The Canadian PressBruce Cheadle VANCOUVER—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the provincial premiers managed to bridge deep divides over carbon pricing yesterday en route to Canada’s first national consensus on pursuing climate policy. But the deal hammered out in Vancouver by Trudeau and 13 provincial and territorial leaders appears destined to […]
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By Lauren La Rose The Canadian Press TORONTO American model and TV host Chrissy Teigen has faced criticism after disclosing her personal decision to hand-pick a female embryo during in-vitro fertilization. The wife of singer-songwriter John Legend told People Magazine she was excited at the thought of seeing her husband […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—Indigenous leaders told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers yesterday that they want a role in developing climate change policy. “It’s like we’re standing at the doorway,” said Clement Chartier of the Métis National Council. “What happens next, we’ll get to see. “It’s always good words, […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau used a speech to a clean tech conference yesterday to make a direct pitch for the expansion of Canada’s oil-and-gas sector—a direction he later appeared to dial back in response to media questions. Trudeau began a day-and-a-half of meetings on climate policy with […]
The Canadian PressColin Perkel TORONTO—The tracking of dangerous radioactive substances in the Great Lakes basin is woefully inadequate given the intensive nuclear activity in the area, environmental and health groups say. In a letter to the Canadian and U.S. governments yesterday, more than 100 organizations called for such substances to […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Millions of dollars in federal cash earmarked for the parents of missing or murdered children have gone unspent—a clear sign the program is in need of repair, says the federal ombudsman for victims of crime. Federal documents show just $166,320 actually has gone to families in each […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO—Grants that will make tuition free for thousands of students will increase along with tuition fee hikes, Ontario’s colleges and universities minister said Tuesday as opposition parties clamoured for more details on the new program. The Liberal government announced in its budget last week that it is […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—A Manitoba Liberal candidate who came under fire for using derogatory terms to refer to women on social media has resigned. Jamie Hall was nominated as a Winnipeg-area candidate Tuesday night but immediately was asked to resign when the NDP unearthed dozens of tweets over the years […]
The Canadian Press CALGARY—It’s not clear how many Canadians have applied to the courts for physician-assisted deaths, but some experts say the first case involving a terminally-ill Alberta woman has set an example for others who are bound to follow. The Calgary woman, known only as “Ms. S” in court […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—The chief of the Mathias Colomb First Nation says he’s filing a complaint after being accused by a security screener at the Winnipeg airport of having marijuana in a sacred medicine pouch. Chief Arlen Dumas noted he flies a lot and usually doesn’t have any problem, adding […]
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES—George Kennedy, the hulking, tough-guy character actor who won an Academy Award for his portrayal of a savage chain-gang convict in the 1960s classic “Cool Hand Luke,” has died. His grandson, Cory Schenkel, said Kennedy died Sunday morning of old age in Boise, Idaho. He was […]
The Associated Press LONDON—People across Scotland and northern England have reported seeing a bright light flash across the night sky. Police Scotland said the force began receiving calls around 6:55 p.m. yesterday, with people reporting a loud bang, a sudden blue, green, or white light, or a fireball in the […]
