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CP NewsAlert: Bill would give Alberta power to fire municipal councillors, nix bylaws
EDMONTON — The Alberta government has introduced a bill that would grant it sweeping powers over municipalities, including the right to fire councillors, overturn bylaws and postpone elections. The proposed law would also allow political parties to run on municipal ballots in Edmonton and Calgary. Municipal Affairs Minster Ric McIver says the new powers are justified to ensure fair elections and accountability from municipal leaders. He says the powers would only be used as a last resort. The pr
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Horne Smelter decreases arsenic emissions as it inches toward Quebec benchmark
Canada's only copper smelter says it's making progress toward reducing arsenic emissions in the northwestern Quebec city that it neighbours.The Horne Smelter, in operation since 1927 and now owned by Swiss multinational Glencore, released its report on emissions in Rouyn-Noranda, Que., for 2023 on Thursday.It averaged 45 nanograms per cubic metre of arsenic between March 16, 2023, and March 15, 2024, down nearly 40 per cent from a year earlier.Marie-Élise Viger, Glencore's environmental manager
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'Extreme drought' in area of early-season wildfire near Chetwynd, B.C.
CHETWYND, B.C. — British Columbia's first wildfire evacuation order of this season lasted under 24 hours, but local officials say dry conditions mean the risk is still high. Mike Bernier, the member of the legislature for Peace River South, says there's "no moisture in the area," which saw hardly any snowpack this winter. He says the early-season wildfire was discovered "really close" to a small subdivision about four kilometres outside Chetwynd, B.C., on Wednesday afternoon. Bernier says the bl
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Pro-Palestinian protests spread as hundreds arrested at Emory University, Emerson College and elsewhere across the U.S. Here's what's happening.
Pro-Palestinian protests and encampments are springing up at numerous colleges, leading to arrests and heightened security concerns. Here’s what's happening.
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56 dogs and 9 llamas among dozens of animals seized in investigation north of Calgary
A large animal seizure in Mountain View County is putting more strain on the Alberta SPCA and other animal welfare organizations in the province.On Tuesday, the SPCA was asked to help out with an RCMP investigation in the large municipality located halfway between Calgary and Red Deer.When its officers got to the site, they found 82 animals in distress: 56 dogs, 9 llamas, 10 sheep, four chickens and three geese.All the animals are being medically assessed at caretaking facilities, the SPCA said
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Keep Sarnia plastic plant shut until First Nation says it's safe: environment groups
OTTAWA — International environmental advocates are calling for a petrochemical plant in southern Ontario to remain closed, in light of reports about a benzene leak that continues to affect a neighbouring First Nation community. A letter signed by more than 100 organizations around the world calls on Canada's environment minister to take immediate steps to ensure the plant remains closed until the Aamjiwnaang First Nation deems it safe to reopen. The Ineos Styrolution plant in Sarnia, which produ
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