Newfoundland and Labrador offshore oil industry hoping election brings sea change
Charlene Johnson, chief executive of the sector's industry association, Energy N.L., says policies from the Liberal government under former prime minister Justin Trudeau have had a chilling effect on oil and gas development in the province.
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- Global News
City of West Kelowna shuts down MAGA-aligned Christian musician's concert
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Winnipeg Free Press
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- Winnipeg Free Press
Tariffs costs pushing many Manitoba small businesses to edge: CFIB survey
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Toronto Star
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- Toronto Star
B.C. court gives parliament 10-month deadline to make Indian Act comply with Charter
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has given the Canadian government until April 2026 to change the Indian Act to bring it into compliance with the Charter of Rights and Freedoms after a successful legal challenge by descendants of people who renounced their status under the law. The court ruled that provisions of the act that denied status to people with a 'family history of enfranchisement,' where their parents or grandparents gave up their status and the benefits it entails, infringed upon the plaintiffs' Charter rights.
