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Alberta Justice Department and Climate Change

Canadian Press: The policy is spelled out in a directive from Alberta Justice Department to police services in the province.———ONTARIO TO SPEND $8.3 BILLION ON CLIMATE CHANGEOntario action plan on climate change, expected to be released today, will include financial incentives to get cleaner, more efficient cars and trucks on the roads and to convince homeowners and businesses to lower their carbon footprints, according to Metro News. The plan, obtained by the Canadian Press, calls for government spending of $5.9 billion to $8.3 billion on climate change initiatives over the next five years.———GOVERNMENT URGED TO STOP IGNORING YAZIDIS. The government is being urged to rescue at least 400 Yazidi women who were raped and tortured by Islamic militants. People whose homes were destroyed will be allowed back, but they'll be escorted by a disaster response unit.———ALBERTA SAYS IT WON'T PROSECUTE MEDICALLY ASSISTED DEATHSAlberta says it will not prosecute any physician or member of a health care team involved in a physician assisted death that falls within the scope of the Supreme Court of Canada 2015 ruling on the issue. The group One Free World International says the Liberals are turning their backs on religious minorities who are often a direct target of warring factions in the region. The chief of staff to Immigration Minister John McCallum says they will take another look at the proposal and discuss it with the group in the next few days.———F35 MAKER SAYS IT JUST WANTS TO COMPETEThe company building the F35 fighter jet says all it wants is a chance to compete in an open and fair competition to be the contractor to provide the next generation of airplanes to Canada military. The group has a plan to bring them to Canada, but says the proposal is being ignored. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.