Category Archives: National
Governments to invest in $875-million biofuel plant project southeast of Montreal
MONTREAL — Quebec and federal officials announced an investment Tuesday in a biofuel production facility that will use non-recyclable residual materials, diverting those items from landfills while reducing greenhouse gases in the province. The Varenne...
‘Stronger action:’ Many businesses to close as Alberta tightens COVID restrictions
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, his province relentlessly pounded by thousands of new COVID-19 cases, has reintroduced strict economic lockdown rules and banned all outdoor social gatherings. "If stronger action is not taken now, we know that ...
First Pfizer vaccine shots to be given right at delivery sites, not LTC homes: Tam
OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says the first doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine are likely to be given only to people who can physically be at one of the 14 delivery sites identified by provincial governments for the
Trump signs order to put Americans at head of vaccine line, vows to work with world
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The United States will "work with the world" to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, President Donald Trump vowed Tuesday, even as he signed an order aimed at putting Americans at the head of the line. In virtually the same breath,
MP drafts legislation to open floodgates on interprovincial booze sales
OTTAWA — A Conservative backbencher is aiming to open the floodgates on cross-country booze shipments, drafting legislation that offers a workaround to interprovincial trade barriers. MP Dan Albas tabled a private member's bill Tuesday that would allow...
Conservatives prepared to debate assisted-dying bill around the clock: O’Toole
OTTAWA — Many people will suffer needlessly if Conservatives continue filibustering a bill on medically assisted dying beyond a court-imposed deadline of Dec. 18, Justice Minister David Lametti said Tuesday. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole had served ...
Future value of Trans Mountain pipeline rests on Liberals’ climate plans, PBO says
OTTAWA — The federal government could end up losing money on the Trans Mountain pipeline if it further tightens its climate policy and ends up decreasing demand for Canadian oil, the parliamentary budget officer says.The federal government bought the p...
Canada ‘must build back better’ for Indigenous People after COVID-19: Bellegarde
OTTAWA — Canada must invest in closing the gap for Indigenous people as it emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the outgoing head of the Assembly of First Nations said Tuesday. "That gap amplifies every threat and every harm from this pandemic,
Five things to know about the rollout of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine in Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that a small number of the most vulnerable in Canada could get Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine before the holidays. Here are five things to know about the vaccine's rollout: Who will get the vaccine first? The Public Health...
Environmental groups keep fighting KXL despite Biden’s promise to block pipeline
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Critics of Canada's most controversial cross-border pipeline projects aren't taking their demise for granted under president-elect Joe Biden. A new report from the U.S.-based Rainforest Action Network says two of them — Keystone XL ...
