Canada

No early heads-up from U.S. about plan to propose higher softwood duties, Ng says

WASHINGTON - Canada's international trade minister says she got no warning from her American counterpart before the United States proposed doubling its duties on Canadian softwood lumber. Mary Ng told...

Jun 04, 2021

Liberals tap text messaging platform to directly connect with Canadians

OTTAWA - The Liberal Party of Canada has adopted a new digital tool to more directly reach supporters and potential voters - the same one increasingly used by celebrities to interact more intimately w...

Jun 04, 2021

Foster care is modern-day residential school system: Inuit MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq

OTTAWA - In the wake of the tragic discovery of an unmarked burial site in Kamloops, B.C., the Liberals are facing tough questions about ongoing harms being suffered by Indigenous children in the chil...

Jun 04, 2021

Staff of Nova Scotia's Mass Casualty Commission visit scene at Portapique, N.S.

PORTAPIQUE, N.S. - Staff members of a public inquiry investigating Nova Scotia's mass shooting took a walk today along the roads where the rampage began the night of April 18, 2020. The group visiting...

Jun 04, 2021

Legislature member says Alberta premier's patio dinner clearly broke COVID-19 rules

EDMONTON - One of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's caucus members says restaurant owners should be allowed more leeway if the premier is allowed to break COVID-19 rules on patio dining. Angela Pitt says...

Jun 04, 2021

O'Regan says 30 million trees to be planted this year out of two billion by 2030

OTTAWA - A Liberal campaign pledge to plant two billion trees by 2030 finally seems to have taken root. Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Regan announced 30 million trees will be planted this season...

Jun 04, 2021

O'Toole wants Trudeau to stand up to China at G7, push relocation of Beijing Olympics

OTTAWA - Canada's Official Opposition wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to use his time at the G7 Leaders' Summit to take a stand against China and call for the 2022 Winter Olympics to be moved from...

Jun 04, 2021

Study outlines 'natural climate solutions' to help Canada meet emissions targets

Canada could reach one-third of its greenhouse gas reduction targets by making better use of its vast forests, prairies and wetlands, says a report by more than three dozen scientists. The researchers...

Jun 04, 2021

Civil rights group calls on Nunavut to review 14-day hotel isolation rules

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says mandatory isolation required of travellers by the government of Nunavut during the COVID-19 pandemic is out of touch with the law and l...

Jun 04, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Trudeau calls on Catholic Church to take responsibility

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on the Catholic Church to "step up" and take responsibility for its role in Canada's residential school system. Trudeau says as a Catholic he is deepl...

Jun 04, 2021