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Former climate minister McKenna describes struggles over carbon pricing in new book
OTTAWA - Former federal environment minister Catherine McKenna says the Justin Trudeau government's efforts to explain the consumer carbon price to Canadians were "half-hearted" - and just getting a m...
Sep 12, 2025
Former environment minister details abuse she endured in politics in new memoir
OTTAWA - Former environment minister Catherine McKenna says federal security agencies initially refused to offer her protection - and wouldn't even show her the risk assessment they'd completed - as s...
Sep 12, 2025
'A dream come true': Meadow Lake health food store set to bring new life to historic City Hall
Jennifer Voth remembers the moment the idea first sparked. Sitting outside the post office in February, she looked across the street at Meadow Lake's former City Hall - a landmark that has stood since...
Sep 12, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Canada summoned Russian ambassador after Polish drone incursion
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand tells The Canadian Press Ottawa summoned Russia's ambassador to Canada, Oleg Stepanov, on Wednesday over the incursion of Russian drones into Poland. More...
Sep 12, 2025
Denare Beach wildfire victims to get 35 temporary homes
Up to 35 temporary modular homes will be available for residents of Denare Beach who lost their previous homes to wildfires this summer. Representatives from the Village of Denare Beach, the Town of C...
Sep 12, 2025
B.C. port expansion seeks fast-track by Canada's new major projects office
The company seeking to expand Metro Vancouver's Deltaport terminal has applied for fast-track approval by Canada's new major projects office. The proposal by Global Container Terminals to add a fourth...
Sep 12, 2025
Ottawa working with Alberta, oil companies on emissions cap: Minister
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 confer...
Sep 12, 2025
Pro-Palestinian group protests Israel-Premier Tech team at Quebec cycling Grand Prix
QUBEC - 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 peopl...
Sep 12, 2025
Watrous RCMP charge woman with sexual assault
A 31-year-old woman is facing charges of sexual assault and sexual interference, as well as making sexually explicit material available to a person under the age of sixteen.Watrous RCMP initially rece...
Sep 12, 2025
Legal Aid BC says ex-worker who cheered Kirk's death left organization before killing
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 s...
Sep 12, 2025