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Say Goodbye To Plastic Bags, Straws In Canada In 2021: Minister
The evidence is overwhelming that single-use plastics are harming wildlife.
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Make front page news by NOT inviting the media (a media relations success story)
We wanted media coverage. So we were, counterintuitively, very careful not to let the media know we would be in town. And we got covered in every media outlet. How did we succeed?
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Canada will ban 'harmful' single-use plastics as early as 2021
Justin Trudeau said his government is drawing inspiration from EU in planning ban on water bottles, plastic bags and straws
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For the first time, Canada adds white supremacists and neo-Nazi groups to its terror organization list
Blood and Honour and Combat 18 were labeled terrorist entities last Friday, joining groups such as al-Qaeda, Boko Haram and the Islamic State.
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Whale and dolphin captivity banned by law in Canada
The bill grandfathers in those that are already being held at two facilities in the country.
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Canadian province will prohibit sale of gas-powered cars by 2040
British Columbia, Canada has just passed a law that would ban sales of gas-powered cars in 30 years.
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Canadian lawmakers fume after Facebook's Zuckerberg snubs invitation
It was the second time in six months Zuckerberg and Facebook’s Chief Operating Office Sheryl Sandberg have failed to show up when invited to address a committee of international lawmakers investigating disinformation, privacy and how to protect democracy. Zuckerberg and Sandberg will be served with an formal summons should they “decide to come to Canada to go fishing,” said Canada’s Charlie Angus, a parliamentarian for the left-leaning New Democratic Party. “It’s not good enough for them to blow us off.”
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Canada Plans 'Meaningful Financial Consequences' for Tech Companies That Spread Disinformation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the planned "digital charter" to tackle online extremism, disinformation, and transparency, on Thursday.
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It’s official – China is a threat to Canada’s national security
Parliamentarians’ report highlights Beijing’s complex campaigns of subversion, threats, influence-buying, bullying and espionage here
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Top 6 Best & Verified Marijuana Dispensaries in Canada
After the legalization of marijuana in Canada, people are looking for recreational marijuana dispensaries in Canada.Govt. has legalized few dispensaries in Canada
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New privacy rules will force Canadian companies to disclose data breaches
New privacy rules designed to better safeguard the personal data of Canadians and let them know when it has been breached kick in today, but even security experts say they are far from perfect.
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Farewell trans fats? Here's why Canada's ban won't immediately see them banished from store shelves
Artificial trans fats will be off Canadian plates for good, as the final step to ban them in Canada is scheduled to take effect Monday. Researchers believe a ban could prevent up to 12,000 heart attacks in Canada over 20 years.
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Trump admits to explosive off-the-record comments on Canada
President Trump told reporters he was not offering Canada any concessions in NAFTA negotiations but couldn't say so publicly because it would kill the deal, he confirmed in a tweet which featured an accusation that Bloomberg had "BLATANTLY VIOLATED" an agreement that the remark was off-the-record.
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US-Canada trade talks end without a deal
Talks between the US and Canada about amending the North American Free Trade Agreement (Nafta) have ended for the week without reaching a deal. US officials said they would meet their Canadian counterparts again next week in an effort to reach agreement. For now, the US plans to move forward with a deal with Mexico on terms reached earlier in the week. It's not clear what this means for the trilateral agreement, which governs more than $1tr (£770bn) in trade.
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Canada stunned and worried about Trump trade threats
It started with President Donald Trump’s attacks on Canadian dairy farmers. Then Washington slapped tariffs on Canadian steel, citing national security. There was that disastrous G-7 summit in Quebec. Now it’s a new North American free trade agreement that excludes America’s northern neighbor. Canadians are stunned by the repeated broadsides from what has long been their closest ally and some have even begun boycotts.
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Canada fires back at Saudi Arabia for preparing to behead a female activist for the first time
Canada responded to news that Saudi Arabia is planning to behead a female activist currently behind bars, in a further escalation of an already-tense diplomatic spat between the two countries. Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland sparked major controversy earlier this month with a single tweet calling out Saudi Arabia for its detention of a prominent activists. The dispute soon escalated — you can read a complete timeline here.
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Saudi Arabia expels Canada’s ambassador, freezes trade with Ottawa
Saudi Arabia has asked Canada’s ambassador to leave the country within 24 hours, just two days after Canada criticized the arrest of women’s rights and other civil society activists in the Arab kingdom. In a statement, the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Canada of making “false” statements and interfering with Saudi internal affairs, and said ambassador...
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Canada is using ancestry DNA websites to help it deport people
In another example of the extraordinary lengths Canadian immigration officials go to deport migrants, the Canada Border Services Agency has been collecting their DNA and using ancestry websites to find and contact their distant relatives and establish their nationality.
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That Time the U.S. Almost Went to War With Canada
And other tales from the Northern border.
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Americans are saying #ThanksCanada in wake of Donald Trump’s attack on Justin Trudeau
Americans are finding reasons to thank Canada after U.S. President Donald Trump and his administration attacked Canada and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau following the G7 summit in Quebec over the weekend.
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