Canada

Ottawa's consultation with Indigenous groups on pipeline was meaningful: Lawyer

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for the Canadian government say it conducted a new round of consultations with Indigenous groups about the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion that was reasonable, adequate...

Dec 17, 2019

Wilkinson 'wrestling' with how oilsands mine would fit into climate commitments

CALGARY - The federal environment minister says he's spoken with his Alberta counterpart about how Canada's climate commitments could weigh into his decision about a large proposed oils...

Dec 17, 2019

Mom of slain girls tells court her life is like a nightmare she never wakes from

VICTORIA - A mother of two murdered girls says her life has become a living nightmare from which she never awakes. Sarah Cotton told a B.C. Supreme Court sentencing hearing for her...

Dec 17, 2019

Montreal caleche drivers seek injunction to try to save their industry

MONTREAL - A group of Montreal carriage-horse owners and drivers are going to court in a last-ditch effort to save their industry weeks before a city-imposed ban is set to take effect. The group ...

Dec 17, 2019

Nothing wrong with using voters list to mail Jagmeet Singh's Christmas cards

OTTAWA - Canada's election watchdog says the NDP did nothing wrong when it used the national voters list to send Christmas cards from Jagmeet Singh. Still, a spokesman for the NDP leader is apolo...

Dec 17, 2019

RCMP secrets case 'dragging on,' disappointed defence lawyer says

OTTAWA - The lawyer for an RCMP intelligence official accused of violating secrecy laws expressed concern in court today about the pace of the legal proceedings. Lawyer Ian Carter, who represents the ...

Dec 17, 2019

Canada argues in court: National measures needed to address climate crisis

EDMONTON - Lawyers for the federal government are defending Canada's carbon tax by saying the climate crisis requires national measures. The law that brought in the federal levy is being cha...

Dec 17, 2019

Canada looking at military engineers, on-the-ground training for peacekeeping

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canada is exploring the possible deployment of military engineers as the Liberal government considers ways to step up its support to United Nations peaceke...

Dec 17, 2019

Defence minister says Canada 'very fortunate' to have Vance as defence chief

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has come out in support of Canada's top military general, saying the country is "very fortunate" to have someone like Gen. Jonathan Vance leading the Canadian A...

Dec 17, 2019

Big oil, big banks and environment leaders link up to solve climate crisis

OTTAWA - Some of Canada's biggest oil companies are joining forces with environmentalists to develop policies for both the economy and the climate. The Energy Future Forum, which is organize...

Dec 17, 2019