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Ottawa discussing future of emissions cap with Alberta, oil companies: minister
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government is in discussions with Alberta and the oil industry about the future of the sector’s emissions cap, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said Friday. At a news conference in Winnipeg, Hodgson said both the province and industry agree with the federal government that there needs to be a “fundamental change in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa working with Alberta, oil companies on emissions cap: Minister
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says The federal government is in discussions with Alberta and oil companies on the federal emissions cap for the oil and gas industry. At a news conference in Winnipeg, Hodgson says both the province and industry agree with the government there needs to be a “fundamental change in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pro-Palestinian group protests Israel-Premier Tech team at Quebec cycling Grand Prix
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
QUÉBEC — A few dozen pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Quebec City to denounce the presence of the Israel-Premier Tech (IPT) team at the city’s cycling Grand Prix event. They are calling for people not to vote for incumbent Mayor Bruno Marchand in the fall municipal election, accusing him of failing to strongly condemn what experts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legal Aid BC says ex-worker who cheered Kirk’s death left organization before killing
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Legal Aid BC says a former employee seen celebrating the death of American conservative activist Charlie Kirk in an online video had left the organization before this week’s shooting. It says the video is “deeply offensive,” and it received so many inquiries about it that it had “temporarily suspended” an email address. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal teen terror case pushed back again as defence awaits evidence
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
MONTRÉAL — The case against a 17-year-old Montreal boy who allegedly intended to carry out an attack on behalf of the Islamic State has been postponed once again. Defence Lawyer Tiago Murias asked for another month to prepare his client’s defence, pushing the case back until Oct. 14. Murias told youth court he has yet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. port expansion seeks fast-track by Canada’s new major projects office
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
The company seeking to expand Metro Vancouver’s Deltaport terminal says it has applied for fast-track approval by Canada’s new major projects office. The proposal by Global Container Terminals to add a fourth berth, expand a rail yard along the Roberts Bank causeway and undertake dredging to provide access for ships is currently under review by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Logging firm wins injunction to halt Walbran Valley blockade on Vancouver Island
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A forestry company has won an injunction to halt a blockade against old-growth logging in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island. Tsawak-qin Forestry Inc., which is co-owned by Western Forest Products and the Huu-ay-aht First Nations, had sought an end to the blockade outside Port Renfrew, B.C., that began on Aug. 25. Tsawak-qin ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa pitched extending refugee sponsor pause to late 2028 to fix backlog: records
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Immigration Department suggested extending a freeze on most private refugee sponsorship applications by three more years to clear backlogs in the system, according to documents obtained by The Canadian Press. Last November, the federal government paused approvals of refugee resettlement applications filed by community organizations or groups of five individuals looking to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mountie injured in crash while responding to Manitoba mass stabbing hopes for healing
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
WINNIPEG — A Mountie seriously injured in a highway crash while responding to a mass stabbing on a Manitoba First Nation says the tragedy will stay with her forever. Cpl. Brianne Bartmanovich, a member of the detachment in Powerview, says in a statement she has served Hollow Water First Nation for seven years and her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CFIA says ostrich farm report backing stay of cull improperly seeks scientific ruling
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says material submitted by a British Columbia ostrich farm to support another stay of an avian flu cull order for its flock is improper, because it asks the court to decide on a matter of science. The lawyer for Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., had written to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Internal government documents reveal grim housing climate in Canada
By Canadian Press on September 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — As Ottawa gears up to launch a new agency to build homes faster, internal government documents describe how dire the housing situation has become in Canada. Briefing materials prepared for incoming Housing Minister Gregor Robertson this past May acknowledge that costly housing is hurting the economy and making it difficult for people to ... Read More »
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