Canada

Saskatchewan carbon-tax ruling a victory for the planet, environment minister says

OTTAWA - Federal environment minister Catherine McKenna is calling a Saskatchewan court decision in favour of the federal carbon tax a win for future generations. In a 3-2 decision today, the Sas...

May 03, 2019

American researcher offers theory on Trudeau's 'bad' French: It's not

MONTREAL - Quebec's media elites are unfairly criticizing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's spoken French because they see him as an outsider pretending to be a real Quebecois, an American academic ...

May 03, 2019

Morneau insists LNG export terminal shows Canada can deliver big projects

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says a $40-billion operation to eventually ship liquefied natural gas to Asia from Canada's west coast shows the country can still get major projects done,&...

May 03, 2019

Rising waters add urgency to disaster planning: 'Been through so much'

OTTAWA - Flood waters were still rising around Ottawa Wednesday, even as officials talked of planning for a future of similar disasters - and Canada's need to prevent, prepare and adapt. "Either ...

May 03, 2019

Alberta students walk out to protest expected gay-straight alliance changes

CALGARY - Students across Alberta walked out of their classes today to protest expected changes to the province's rules for gay-straight alliances. The school clubs are meant to ...

May 03, 2019

New Brunswick begins talks with Ottawa on funds for flood relief and mitigation

FREDERICTON - The premier of New Brunswick says discussions are underway with the federal government to provide financial relief to homeowners affected by this year's spring flood. Blaine Higgs met wi...

May 03, 2019

Health Canada sets plain-packaging rules for tobacco, to take effect in November

OTTAWA - Canadian cigarette packs will have to be plain drab brown with standardized layouts and lettering under new rules that kick in next Nov. 9, Health Canada says. Officials said plain packa...

May 03, 2019

B.C. takes Alberta to court on law that could see gasoline exports cut

EDMONTON - British Columbia's premier fought battles over the Trans Mountain pipeline on two fronts Wednesday, going to court against Alberta's premier, who wants the line exp...

May 03, 2019

Trudeau taps veteran to run Liberal re-election campaign, loses star recruit

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made a bid Wednesday to mobilize old-guard Liberals in the coming federal election campaign even as he lost another of his star rookie recruits from th...

May 03, 2019

High school rugby season in Nova Scotia cancelled amid safety concerns

HALIFAX - A ban on rugby by Nova Scotia's governing body for high school athletics drew political fire Friday, with the province's Official Opposition calling for an immediate reinstatement of the spo...

May 03, 2019