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There wasn't an app for that? Environment Canada launches its own weather app

Environment Canada is going mobile. The federal department launched its first weather app for iPhone and Android this week, including a new high-resolution radar option so amateur meteorologists can guess exactly when the next rain storm or blizzard is going to hit their backyard.

By The Canadian Press in News, Politics | February 15th 2019

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Quebec, Montreal governments welcome proposal for new baseball stadium

The initial enthusiasm from Quebec's Coalition Avenir Quebec government for a proposed Major League Baseball stadium in Montreal was slightly tempered on Thursday, February 14, 2019, after an opposition party cautioned against sinking public money into the project.

By Sidhartha Banerjee in News, Politics | February 15th 2019

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TransCanada profit and revenue rise as oil and gas pipeline flows strengthen

Higher volumes from its growing stable of oil and gas pipelines in the United States and Canada drove improvements in fourth-quarter earnings, TransCanada Corp. reported on Thursday, February 14, 2019.

By Dan Healing in News, Politics | February 15th 2019

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Lawyer says QuadrigaCX is out of money: 'We don't have anything'

Once one of Canada's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, QuadrigaCX has now run out of money.

By Michael MacDonald in News, Politics | February 15th 2019

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Precision Drilling soars on strong U.S. revenue, considers more rig moves

Shares in Precision Drilling Corp. closed up almost 15 per cent on Thursday, February 14, 2019, on the Toronto Stock Exchange after it reported strong operational results from its U.S. branch in the fourth quarter.

By Dan Healing in News, Politics | February 15th 2019

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Quebec declines talks with feds, provinces, territories on coerced sterilization

Quebec won't be part of a working group the federal government wants to examine claims that Indigenous women have been sterilized against their will.

By Kristy Kirkup in News, Politics | February 15th 2019

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Violent protests in Haiti trap more than 100 Canadian tourists, aid workers

Ottawa-based physician Emilio Bazile says food is running low for him and his 10-member medical team who have been trapped in southwest Haiti after protesters blocked major highways across the Caribbean country in an effort to pressure President Jovenel Moise to resign.

By Giuseppe Valiante in News, Politics | February 15th 2019

Quebec premier wants Ottawa to 'settle' with SNC-Lavalin so firm avoids trial

Quebec Premier Francois Legault says he wants the federal government to settle with engineering firm SNC-Lavalin "as soon as possible" in order to protect jobs and the company's corporate headquarters in Montreal.

By The Canadian Press in News, Politics | February 15th 2019

Trump-dominated board to close coal plant, despite his plea

A federal utility board voted on Thursday, February 14, 2019, to close a coal-fired power plant in Kentucky, rejecting pleas from President Donald Trump and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and handing the coal industry a defeat in its backyard.

By Associated Press in News, US News, Politics | February 15th 2019

Reconciliation outlasts Wilson-Raybould: Indigenous senators

Indigenous parliamentarians say Jody Wilson-Raybould's controversial exit from the cabinet doesn't signal the end of reconciliation efforts between the federal government and Indigenous Peoples.

By The Canadian Press in News, Politics | February 15th 2019

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