Canada

Environment Canada to release science review backing need for plastics ban

OTTAWA - Environment Canada is releasing scientific evidence today to back up the government's bid to ban most single-use plastics next year. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced last June the gove...

Jan 30, 2020

Britain bids adieu to EU and a gardener in the tundra; In The News for Jan. 30

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 Jan. 30 ... What we are wa...

Jan 30, 2020

RCMP intelligence official faces new charges in secrecy case

OTTAWA - The federal prosecution service says a senior RCMP official faces three new charges for alleged secrecy breaches. Cameron Jay Ortis, director general of the RCMP's National Intellig...

Jan 29, 2020

Alberta premier wants Ottawa to approve Teck mine for benefit of First Nations

CALGARY - Alberta's premier says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau needs to move swiftly to approve the Teck Frontier oilsands mine north of Fort McMurray. Jason Kenney says there is no reason to del...

Jan 29, 2020

Switching grape varieties can help winemakers adapt to climate change: study

VANCOUVER - Adopting drought and heat-tolerant grape varieties could help winemakers grappling with the effects of climate change, says new research from the University of British Colum...

Jan 29, 2020

Alberta panel suggests schools 'balance' lessons about climate change, oilsands

CALGARY - Alberta's education minister is endorsing a panel report that recommends school children learn all views about climate change along with the value of the province's oil and gas sector. Adria...

Jan 29, 2020

Chinese Canadians warn against a repeat of the racism they faced during SARS

TORONTO - Leaders of Toronto's Chinese community said Wednesday the racist attitudes that led to widespread discrimination against Chinese Canadians during the SARS epidemic are threatening ...

Jan 29, 2020

Names in the mix: a list of potential Conservative leadership contenders

OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race is underway and the deadline to register as a candidate and meet the first round of requirements is Feb. 27. These candidates are officially registered with t...

Jan 29, 2020

Ride-hailing in Vancouver experiences growing pains, detours to courts

Ride-hailing is common in many major Canadian cities, but the long-awaited arrival of Uber and Lyft in Metro Vancouver last week has produced lawsuits and a vow by Surrey's mayor to kee...

Jan 29, 2020

Former MP Nathan Cullen appointed B.C. liaison in pipeline dispute

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has appointed former New Democrat MP Nathan Cullen as a provincial liaison with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs in an LNG pipeline dispute, a move ...

Jan 29, 2020