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Feds announce plan to reduce methane emissions from oil sector, landfills
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government is announcing new regulations to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector and landfills. A federal document says the new rules, which expand on regulations introduced in 2018, strengthen leak detection and repair requirements and set new standards on venting. The new rules apply to upstream production, processing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal MP says she was shoved by Israeli officials at West Bank border crossing
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — A Liberal MP says she was shoved multiple times by Israeli border officials as her delegation was denied entry to the West Bank Tuesday morning. Ontario MP Iqra Khalid says she was pushed after trying to check on a member of the roughly 30-person delegation who was pulled aside for additional questioning after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Brunswick agrees to joint federal and provincial environmental reviews
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
HALIFAX — New Brunswick has become the first province to sign an agreement with the federal government to create a joint environmental assessment process for major projects. Premier Susan Holt made the announcement alongside federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc. Holt says the two governments have agreed to remove duplication in a simplified environmental review ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government rejects call to measure productivity across public service
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government is rejecting a call from a working group to measure productivity across Canada’s public sector, arguing that doing so would not “readily align” with its priorities. A working group tasked with measuring productivity in the federal public service recommends in a recent report that Statistics Canada explore, test and report ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senior B.C. Mountie facing assault charges to plead not guilty: Lawyer
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
ABBOTSFORD — The lawyer for a senior British Columbia RCMP officer says his client intends to plead not guilty to assault charges laid after an alleged off-duty altercation in Abbotsford in July. RCMP Assistant Commissioner David Teboul was charged in September with two counts of assault and one count of assault causing bodily harm by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Major conservation of B.C. forestry land totalling 45,000 hectares announced
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
VANCOUVER — An environmental charity says it has reached an agreement with the federal and British Columbia governments as well as other private and public sector partners to conserve 45,000 hectares of timberland in the province. The Nature Conservancy of Canada says it is among the country’s largest private land conservation projects to date, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel blocks Canadian delegation — including MPs — from entering the West Bank
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — The National Council of Canadian Muslims says a delegation of Canadians that includes six members of Parliament was denied entry to the West Bank at the Israeli border Tuesday morning. Israel’s embassy in Canada says the group was denied entry because of links to Islamic Relief Worldwide, which is listed as a terror ... Read More »
1 responsePenny Boudreau, convicted of 2008 murder of daughter in Nova Scotia, gets day parole
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia woman sentenced to life in prison for strangling her 12-year-old daughter is being granted day parole for six months. Penny Boudreau killed her daughter Karissa in 2008, claiming she ran away after an argument outside a Bridgewater, N.S. grocery store. The girl’s body was found two weeks later on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wet weather continues as heavy rain, wind warnings issued in parts of B.C.
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Environment Canada has issued significant rainfall warnings for low-lying parts of southwestern British Columbia, just one day after heavy rain triggered more flood warnings and on top of last week’s major inundations in the Fraser Valley. The agency is forecasting up to 70 millimetres of rain in areas including Metro Vancouver and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Buy Canadian’ policy comes into effect, changing rules for federal procurement
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government’s ‘Buy Canadian’ policy takes effect today and Ottawa says it will fundamentally change the way it purchases goods and services. Announced earlier in the fall, the strategy is meant to ensure Canadian products and workers are prioritized in federal procurement decisions to help protect Canadian industries. It applies to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel blocks Canadian delegation – including MPs – from entering the West Bank
By Canadian Press on December 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — The National Council of Canadian Muslims says a delegation of Canadians that includes six members of Parliament was denied entry to the West Bank at the Israeli border today. A statement issued by the group says the delegation was barred from entry by Israeli authorities as “public safety threats.” The trip was sponsored ... Read More »
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