3 hours ago Drug superlabs leave a toxic mess. Some say B.C.’s cleanup rules are a mess, too

May, who co-owns Calgary-based Mayken Hazmat Solutions, has been cleaning the mess left behind by drug labs in Western Canada after police are done with the scene.

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19 hours ago New rules 'strike a better balance' for residential RV parking in Calgary

Calgary’s recreational vehicle owners will be able to park their RV on the street for twice as long next camping season. City council on Tuesday supported a suite of amendments to the city’s community standards and traffic bylaws that Chief of Community Standards Ryan Pleckaitis argued will “strike a better balance” between accommodating RV owners […]

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22 hours ago Le système fédéral d’immigration manque de discipline, reconnaît Marc Miller

«On n’a pas à se mentir. Nous aurions pu mieux réagir dans certains dossiers [...]», dit M. Miller.

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26 hours ago New rules clarify when travellers are compensated for flight disruptions

OTTAWA — The federal government is proposing new rules surrounding airlines’ obligations to travellers whose flights are disrupted, even when delays or cancellations are caused by an “exceptional circumstance” outside of carriers’control. The Canadian Transportation Agency’s amendments to the Air Passenger Protection Regulations, announced today, would require carriers to provide meals to passengers whose flights […]

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26 hours ago Federal government commits $250 million to design of Metro Vancouver's Iona sewage plant replacement

The federal government's fall economic statement confirmed the $250 million contribution, which matches a provincial one, for work Metro Vancouver hopes will bring down the replacement project's $10 billion cost estimate.

Economics

27 hours ago U.S. funding bill clears Congress and heads to Biden, averting a shutdown

Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through a plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, pausing demands for a debt limit increase

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27 hours ago Des mesures pour protéger l’environnement risquent de ne jamais voir le jour au fédéral

Le ministre fédéral de l’Environnement, Steven Guilbeault, a quelques chantiers importants prévus dans les mois futurs.

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39 hours ago Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden, averting a shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. House Speaker Mike Johnson had insisted Congress would “meet our obligations” and […]

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41 hours ago Venezuelan gang members facing potential charges in Colorado abduction

DENVER — Eleven people, including some members of a Venezuelan gang, are facing potential criminal charges in connection with the violent abduction and beating of a couple this week at an apartment complex in a Denver suburb, police said Friday. Eight of those suspects were being held by the federal Immigration, Customs and Enforcement agency […]

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