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Police arrest two Saskatchewan robbery, shooting suspects and lift emergency alert
People in a remote area northeast of Saskatoon are being told to take shelter, with police warning of armed and dangerous suspects on the loose. An RCMP insignia hangs from a podium during a press conference at Depot Division in Regina on Thursday, April 19, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Michael Bell
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Ontario to exempt planned Highway 413 from Environmental Assessment Act
Conservative leader Doug Ford makes a campaign stop in Ottawa on Monday, May 30, 2022. Ontario's auditor general says the province ignored its own experts when it decided to prioritize building eight highways, including Highway 413 and the Bradford Bypass. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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Ontario legislature returns from 19-week break with announcements, protests
Ontario Premier Doug Ford stands in the house as the Ontario Legislature resumes in Toronto on Monday, October 21, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Ontario to speed up environmental assessments, property acquisitions for Highway 413
Ontario's transportation minister says he plans to introduce legislation that would speed up property acquisitions for highways such as the planned Highway 413 and accelerate that project's environmental assessment. Signage for newly-announced Highway 413 is seen during a news conference in Caledon, Ont., Tuesday, April 30, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Cole Burston
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Ontario set to ban new bike lanes installed without provincial approval
A cyclist on Harbord Street, Toronto, September 20, 2023.
opinion
The economic cost of ‘free’ roads is high. The political benefits are higher
Tony Keller
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford won’t rule out buyback of Highway 407, valued at $29-billion
The 407 toll highway (running bottom to top of photo) passes under Jane St., as photographed from a helicopter on June 17 2019.
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Ontario is considering buying back Highway 407, Doug Ford says
Ontario Premier Doug Ford makes an announcement in Toronto on Friday, May 24, 2024. Ford says his government is considering buying back Highway 407.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
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Flooding deaths in Nepal reach 193 as recovery work continues
In this aerial image of the Kathmandu valley, Bagmati River is seen in flood due to heavy rains in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Gopen Rai)
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Doug Ford’s Highway 401 tunnel could cost $60-billion or more – and wouldn’t solve congestion, say experts
Ontario is permanently raising the speed limit on parts of 10 highways across the province.Transportation Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria says several sections of Highways 401, 403, 406, 416 and Highway 69 will have a speed limits of 100 km/h. Traffic moves along Highway 401 in Toronto on Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
opinion
Doug Ford’s proposed tunnel under Highway 401 is transparently political
Marcus Gee
opinion
Toronto is stuck in traffic. Doug Ford’s tunnel vision isn’t the answer
Tony Keller
opinion
Doug Ford is driving Ontario down the wrong road
The Editorial Board
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Premier Doug Ford vows to dig massive tunnel under Highway 401 to address congestion
A stretch of the 401 highway in Whitby, Ont., is seen on April 30, 2024. Two grandparents, their infant grandchild and a man were killed a multi-vehicle crash on Highway 401 in Whitby on April 29 when a suspect vehicle was driving the wrong way while being chased by police. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
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Two dead, others injured in Alberta after semi crosses centre line and collides with motorcycles
Two people are dead and at least six others were injured after police say a semi truck crossed the centre line of a highway and collided with of a group of motorcycles in northern Alberta. An RCMP logo is seen on a podium ahead of a news conference in St. John's, Saturday, June 24, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
music
Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony adds Metric and Sam Roberts as performers
Sam Roberts laughs as he stands on the red carpet at the Juno awards show, April 2, 2017 in Ottawa. Singer-songwriter Sam Roberts is among the performers joining the roster at this year's Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony in September. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
opinion
I want an EV, but it feels like the EV industry doesn’t want me
Jeremy Sinek
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Scenic highway in Jasper National Park reopened as wildfire continues to be held
The Athabasca Glacier, centre, part of the Columbia Icefields in Jasper National Park, Alta., is seen in moonlight on May 7, 2014. Fire officials are re-opening one of Canada's most scenic highways as the wildfire in Jasper National Park continues to be held. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
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Miette Hot Springs reopens, but wildfire keeps rest of Jasper National Park closed
A checkpoint for returning residents on the edge of Jasper, Alberta, on Friday August 16, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
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Focus on recovery after fire’s ‘heartbreaking’ destruction, mayor of Slocan, B.C., says
The number of active wildfires in British Columbia is holding steady at just under 340 as the provincial government warns of increasing fire risk this weekend. An out-of-control wildfire is seen in the Slocan Lake, B.C. area in this recent handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Nicole Blacksioux
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