Senate passes net-zero bill, set to debate budget bill before rising for summer
OTTAWA — The Senate has passed a government bill to mandate the country reach net-zero emissions by 2050, doing so hours before the upper chamber rises for the summer and a possible fall election. Bill C-12 sets targets for achieving an
Green party president says Annamie Paul’s job still in limbo, demands retraction
OTTAWA — The head of the Greens' governing body says an ultimatum to Leader Annamie Paul still stands, leaving her job in limbo as infighting continues to strain the top rungs of the party. Liana Cusmano, interim president of the party's
Chief: Slain Colorado officer had ‘fundamental goodness’
DENVER (AP) — A suburban Denver police officer who was fatally shot last week by a man investigators say was intent on killing as many officers as possible was remembered Tuesday as someone with “fundamental goodness" who knew how to
Russian court arrests top Navalny’s associate in absentia
MOSCOW (AP) — A court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of a top associate of imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, though the man lives outside the country out of the reach of authorities.
Last German troops leave Afghanistan after nearly 20 years
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's last troops left Afghanistan Tuesday after a nearly 20-year deployment in the country, the defense minister said.
US House votes to ease entry process for Afghan interpreters
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House of Representatives easily passed legislation Tuesday that would make it easier for Afghans who worked for the American military or NATO to relocate to the U.S.
Manitoba Hydro wants a 3.5 per cent rate hike to deal with large debt load
WINNIPEG — Manitobans could see their hydroelectric bills rise by 3.5 per cent in October. Manitoba Hydro President Jay Grewal told a legislature committee the Crown-owned utility needs the increase to help pay down debt from large capital projects in ...
New Brunswick government and First Nations chiefs to negotiate new tax agreements
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government and six Mi’kmaq First Nations have agreed to attempt to settle out of court issues related to terminated tax agreements. The chiefs had launched legal action, but in a news release Tuesday, Aboriginal Affairs ...
Meng makes ‘unusual’ request for admission of HSBC evidence in extradition case
VANCOUVER — Lawyers for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou made what they said was an "unusual" request to admit new evidence in her extradition case Tuesday, but they argued the documents prove the United States has misled a Canadian court in