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  • NewsThe Canadian Press

    MPs grill 'incompetent' health agency on fired National Microbiology Lab scientists

    OTTAWA — Federal officials in charge of the National Microbiology Lab defended security protocols at the Winnipeg institution against accusations from MPs of bureaucratic incompetence Friday. "We acted as expeditiously as we could, given the information that was available," Public Health Agency of Canada head Heather Jeffrey said Friday. She testified at the House committee on Canada-China relations as it probes Ottawa's handling of two researchers at the Winnipeg lab, who left Canada after thei

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  • ScienceThe Weather Network

    What is cloud seeding? How scientists hope to generate rain

    Researchers have spent decades trying to ‘seed’ clouds and force them to generate rain or snow—with varying levels of success. Here’s how it works

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    Judge orders shipping container removed from Surrey property

    A B.C Supreme Court judge has ruled that a shipping container being used to store children's items on a residential property in Surrey, B.C., violates a city zoning bylaw, and must be removed.Praveen Kaur Koonar and Jaswinder Singh Koonar have been in a lengthy dispute with the City of Surrey over the container, which sits on a property Praveen Kaur Koonar owns. The property is zoned for single-family residential use.Justice Geoffrey Gomery's decision, which was handed down in February and poste

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    Regina health-care workers picket for better pay and working conditions

    Dozens of health-care workers picketed outside of Regina's Pasqua Hospital on Friday to ask the province to address conditions in Saskatchewan's health-care system.The rally, organized by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), was the fourth in a series across Saskatchewan, with the other three held in Weyburn, North Battleford and Prince Albert this month. CUPE 5430 president Bashir Jalloh said the union has been at the bargaining table since September 2023 and is frustrated with the pr

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  • NewsCanadian Press Videos

    Newsroom Ready: Ottawa will 'go around' provinces that lack ambition on housing: PM Ottawa will 'go around' provinces that lack ambition on housing: PM

    Canada's premiers have warned the federal government not to overreach into their jurisdictions when it comes to delivering the programs laid out in Ottawa's latest budget. In Victoria, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he’d always rather work with the provinces, but he will “go around” those that aren’t being ambitious when it comes to building more housing. April 19, 2024)

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    Oklahoma City remembers victims of bombing 29 years later

    Oklahomans paused Friday to remember the 168 lives lost and those who survived the Murrah Federal Building bombing 29 years ago.

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    N.S. Justice Minister Brad Johns resigns from cabinet

    Nova Scotia Justice Minister Brad Johns has resigned from cabinet.Premier Tim Houston made the announcement in a news release sent Friday evening.The resignation comes a day after Johns's comments on domestic violence in Nova Scotia.Speaking to reporters Thursday, Johns said he didn't believe domestic violence is an epidemic — a position that's contrary to the Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commissions's final report.Thursday and Friday marked the four-year anniversary of the Nova Scotia mass shootin

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