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A spokesman for a citizens' rail safety group believes not enough has been done to ensure the town's residents are safe from future disasters.

Clean Energy Canada says politicians should instead be helping to put more EVs on the road.

Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan says it's been a good year for recruiting, with the CAF surpassing its objective by 2,000 for the first time in 10 years.

OTTAWA — Not that long ago, former air force fighter pilot Stephen Fuhr was just one among many voices in Canada complaining about the way the federal government makes big defence purchasing decisions.

MONTREAL — A spokesperson for the Montreal Comiccon says the trade war with the United States could supercharge attendance at the colourful pop culture gathering.

MONTREAL — Quebec's bar association has suspended the lawyer's licence of Leonardo Rizzuto, who was one of 11 people arrested last month in a police operation targeting organized crime.

Bowinn Ma says she knows it's strange to say, but she is aware of other elected officials who have been the subject of many more such threats.

YELLOWKNIFE — Canada's environment ministers have endorsed stronger air quality standards for fine particulate matter, while acknowledging the struggles caused by wildfires that can blanket the country in smoke advisories.

Hate aimed at religion, sexual orientation and race or ethnicity has jumped in British Columbia, setting off a funding increase for the RCMP's hate crimes unit.

OTTAWA — The federal minister of Indigenous services says her government plans to reintroduce legislation to ensure First Nations' rights to clean drinking water — despite calls from Alberta and Ontario for it to scrap the bill altogether.