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Nova Scotia reveals cause of underground fire at coal mine On Wednesday, the Nova Scotia Department of Labour said the fire at Cape Breton’s Donkin Mine was caused by an overheated ball bearing on the conveyor system — which moves coal around and out of the mine — igniting the conveyor belt. Cloe Logan News \| May 18th 2023

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The campaign to abolish the RCMP unit called C-IRG The emergencies the RCMP's Community-Industry Response Group manages have been primarily the enforcement of corporate injunctions against Indigenous people and environmental activists at extractive sites. Shiri Pasternak Opinion \| May 19th 2023

‘Anything can happen’: Iranian refugee faces deportation for visiting home country An Iranian women's rights activist and film producer has lost her permanent residency and refugee status in Canada and now faces deportation and possible imprisonment in Iran. Abdul Matin Sarfraz News \| May 19th 2023

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in conflict for weighing in on COVID court case to "make it go away" Marguerite Trussler's report comes in the waning days of a bitter election campaign with voters going to the polls on May 29. The Canadian Press News \| May 18th 2023

Poilievre refuses to meet watchdog investigating foreign interference calling it a "fake job" Poilievre argues Johnston is unable to do that work independently because he used to be a member of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation, which is under scrutiny for accepting a donation reportedly linked to the Chinese government. Mickey Djuric News \| May 18th 2023

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