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Speed over species? What experts are saying about Ottawa's new major projects bill

The federal government says the purpose of Bill C-39 is to make project decisions in one year. But tucked inside are a dizzying array of more than 300 clauses that amend more than a dozen separate pieces of federal legislation, including laws to protect species at risk, water quality and fisheries.

Speed over species? What experts are saying about Ottawa's new major projects bill

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UK police question five men held at airbase used by US to attack Iran

British police were questioning five men on Monday on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences after they were detained near an airbase that has been used by the US to strike Iran . Officers detained the three men in the early hours of Sunday after they received a tip-off that three large white vans had been seen heading to the…

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