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Former climate minister McKenna describes struggles over carbon pricing in new book
OTTAWA - Former federal environment minister Catherine McKenna says the Justin Trudeau government's efforts to explain the consumer carbon price to Canadians were "half-hearted" - and just getting a m...
Sep 12, 2025
Former environment minister details abuse she endured in politics in new memoir
OTTAWA - Former environment minister Catherine McKenna says federal security agencies initially refused to offer her protection - and wouldn't even show her the risk assessment they'd completed - as s...
Sep 12, 2025
Update 25: Alberta wildfire update
Warm weather is keeping wildfire risk active, and Albertans are urged to stay alert and use extra caution during outdoor activities.Current situation (as of 3 p.m., Sept. 12)There are 45 wildfires cur...
Sep 12, 2025
Red Deer golfers come up short at senior championship in Nova Scotia
Two Red Deer golfers have wrapped up play at this week's 2025 Canadian Men's Senior Championship.The tournament took place at KenWo Golf Club in New Minas, Nova Scotia.Ken Griffith finished in a tie f...
Sep 12, 2025
Man sentenced in Sundre drug and weapons seizure
A six-month jail sentence has been given to a man charged in a drug and weapons seizure in Sundre two years ago. Bradley William Pearce, 39, of Sundre, was also put on probation and given a firearm pr...
Sep 12, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Canada summoned Russian ambassador after Polish drone incursion
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand tells The Canadian Press Ottawa summoned Russia's ambassador to Canada, Oleg Stepanov, on Wednesday over the incursion of Russian drones into Poland. More...
Sep 12, 2025
B.C. port expansion seeks fast-track by Canada's new major projects office
The company seeking to expand Metro Vancouver's Deltaport terminal has applied for fast-track approval by Canada's new major projects office. The proposal by Global Container Terminals to add a fourth...
Sep 12, 2025
Conditional sentence for woman charged in Blackfalds drugs and guns seizure
A woman charged in a guns and drugs seizure in Blackfalds last year has been given a two-year conditional sentence and a firearm prohibition. Lotus Joan Silver Stalteri-Roberts, 26, of Blackfalds, was...
Sep 12, 2025
Pro-Palestinian group protests Israel-Premier Tech team at Quebec cycling Grand Prix
QUBEC - A few dozen pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Quebec City to denounce the presence of the Israel-Premier Tech (IPT) team at the city's cycling Grand Prix event. They are calling for peopl...
Sep 12, 2025
Legal Aid BC says ex-worker who cheered Kirk's death left organization before killing
VANCOUVER - Legal Aid BC says a former employee seen celebrating the death of American conservative activist Charlie Kirk in an online video had left the organization before this week's shooting. It s...
Sep 12, 2025