Category Archives: National
B.C. announces plans to defer old-growth logging across 26,000 square kilometres
VICTORIA — British Columbia will consult First Nations about deferring the logging of big, ancient and rare old-growth trees across 26,000 square kilometres of forests. The provincial government announced Tuesday that an independent panel of scientifi...
Trudeau takes carbon pricing debate to the global stage at COP26
GLASGOW, United Kingdom — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pushing the world to impose a global price on carbon by 2030 that would cover 60 per cent of the planet's greenhouse gas emissions. Trudeau spent the second of two days of
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 an Independent. The expulsion comes as Dominique An...
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 said it’s pleased with a recent court order. Geneviève Paul, executive director of the...
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 — despite the promise of major greenhouse gas reductions. M...
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 all Senate staffers, journalists, visitors and anyo...
‘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QUEBEC — A former Quebec health minister told a coroner's inquest today that "systemic ageism" and outdated health-care facilities contributed to the tragedy that unfolded in the province's long-term care homes during the first wave of COVID-19. Réjean...
Losing candidate for Manitoba Tory leadership wants swearing-in delayed
WINNIPEG — The losing candidate in the race for the leadership of Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives is challenging the results, calling for a redo of the vote and pushing to delay the swearing-in of the winner as premier. Shelly Glover, a
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 that could have wide-reaching implications for the sitting U.S. president, his ever-present predecessor and the balance of power on Capitol Hill. Joe Biden and Donald Tru...
Suspected cyberattack in N.L. hits ‘brain’ of province’s health-care system
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A suspected cyberattack on Newfoundland and Labrador's health network has led to the cancellation of thousands of medical appointments across the province and forced some local health systems to revert to paper. The "brain" of the ne...
