Canada

Feds won't release report on carbon tax costs for grain dryers on prairies

OTTAWA - The federal government will not release the data it relied on to decide against exempting fuels used in grain dryers from the national price on pollution. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bi...

Jun 10, 2020

COVID-19 highlights need for better treatment of migrant labour, advocates say

OTTAWA - Migrant-rights advocates say the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that labourers in Canada can no longer be treated like "throwaway people" as they have been in the past. Asylum-seekers working in...

Jun 10, 2020

COVID-19 cases will go up as Alberta reopens many activities: health experts

Health experts say it makes sense for Alberta to take the next step in reopening its economy, but warn there will be an uptick in COVID-19 cases due to an inability to physically distance in some situ...

Jun 10, 2020

Reduce uncontrolled movement of rail cars: TSB report on Saskatchewan fatality

REGINA - A Transportation Safety Board report on a fatality at a Saskatchewan train yard recommends rail companies work with Transport Canada to reduce uncontrolled movement of rail cars. The saf...

Jun 10, 2020

Letter asks Ottawa to force Alberta to reinstate oilpatch monitoring

EDMONTON - A dozen First Nations and conservation groups are asking Ottawa to step in and force the Alberta government to reinstate environmental monitoring in the province's oilpatch. The groups made...

Jun 10, 2020

Petition to rename Dundas Street garners attention amid renewed focus on monuments

TORONTO - An online petition calling for a Toronto-area street to be renamed has garnered more than 3,000 signatures. Dundas Street, which runs through Toronto and several other southern Ontario citie...

Jun 10, 2020

Armoured vehicle dumped: Halifax now at the forefront of 'defunding' debate

Halifax moved to the forefront of the national debate over "defunding" police forces this week when council decided to scuttle the purchase of an armoured rescue vehicle - a move&n...

Jun 10, 2020

Quebec geologist detained in Dubai has been ordered released, lawyer says

MONTREAL - The lawyer for a Quebec geologist who has been jailed in Dubai after allegedly uncovering fraud in a gold company says all the criminal cases against her client have been dropped. Radh...

Jun 10, 2020

Law professor who pioneered restorative justice draws donation for new centre

HALIFAX - A law professor says she hopes the creation of a research lab aimed at promoting restorative justice will help institutions start tackling racial discrimination and other ...

Jun 10, 2020

Freeland says police must acknowledge racism after senior RCMP officer's denial

OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says all federal agencies, including the police, must understand that systemic racism is a problem in Canada. Freeland made the comments at a media bri...

Jun 10, 2020