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Alberta to pay $95M settlement to another coal company over policy change
Details of another settlement between the Government of Alberta and a coal company have been released. This time, the province has agreed to pay $95 million to Evolve Power. Source link
Blue Jays' Guerrero Jr., Bichette, Springer named Silver Slugger finalists
Blue Jays star first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr. is up for a second straight silver slugger award. Toronto teammates George Springer and Bo Bichette are also finalists at their respective positions. Source link
Carney government gets tougher on crime with proposed bail regime changes
The federal Liberal government announced Thursday changes to the justice system that are intended to keep some offenders locked up for longer as Ottawa tries and drive down crime rates. Source link
IN PHOTOS | A look at Trump's White House renos
The White House is tearing down part of the East Wing this week to make room for U.S. President Donald Trump’s ballroom, but it’s not the only renovation that has occurred since he took office in January. Source link
Poilievre reacts to Carney's pre-budget speech
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a news conference in Ottawa to respond to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pre-budget speech, in which Carney said Canadians should prepare for ‘sacrifices.’ Source link
The Martian permafrost may be hiding veins of habitable liquid water
Buried underground near the surface, frozen regions of Mars could have tiny hidden channels full of liquid water, which could be a habitable environment for microscopic organisms Source link
Feds, province to spend $3B on mini nuclear power plant in Bowmanville, Ont.
Premier Doug Ford and Prime Minister Mark Carney are announcing the new spending at a news conference being carried live by CBC News Thursday morning. Construction on the first of four small modular reactors already started earlier this year. Source link
Tropical Storm Melissa kills elderly man in Haiti as it lumbers through Caribbean
Tropical Storm Melissa lumbered through the Caribbean Sea on Thursday, bringing a risk of dangerous landslides and life-threatening flooding to Jamaica and southern Hispaniola — an island shared by the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Source link
Alberta throne speech pledges new pipelines and a boost for artificial intelligence
Alberta’s government will “end the landlocking” of the oilsands by working with partners to build pipelines to B.C.’s northwest coast and Ontario, Lt.-Gov. Salma Lakhani says in the speech from the throne. Source link
8 Blue Jays and Dodgers who could determine the outcome of the World Series
The Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers will battle in a high-stakes World Series beginning Friday night at Rogers Centre. Here are eight people who could determine the outcome of the Fall Classic. Source link