Canada

A brief look at carbon taxing by province

OTTAWA - As of Jan. 1, every Canadian and all Canadian businesses are paying a price on carbon. The federal Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act means provinces that do not have their own price o...

Jan 20, 2020

Ted Hughes, British Columbia's first conflict watchdog, dies at 92

VICTORIA - Ted Hughes, whose reports led to the resignation of a premier and the overhaul of child welfare systems in British Columbia and Manitoba, has died at the age of 92. Hugh...

Jan 20, 2020

Disrespectful that Horgan won't meet during northern B.C. tour: hereditary chief

HOUSTON, B.C. - It's disrespectful that Premier John Horgan won't meet with five hereditary chiefs who oppose a natural gas pipeline while he is touring northern British Columbia, says the highest-ran...

Jan 20, 2020

Winnipeg mayor talks meth crisis, safety during meeting with prime minister

WINNIPEG - The mayor of Winnipeg came out of a sit-down meeting with the prime minister on Monday saying that all levels of government need to work together to tackle a methamphetamine crisis plaguing...

Jan 20, 2020

Supporters of northern B.C. pipeline protest end blockade at ferry terminal

VICTORIA - BC Ferries says demonstrators opposed to a liquefied natural gas pipeline across northern British Columbia ended a protest today that tied up traffic at a terminal ...

Jan 20, 2020

Tax revolt? Unpaid taxes from energy companies to Alberta towns more than double

Alberta's rural municipalities say the amount of unpaid property taxes they're owed by oil and gas companies has more than doubled over the past year. The association says they are owed a total of $17...

Jan 20, 2020

Former Montreal mayor can keep $268K severance despite fraud conviction: judge

MONTREAL - A court has ruled that disgraced former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum can keep the $268,000 he received from the city after resigning from office, despite a conv...

Jan 20, 2020

Rejected residential school claim 'appalling,' highlights pattern, says NDP MP

OTTAWA - A woman who alleges she was raped at age 15 while being transported to a residential school has had her settlement claim rejected a fourth time - a case New Democrat MP Charlie Angu...

Jan 20, 2020

Crowd of thousands clogs downtown Richmond to defend right to bear arms

RICHMOND, Va. - Tens of thousands of protesters, many decked out in tactical gear and toting assault-style rifles, are amassing in the streets of Virginia's capital city in a show ...

Jan 20, 2020

Poll suggests some don't think Canada should send troops to stop genocide

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests there are some in this country who believe Canada shouldn't intervene militarily if there was a genocide taking place somewhere in the world. The poll commissioned by...

Jan 20, 2020