Category Archives: Canada
Alberta Energy Regulator won't reconsider approval for Suncor expansion into wetland
The Alberta Energy Regulator says it won't reconsider approvals for Suncor Energy to expand an oilsands mine into a wetland once considered for environmental protection. The regulator released its rul...
Nov 23, 2023
Mayor says release of child sex offender Brian Abrosimo in Surrey is 'outrageous'
SURREY, B.C. - Surrey's mayor says it's "outrageous" that a sex offender who abducted and assaulted an 11-year-old girl in 2004 has been released in the city, which she says has more children per capi...
Nov 23, 2023
Half of Quebec roads are in poor shape, auditor general finds
Quebec's auditor general says half of the province's 31,000 kilometres of roads are in bad shape, including about two-thirds of the road network in three regions. In a report released Thursday, audito...
Nov 23, 2023
Edmonton paramedic believed killed in Ukraine was caring, humble: family
An Edmonton man was killed earlier this month while serving as a medic with the Ukrainian military, say family members who describe him as a caring and humble son, brother and husband. Joshua Mayers, ...
Nov 23, 2023
Here's what the federal government's tight fiscal outlook could mean for pharmacare
OTTAWA - Liberals and New Democrats appear to be inching closer to an agreement on proposed pharmacare legislation, but a national drug plan may be farther out of reach than ever after this week's fed...
Nov 23, 2023
Municipalities say $600 billion in infrastructure needed to build 5.8 million homes
OTTAWA - The Federation of Canadian Municipalities says new research it commissioned finds municipalities would need $600 billion in infrastructure funding to help build 5.8 million homes by 2030. Tha...
Nov 23, 2023
Pierre Poilievre says he has a plan to tackle hate — but without touching free speech
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he has a plan for how he would tackle a rise in hate-motivated crimes reported since the start of Israel-Hamas war, but it doesn't involve touching w...
Nov 23, 2023
Liberals, Tories argue over carbon pricing in update to Ukraine trade agreement
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party didn't vote against having a free-trade agreement with Ukraine, but is instead rejecting a bill that promotes carbon pricing. The House of ...
Nov 23, 2023
Malichita cantaloupes likely cause of salmonella outbreak in five provinces: PHAC
OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada says Malichita brand cantaloupes have likely caused a salmonella outbreak acrossfive provinces. It says as of Wednesday, there have been 26 confirmed cases ...
Nov 23, 2023
Defence chief, minister to meet House committee about military capacity
OTTAWA - The defence minister and Canada's top soldier are set to speak to a House of Commons committee later today about the rising number of domestic military operations and the challenges that pose...
Nov 23, 2023