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Canada Post releases jack-o’-lantern stamp set
The Halloween issue features three hand-carved characters and is available in a six-stamp booklet.
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Ottawa puts $253,200 into proposed Alberton active-transportation trail
The planned 680-metre Prince Edward Island trail would connect a new subdivision with a future sports complex.
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Northern Ontario project protects 81,400 hectares of taiga and peatlands
A Nature Conservancy of Canada project south of Kapuskasing has secured more than 81,400 hectares, backed by federal and partner funding.
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Canada and Greece sign classified-information agreement
The signed agreement would enable secure exchanges of classified information and expand access to security-sensitive work once in force.
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Ottawa adds $500 million to regional AI program
The five-year expansion brings total federal funding for the Regional Artificial Intelligence Initiative to $700 million.
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Ottawa backs New Brunswick power projects with nearly $270 million
Federal support includes a $219-million planning loan for Mactaquac rehabilitation and $50 million for a grid-stability project.
Archive photo of a CBSA border-inspection sign; it does not show one of the affected crossings. Photo: Hermes Rivera / Unsplash, Unsplash Licence. Cropped and resized.
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CBSA changes hours at 17 Prairie border crossings November 1
Four Alberta and 13 Manitoba land crossings will change hours on November 1 as Canada keeps permanent daylight time and the United States changes clocks.
Archive photo of HMCS Haida; it is not HMCS Ottawa. Photo: Denley Photography / Unsplash, Unsplash Licence. Cropped and resized.
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HMCS Ottawa returns after four-month Indo-Pacific and Arctic deployment
HMCS Ottawa has returned to Esquimalt after more than four months on Indo-Pacific and North American West Arctic operations.
Illustrative international-flags photo; it does not show the Canada–India trade mission. Photo: Thomas Lohmann / Unsplash, Unsplash Licence. Cropped and resized.
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Nearly 300 delegates join Canada trade mission to India
International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu will lead nearly 300 delegates to Mumbai and Bengaluru from October 12 to 17.
Illustrative fish photo; it does not identify a population in the federal proposal. Photo: Janko Ferlič / Unsplash, Unsplash Licence. Cropped and resized.
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Ottawa proposes Species at Risk changes for 15 aquatic populations
The federal government is seeking comments on proposed Species at Risk Act additions or reclassifications affecting 15 aquatic populations.
Archive photo of Chinook Regional Hospital in Lethbridge, Alberta, used illustratively; it is not a Yukon facility. Photo: Graham Ruttan / Unsplash, Unsplash Licence. Cropped and resized.
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Canada and Yukon reach $52.1-million health agreement in principle
Canada and Yukon have reached an agreement in principle that would provide about $52.1 million over seven years once a final health accord is signed.
Illustrative volunteers-and-supplies photo. Photo: Joel Muniz / Unsplash, Unsplash Licence. Cropped and resized.
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Ottawa directs $15.6 million to Canadian Red Cross disaster readiness
The federal government is providing $15.6 million to help the Canadian Red Cross maintain a trained, scalable emergency-response workforce.