Category Archives: National
Environment minister restores federal assessment of Alberta coal mine expansion
Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson has reinstated his decision to subject a thermal coal mine expansion in Alberta to a federal review after a court ordered him to rethink it. Wilkinson said the Alberta First Nation whose objections led t...
Economy shrank 0.1 per cent in July before August rebound, StatCan reports
OTTAWA — Consumers appears to have helped the Canadian economy through a July stumble, as Statistics Canada reported Friday that real gross domestic product dropped 0.1 per cent in the month before rebounding in August. The July figure was better than
Quebec’s overhaul of its strict French-language law under microscope at hearings
MONTREAL — Quebec's proposed overhaul of its French-language charter is under the microscope at legislative hearings, with participants this week raising concerns about the bill's effect on English speakers and the independence of the judiciary. Tabled...
B.C. subsidizes energy drilling on caribou habitat it promised to protect, study says
British Columbia is subsidizing oil and gas well drilling on the same land it has promised to protect for caribou, new research has found. "The B.C. government has made a lot of commitments to caribou habitat restoration and it's not really
Trudeau flies to Tofino, B.C., to be with family on Truth and Reconciliation Day
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau came under fire Thursday for spending part of Canada's first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation flying to Tofino, B.C., to join his family. But his office denied Trudeau was taking a vacation on a
Residential school survivor proposes Indigenous museum as part of reconciliation
OTTAWA — Residential school survivor Doug George-Kanentiio appealed to the federal government Thursday to help create a permanent museum in Canada to preserve the collective memories of Indigenous Peoples. "We the survivors will be there to guide peopl...
Alberta says COVID crisis help on way from Armed Forces, Red Cross, Newfoundland
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says help is on the way from the Canadian Armed Forces and elsewhere to battle a COVID-19 wave that continues to overwhelm hospitals. Kenney said the province is finalizing a deal to provide eight to
Reconciliation Day not holiday because Quebec needs more productivity: Legault
Quebec Premier François Legault says the province cannot afford to make the national day honouring victims and survivors of residential schools a statutory holiday. Legault told reporters today the province needs more "productivity," in response to que...
Planned recruiting ads aimed at women as military struggles with sexual misconduct
OTTAWA — An expert on sexual misconduct says it would be dishonest for the Department of National Defence to promote the military as a positive place for women to work in a coming campaign after widespread reports to the contrary. The
Métis National Council elects first new president in 18 years
SASKATOON — The Métis National Council has elected its first new leader in nearly two decades. "Today we begin a new era — one of accountability, transparency and governing on behalf of the entire Métis Nation," Cassidy Caron said Thursday after
