Canada

Trudeau government mum on Japan's invitation to rejoin global timber treaty

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government has yet to respond to a months-old invitation from Tokyo to have Canada rejoin a global environmental organization that regulates the timber trade. A July 2022 ...

Feb 21, 2023

Ukraine appeals to Canada's rail manufacturers to repair war-damaged lifeline

LVIV, Ukraine - Ukraine wants Canada to lend its expertise - and donate crucial railway parts - to keep its embattled passenger and cargo rail system running as landmines and missile strikes threaten ...

Feb 21, 2023

Alberta, Saskatchewan methane emissions almost 4 times more than reported: research

New research using advanced technology suggests heavy oil facilities in Alberta and Saskatchewan are releasing almost four times the amount of a powerful greenhouse gas than they report to government....

Feb 20, 2023

Inquiry into Emergencies Act rules measures applied under law were mostly justified

OTTAWA, Kan. - When the federal government invoked the Emergencies Act in February 2022, it created several extraordinary powers hoping to clear protests entrenched in Ottawa's downtown core and at bo...

Feb 20, 2023

How Jimmy Carter once helped clean up a partial nuclear meltdown – in Ontario

He is known now as Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States. But in December 1952, James Earl Carter Jr. was a young U.S. naval officer about to be sent to a nuclear facility north of Ott...

Feb 20, 2023

Feds' contract with international group to advise on graves called a 'problematic'

OTTAWA - The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation says there are many problems with a $2-million contract Ottawa signed with an international group to give advice on unmarked graves. The centr...

Feb 20, 2023

Researchers hope wrongfully convicted database will lead to reforms, more releases

OTTAWA - A new registry identifying a lengthy list of wrongful conviction cases is launching this week with the intention to draw more attention to the problem. The registry was developed by staff and...

Feb 20, 2023

Quebec town votes no to Lac-Mégantic rail bypass project as expropriations loom

MONTREAL - Residents of a Quebec town have voted overwhelmingly against a rail bypass project that would divert trains around Lac-Mgantic, where a freight train derailment killed 47 people nearly 10 y...

Feb 20, 2023

Jann Arden petitions Ottawa to ban live horse exports for slaughter

OTTAWA - Thousands of Canadians are petitioning the federal Liberals to live up to their election promise to ban the live export of horses for slaughter. Statistics Canada data show since the promise ...

Feb 20, 2023

Quebec premier says Roxham Road must be 'priority' for Trudeau at meeting with Biden

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to make the flow of migrants across the Roxham Road border crossing a priority during an upcoming meeting with the U.S. pr...

Feb 20, 2023