Category Archives: Canada
New Alberta energy minister to keep coal moratorium, consider well clean-up breaks
EDMONTON - Alberta's new energy minister says that for now, he will maintain an order protecting the Rocky Mountains from coal development. But Peter Guthrie says his department is already working on ...
Nov 8, 2022
Alberta Court of Appeal dismisses unvaccinated woman's case for organ donation
EDMONTON - Alberta's Court of Appeal has dismissed the case of a woman who was unable to get an organ transplant because she refused to take a COVID-19 vaccine. Annette Lewis was diagnosed with a term...
Nov 8, 2022
Alberta Opposition demands Smith revoke call for advice from COVID 'bioweapon' doc
EDMONTON - Alberta's Opposition says Premier Danielle Smith must cancel the invitation for advice from Dr. Paul Alexander, a high-profile critic of mainstream COVID-19 science who has referred to the ...
Nov 8, 2022
Nunavut politicians admonish ministers for not providing clear, prompt answers
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok says it's clear better communication and partnership is needed after members of the legislature chastised territorial ministers for failing to provide ...
Nov 8, 2022
Trudeau announces half a billion dollars more for rural high-speed internet access
OROMOCTO, N.B. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is announcing an extra $475 million to the federal government's fund for delivering high-speed internet to rural homes across the country. Trudeau made t...
Nov 8, 2022
Quebec coroner says delays in getting to hospital 'very likely' led to baby's death
MONTREAL - A seven-month-old baby from a northern First Nations community who died of meningitis in April might have survived if it hadn't taken so long to get her to hospital, a Quebec coroner has co...
Nov 8, 2022
Taxing corporate share buybacks unlikely to boost investment in operations: experts
OTTAWA - Experts say the federal government's proposed corporate share buyback tax is unlikely to encourage companies to spend more on growing their operations. In last week's mid-year budget update, ...
Nov 8, 2022
Reconciliation a 'call to action to all of us,' Jody Wilson-Raybould says in new book
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould says she wants people to see reconciliation as "a call to action to all of us." The former Independent member of Parliament and justice minister explores the topic in a n...
Nov 8, 2022
Parliamentary budget officer says climate change already costing economy billions
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says climate change is already hurting the Canadian economy. A new analysis released today shows that in 2021, Canada's GDP was 0.8 per cent lower than what i...
Nov 8, 2022
Were mixed signals a worry for Ottawa ahead of Pope's visit: In The News for Nov. 8
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 8 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
Nov 8, 2022