Canada

Trudeau takes carbon pricing debate to the global stage at COP26

GLASGOW, United Kingdom - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will push the world to negotiate a minimum price on pollution at the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow today. Trudeau will start his second and fin...

Nov 02, 2021

B.C. applies to remove criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of drugs

VICTORIA - British Columbia is applying to the federal government to remove criminal penalties for possession of small amounts of illicit drugs. Mental Health and Addictions Minister Sheila Malcolmson...

Nov 01, 2021

Quebec Liberals eject Montpetit from caucus over harassment allegations

QUEBEC - A Quebec Liberal member of the national assembly has been expelled from the party's caucus after a formal complaint of workplace harassment. Marie Montpetit was ejected Monday and will sit as...

Nov 01, 2021

Judge temporarily halts road project near Montreal due to endangered frog

MONTREAL - A Quebec environmental group attempting to block a road construction project south of Montreal that it says would damage the habitat of an endangered frog says it's pleased with a recent co...

Nov 01, 2021

Alberta government, Opposition say the province should be consulted on emissions caps

EDMONTON - Alberta politicians are warning the federal Liberal government that caps on greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas will have to be set in consultation with the province. Both Premier Jas...

Nov 01, 2021

Hydro-Québec project facing 'green' opposition in Maine ahead of Tuesday's referendum

AUGUSTA, Maine - A plan to export hydroelectricity from Quebec to Massachusetts is facing opposition from environmental groups in Maine - where a 233-kilometre transmission line would be built - despi...

Nov 01, 2021

Mandatory vaccination rule extended to staff, visitors to Senate workplaces

OTTAWA - Anyone wanting access to workplaces in Canada's Senate will need to be fully immunized against COVID-19. The Senate's internal economy committee has announced a mandatory vaccination rule for...

Nov 01, 2021

'Systemic ageism' to blame for COVID-19 deaths in Quebec care homes, inquest hears

QUEBEC - A former Quebec health minister told a coroner's inquest today that "systemic ageism" and outdated health-care facilities contributed to the tragedy that unfolded in the province's long-term ...

Nov 01, 2021

Losing candidate for Manitoba Tory leadership wants swearing-in delayed

WINNIPEG - The losing candidate in the race to become Manitoba's next premier is challenging the results and wants the winner's swearing-in delayed. Shelly Glover, who came up short with 49 per cent o...

Nov 01, 2021

Nine months into Biden's first term, all U.S. eyes on Virginia governor's race

WASHINGTON - Voters in Virginia are choosing their next governor Tuesday, a vote with wide-reaching implications for both the sitting U.S. president and his ever-present predecessor. Both Joe Biden an...

Nov 01, 2021