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There isn't enough business to justify rail line across Cape Breton, study finds
An engineer who helped author a 2023 study into the viability of a rail line across Cape Breton says there aren't enough businesses on the island that need to ship by train to justify fixing up the crumbling rail bed, bridges and tracks.Dan MacDonald, of DMDE Engineering, said officials wanted to do a study to demonstrate the need for a functioning rail line with a container terminal project.To do that, the rail company has said it needs to run at least 10,000 rail cars across Cape Breton Island
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Holdover fire near Dettah likely started from abandoned campfire, NWT Fire says
NWT Fire says it's seeing campfires left unattended in the Yellowknife area and that even though there's still some ice on the lakes, those fires pose serious risk. "It is so discouraging to see this sort of thing – especially after what was experienced last year," N.W.T. wildfire information officer Mike Westwick said in an emailed fire update. Westwick said crews saw that threat in action with a fire spotted near Dettah that NWT Fire suspects started from a campfire and was abandoned over wint
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VideoDrake's security guard injured after shooting outside of rapper's Toronto home
Toronto police say a security guard working outside the Bridle Path home of rap superstar Drake was injured in a shooting early Tuesday morning. Caryn Liberman reports.
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Official languages commissioner sees complaints drop by more than half in past year
OTTAWA — The number of complaints from Canadians who say their official language rights weren't respected dropped by more than half last year. In his annual report released today, official languages commissioner Raymond Théberge says his office received 847 admissible complaints between April 1, 2023, and March 31, 2024, down from 1,788 in the previous 12 months. But Théberge says it's too early to say whether the country is witnessing a downward trend in complaints about violations of the Offic
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Separate controversial Criminal Code changes from Online Harms Act, advocates urge
OTTAWA — More than 15 civil society groups are urging the justice minister to hive off proposed changes to the Criminal Code and Human Rights Act from a bill aimed at tackling online harms. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council were among the signatories to an open letter released today. They warn that keeping those provisions in the Online Harms Act could "overshadow" its main goal of holding social media giants accountable for protecting users from
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Security guard at Drake's Toronto mansion seriously injured in overnight shooting
Police say a security guard working outside Drake's Toronto home was seriously injured in an overnight shooting. Toronto police say they are in touch with the superstar rapper's team who are cooperating with the investigation. Police say the guard was standing outside the gates of the mansion in Toronto's affluent Bridle Path neighbourhood when he was shot shortly after 2 a.m. Insp. Paul Krawczyk says police do not have a description of the suspects or the vehicle they fled in. He says the guard
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Israel's military operation in Rafah 'completely unacceptable,' Joly says
OTTAWA — Canada's foreign minister says Israel's invasion of the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip is "completely unacceptable," and she's holding out hope that ceasefire talks will prevail. Israeli officials announced Monday that the country approved a military operation into the border city, and Israeli forces began striking targets in the area. The move came hours after Hamas announced it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari ceasefire proposal, which Israel says does not meet its essential demands.
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