Canadians in ICE detention centres left in legal limbo as families try to secure release | Government talking to metals giant Rio Tinto about cash flow help amid U.S. tariffs | Poilievre has to contend with Alberta separatists as he vies for a Commons seat
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Canadians in ICE detention centres left in legal limbo as families try to secure release; Canadian Cynthia Olivera was arrested by U\.S\. officials when she went for an immigration interview with her husband Frank Olvera in Los Angeles\.

Canadians in ICE detention centres left in legal limbo as families try to secure release

July 4 , 2025 at 04:19:08 p.m. EDT • :

Relatives of Canadians detained by ICE in the U.S. say they're furious and frustrated by the treatment of their loved ones and the battles they're having to fight for even the most basic information. 

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Government talking to metals giant Rio Tinto about cash flow help amid U.S. tariffs; Rio Tinto employs thousands of people in Quebec's Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean region\.

Government talking to metals giant Rio Tinto about cash flow help amid U.S. tariffs

July 4 , 2025 at 04:35:57 p.m. EDT • :

Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says the federal government is talking to mining and metals giant Rio Tinto about helping the company with cash flow problems caused by the United States' global steel and aluminum tariffs.

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Poilievre has to contend with Alberta separatists as he vies for a Commons seat; Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's path back to the House of Commons runs through a rural Alberta riding that has become a hotbed for Western discontent\.

Poilievre has to contend with Alberta separatists as he vies for a Commons seat

July 4 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's path back to the House of Commons runs through a rural Alberta riding that has become a hotbed for Western discontent and the independence movement — a potentially tricky situation to navigate for a leader with national ambitions.

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Despite provincial opposition, federal minister planning to table First Nations water bill; Indigenous Services Canada data shows 37 long-term drinking water advisories are still in place across the country — most of them in Ontario\.

Despite provincial opposition, federal minister planning to table First Nations water bill

July 4 , 2025 at 01:23:20 p.m. EDT • :

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.

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Ottawa announces funding for 5 Alberta carbon capture projects; Tim Hodgson, the federal energy minister, speaks to a business crowd in Calgary in a file photo\.

Ottawa announces funding for 5 Alberta carbon capture projects

July 4 , 2025 at 01:44:21 p.m. EDT • :

Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson has announced $21.5 million in federal funding for five Alberta projects that aim to lower the cost of capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions.

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Ottawa removes all federal exceptions from Canadian Free Trade Agreement; The federal government says it has eliminated all federal exceptions from the Canada Free Trade Agreement, paving the way for freer movement of goods and workers within the country\.  

June 30 , 2025 at 06:14:54 p.m. EDT • :

Ottawa removes all federal exceptions from Canadian Free Trade Agreement

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Army investigating members allegedly involved in 'abhorrent' Facebook group, Canada's top soldier says; Members of the Canadian Armed Forces allegedly took part in a private group on Facebook, posting racist, homophobic and antisemitic content\.  

July 3 , 2025 at 05:28:25 p.m. EDT • :

Army investigating members allegedly involved in 'abhorrent' Facebook group, Canada's top soldier says

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Carney's major projects bill passed. Now he says 'the real work begins'; Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters last month that his government will be meeting with Indigenous leaders over the summer, after his major projects bill passed the House of Commons\.  

July 3 , 2025 at 02:02:37 p.m. EDT • :

Carney's major projects bill passed. Now he says 'the real work begins'

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Canada is getting a second shot at becoming a major LNG player; A rendering of the future Cedar LNG project, which is the result of a partnership between Pembina Pipeline Corporation and the Haisla Nation\.  

June 29 , 2025 at 04:00:00 a.m. EDT • :

Canada is getting a second shot at becoming a major LNG player

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New supply management law won't save the system from Trump, experts say; Pregnant dairy cows feed at Armstrong Manor Dairy, in Caledon, Ont\., on Jan\. 27, 2025\. Experts say now that Canada's digital services tax has been killed, supply management may be the No\. 1 trade irritant between Canada and the United States\.  

July 3 , 2025 at 07:55:19 a.m. EDT • :

New supply management law won't save the system from Trump, experts say

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