New emissions plan coming this week more specific than ever, Guilbeault says
OTTAWA — Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault will show Canadians this week how many greenhouse gas emissions every polluting sector in the country will have to cut if Canada is to hit its latest climate target by the end of the
Nova Scotia announces $22 million to help build affordable units in Halifax area
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s housing minister is announcing $21.8 million to help create 373 new affordable housing units in the Halifax area. John Lohr said today the funding is in the form of a forgivable loan to real estate company Clayton
Quebec reports an increase in COVID-related hospitalizations, with one more death
MONTREAL — Quebec is reporting one more death today attributed to COVID-19 and a 27-patient increase in hospitalizations. Health authorities say 1,115 people are hospitalized with the disease after 92 patients were admitted and 65 left hospital. There...
Questions swirl as Canada launches negotiations for F-35 stealth fighter
OTTAWA — Canada’s decade-long search for a new fighter jet to replace its aging CF-18s came full circle on Monday as the Liberal government announced negotiations with U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin to purchase the F-35. Yet even as the end
Biden’s budget plan: Higher taxes on rich, lower deficits
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced a budget blueprint Monday that calls for higher taxes on the wealthy, lower federal deficits, more money for police and greater funding for education, public health and housing.
Some Ontario parents to get rebates in May under child-care deal with Ottawa
Ontario parents of children aged five and under will start getting rebates for licensed child-care fees in May and can expect to see costs cut in half by the end of the year now that the province has become the
Justice Thomas joins arguments remotely after hospital stay
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas participated in arguments at the Supreme Court via telephone rather than in person on Monday following a hospital stay of nearly a week.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi misses court hearings due to quarantine
BANGKOK (AP) — Ousted Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi did not attend recent court hearings in which she is a defendant because she has been quarantined due to possible exposure to the coronavirus, a legal official said Monday.
Supreme Court agrees to review California law on pork sales
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it would review a challenge to a California law that set certain conditions for pork sold in the state.
Pakistan opposition hopes no-confidence motion will oust PM
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani opposition legislators launched a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan in parliament Monday hoping to oust Khan's government amid accusations he has mismanaged the nation's economy.
