Category Archives: National
Early results put B.C. Liberals and New Democrats in tight battle
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's Liberals and New Democrats were jockeying for a lead in early provincial election results. With just over 500 polls reporting, the NDP edged out a slight lead in 45 ridings to the Liberals 28. The Greens were
Chief of Neskantaga First Nation scales up evacuation amid tainted water crisis
The chief of a First Nation in a remote part of northwestern Ontario says he's moving to a full evacuation after test results showed high levels of hydrocarbons in the water supply.Chief Chris Moonias says in a social media post
Inquiry into oil and gas foes to deliver report next year: Kenney
CALGARY — An inquiry into who is funding environmental opposition to the province's oil and gas sector will be completed some time next year, at least six month later than its original target, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said Saturday. Kenney's...
Federal representative hopes to ease tensions in Nova Scotia lobster dispute
HALIFAX — The man appointed by Ottawa to mediate the ongoing lobster fishing dispute in southwestern Nova Scotia says his priority will be de-escalating tension in the area. Allister Surette was appointed Friday to work as a facilitator between Indigen...
Federal representative hopes to ease tensions in Nova Scotia lobster dispute
HALIFAX — The man tasked with lowering the temperature in a heated dispute over Nova Scotia lobster says he has a deeply personal relationship with the coastal area that has seen the most violence. “This one is right in my backyard,”
British Columbia votes in snap election called during COVID-19 pandemic
Voters in British Columbia are casting ballots today in an election campaign that was largely defined by the COVID-19 pandemic.NDP Leader John Horgan called the snap election one year before the fixed voting date.He argued the province needs a majority...
Liberals win two Toronto byelections despite stiff challenges from Greens, Tories
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals saw their share of the vote drop in two Toronto byelections Monday, a humbling result for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the first electoral test of his government's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Liberals ultima...
Ottawa appoints N.S. university president to help resolve Indigenous lobster dispute
The federal government has named a Nova Scotia university president to help resolve the Indigenous lobster fishery dispute. The Liberal government says it has appointed Allister Surette as a Federal Special Representative to serve as a neutral th...
Saskatchewan election: Leaders criticize track records in final stretch of campaign
Saskatchewan's two main political leaders criticized each other's track records Friday as they urged people to vote in the home stretch of the provincial campaign. Election day in Saskatchewan is on Monday. Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe was...
Mountaintop coal mine hearings to begin amidst fears of pollution, development rush
A proposed coal mine that would create hundreds of jobs but shear off a mountaintop in one of Alberta's most sensitive environments is to go to a public hearing this week. Riversdale Resources, proponent of the Grassy Mountain steel-making coal project...
