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A tugboat operator secures a floating razor wire security fence during an emergency response exercise at the Kinder Morgan Inc. Westridge Marine Terminal in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, last September. A new expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline

Canada's Trudeau Approves Controversial Pipeline Expansion

8:13am June 19, 2019

by Scott Neuman

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first approved the project, which is opposed by many environmental groups, in 2016, but Tuesday's announcement means construction can begin later this year.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida's prescription drug importation program into law last week at The Villages, a large retirement community outside Orlando.

Florida Wants To Import Medicine From Canada. But How Would That Work?

8:44pm June 18, 2019

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

A new law would let the state make bulk purchases of prescription drugs from Canada. But it still faces hurdles that could keep it from becoming reality.

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A light armored vehicle is part of a new monument at the Royal Canadian Regiment Museum in London, Ontario. General Dynamics Land Systems-Canada is producing hundreds of LAVs for sale to Saudi Arabia.

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For Saudi Military Vehicle Deal, Canada Weighs Jobs And Human Rights

6:05pm June 18, 2019

by Jackie Northam

An agreement for Canada to sell light armored vehicles to Saudi Arabia continues to stir debate.

Fans gather at Nathan Phillips Square as they turn out for the Toronto Raptors NBA Championship Victory Parade on Monday in Toronto.

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4 Wounded In Shooting At Toronto Raptors Victory Celebration

11:38am June 18, 2019

by Scott Neuman

The shots set off a panicked stampede at a gathering to honor the NBA champs. None of the injuries was life threatening, and police quickly apprehended three suspects.

An orca surfaces near Vancouver Island, Canada. The country's Parliament has passed legislation banning the practice of breeding and holding dolphins, whales and porpoises in captivity.

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Canada Bans Keeping Whales And Dolphins In Captivity

3:30pm June 11, 2019

by Amy Held

Parliament passed the Ending the Captivity of Whales and Dolphins Act in a move hailed by animal rights activists. Violations are punishable by fines of up to about US$150,000.

The Granville Street Bridge leads to downtown Vancouver, whose skyline of gleaming apartment towers hugging the waterfront is reminiscent of Hong Kong.

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Vancouver Has Been Transformed By Chinese Immigrants

5:13pm June 05, 2019

by Jackie Northam

Chinese immigrants and investors have bought businesses and property, made philanthropic contributions and supported the arts. But some Vancouver residents feel priced out of the real estate market.

Women attend the closing ceremony of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls on Monday in Gatineau, Quebec.

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'Genocide' Has Been Committed Against Indigenous Women And Girls, Canadian Panel Says

6:10pm June 03, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

A years-long inquiry found that Indigenous communities have been targeted by a pattern of rights violations aimed at eradicating "their existence as Nations, communities, families and individuals."

The Philippines shipped 69 containers of garbage back to Canada on Friday.

'Sordid Chapter' Ends As Philippines Sends Back Canada's Trash

6:13pm May 31, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

"Baaaaaaaaa bye," one Philippine official said as 69 shipping containers of rubbish started the journey back across the Pacific.

The U.S. is lifting tariffs on Canadian and Mexican steel imports, nearly a year after imposing the duties. Here, a worker is seen at Bri-Steel Manufacturing, which makes seamless steel pipes, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

U.S. Will Lift Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum From Canada And Mexico

5:39pm May 17, 2019

by Bill Chappell

The Trump administration has reached a deal to lift tariffs on metal imports from Canada and Mexico, in a move that could make it easier to ratify the USMCA trade pact.

Asia Bibi, pictured in 2010, traveled safely from Pakistan to Canada on Tuesday, according to her lawyer. She is reunited with her two daughters who have also been granted asylum there.

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Asia Bibi, Pakistani Christian Woman Acquitted Of Blasphemy, Arrives In Canada

5:36pm May 08, 2019

After years of death threats, Bibi and her husband left their home country for Canada. She spent years on death row on charges of insulting the prophet Muhammad before her sentence was voided.