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Oil and gas companies should invest profits in climate action: Steven Guilbeault

OTTAWA — Oil and gas companies can show their commitment to climate action by investing some of their record profits to cut their emissions, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said Friday.

Sep 23, 2022 5:28 PM Read more >

Group linked to 'Freedom Convoy' ordered evicted from Ottawa heritage building

OTTAWA — A group loosely associated with the “Freedom Convoy” protest in Ottawa last winter has been ordered evicted from a former church east of downtown.

Sep 23, 2022 4:53 PM Read more >

MPs, Senators debate requirements for medically assisted dying with mental disorders

OTTAWA — An expert told a special joint committee of the House of Commons and Senate that people with mental disorders can suffer for decades, and their distress is equally as valid as someone suffering physical pain.

Sep 23, 2022 4:29 PM Read more >

Jason Kenney, soon out as Alberta premier, pokes fun at himself in speech

Jason Kenney, in one of his last speeches as Alberta’s premier and United Conservative Party leader, riffed at the microphone Friday, drawing laughs as he poked fun at himself and pretended to brush off a call from the prime minister.

Sep 23, 2022 4:26 PM Read more >

More Indigenous-led services needed for communities, national wellness summit hears

TORONTO — More Indigenous-led services are needed to help communities deal with tragedies and mental health issues, an Indigenous leader who lost loved ones in the Saskatchewan stabbing rampage said Friday.

Sep 23, 2022 4:11 PM Read more >

Quebec votes: Legault says Conservative leader an 'agitator,' compares him to Trump

MONTREAL — Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault went on the offensive Friday, comparing rival Éric Duhaime to former United States president Donald Trump and saying the Conservative leader's stance on COVID-19 restrictions is disqualifying

Sep 23, 2022 3:34 PM Read more >

Court of Appeal upholds sharing of Canadian bank account info with U.S. authorities

OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has affirmed the constitutionality of legislation that allows account information held by Canadian financial institutions to be shared with U.S. authorities. Two U.S.

Sep 23, 2022 3:25 PM Read more >

Follow Canada's lead on easing COVID-19 travel restrictions, U.S. lawmakers urge

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers from the northern United States are cheering reports that Canada is poised to abandon COVID-19 vaccination rules for foreign visitors, and want President Joe Biden's administration to follow suit. Montana Sen.

Sep 23, 2022 3:04 PM Read more >

Trudeau taps career diplomat Jennifer May to be Canada's new ambassador to China

OTTAWA — A career diplomat with three decades of experience in foreign service was named Canada's ambassador to China Friday by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Sep 23, 2022 2:42 PM Read more >

RCMP 'did their best' in response to N.S. mass shooting: federal Justice Department

HALIFAX — The RCMP’s response to the 2020 shooting rampage that left 22 Nova Scotians dead was far from perfect, but police did their best, the federal Justice Department said Friday.

Sep 23, 2022 2:36 PM Read more >