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Mohawk territory of Kahnawà:ke finding legalized pot law to be a ‘tricky’ endeavour – APTN News
May 25, 2018 As the federal government works towards legalizing marijuana, the Mohawk territory of Kahnawà:ke is still trying to work out its own law. The community outside Montreal isn’t opposed to legalized pot – in fact, it’s looking at it as an “opportunity.” But as First Nation communities across Canada are getting ready for […]
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In the news today, May 25 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press May 25, 2018 Five stories in the news for Friday, May 25 ___ FIFTEEN INJURED IN MISSISSAUGA, ONT., EXPLOSION Police are searching for two suspects after 15 people were injured by an “improvised explosive device” inside an Indian restaurant in Mississauga, Ont. Peel Region police said they were called about the explosion in […]
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Aecon shares plunge nearly 15 per cent after Ottawa blocks sale to Chinese firm – CP
Source: The Canadian Press May 24, 2018 By Ross Marowits THE CANADIAN PRESS MONTREAL _ Aecon Group Inc. shares plummeted nearly 15 per cent Thursday morning to a nine-month low in the first trading after the federal government blocked the proposed $1.5-billion takeover of the construction firm by a Chinese state-owned company for reasons of national security. […]
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Nunavik Inuit’s business development arm revamps its board – Nunatsiaq News
May 24, 2018 “I don’t have a strong belief in separating politics and economics” The one-year-old business development corporation for Nunavik Inuit has a new board of directors and the region’s two major airlines are now under its control. Nuvviti Development Corp. is being restructured, slightly more than a year after the new entity was […]
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In the news today, May 24 – CP
Source: The Canadian Press May 24, 2018 Six stories in the news for Thursday, May 24 ___ FEDS BLOCK $1.5-BILLION AECON TAKEOVER The federal government has blocked the proposed $1.5-billion takeover of the Aecon Group construction firm by a Chinese state-owned company for reasons of national security. China’s embassy in Ottawa responded to the decision last night […]
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in La Malbaie, Que., ahead of G7 Summit – CP
Source: The Canadian Press May 23, 2018 MONTREAL _ Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be in La Malbaie, Que., later today to participate in events ahead of the 44th annual G7 Summit. Over the next two days, Trudeau is scheduled to attend a community barbecue and meet with local journalists, two weeks before international leaders descend in […]
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Opinion: Reduce the poverty-to-prison pipeline for women – The Province
Over the last decade, the number of women in Canada’s jails has spiked 30 per cent. Even more troubling, after a 60-per-cent increase over the same period, Indigenous female prisoners now account for 37 per cent of all incarcerated women, and 50 per cent of women in maximum security. According to the 2017 correctional investigator […]
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Feds must allow First Nations to tax, regulate cannabis – Policy Options
There was little surprise when the Assembly of First Nations, at its Special Chiefs Assembly in early May, called on the government of Canada to amend Bill C-45, the Cannabis Act. The chiefs sought to prevent provincial regulations from applying on reserves and to allow First Nations to share in the revenue that will be […]
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Bloc Quebecois youth wing drops support for Martine Ouellet – CP
Source: The Canadian Press May 16, 2018 MONTREAL _ The youth wing of the Bloc Quebecois has become the latest group to withdraw its support for embattled leader Martine Ouellet, declaring Wednesday she’s not the one to bring the crumbling sovereigntist party together again. Members of the youth wing’s executive said in a statement they don’t believe […]
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Proposed opening of dam spillway brings up bad memories for Kuujjuaq residents – CBC
May 15, 2018 If the spillway is opened, the river will run around 15 per cent higher from mid-June to August Hydro-Québec might be opening a dam spillway near Kuujjuaq, Que. in Nunavik this summer and it’s dredging up bad memories. One of the last times the spillway opened — in 1984 — nearly 10,000 […]
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