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Mayor of Asbestos, Que., says it's time for town to change its unfortunate name
ASBESTOS, Que. - Tired of having his town associated with a cancer-causing mineral responsible for killing tens of thousands of people globally, the mayor of Asbestos, Que., says it's time for a name ...
Nov 28, 2019
Too late for a carbon tax, says former Ontario Liberal environment minister
OTTAWA - A former Ontario Liberal environment minister says Canada has waited too long for carbon taxes to be a real solution to the country's emissions woes and must shift its focus to massive govern...
Nov 28, 2019
Sen. Lynn Beyak says she's ready for Senate duty again
OTTAWA - Sen. Lynn Beyak says she's met all the conditions to return to work after being suspended by her colleagues. Last spring, Beyak's fellow senators kicked her out temporarily after concluding t...
Nov 28, 2019
Sami Bebawi trial hears from undercover agent who dug into $10M bribe offer
MONTREAL - An undercover agent was used to flesh out information about a $10-million bribe offered to a key witness in the fraud and corruption case against a former SNC-Lavalin executive, h...
Nov 28, 2019
Human-rights tribunal critical of Ottawa for actions in child welfare case
OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal is pushing back the deadline for Ottawa to get rolling on compensation for First Nations children and their families over child-welfare services, ...
Nov 28, 2019
Saskatchewan chief disappointed at lack of long-term help to stop suicides
REGINA - The chief of a northern Saskatchewan First Nation says he is disappointed at the lack of long-term help from the provincial and federal governments to deal with what he says&nb...
Nov 28, 2019
B.C. Supreme Court considers request to broadcast Meng Wanzhou extradition case
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge is weighing whether to allow a media consortium's request to allow video and web broadcasting of the extradition hearings of Huawei executive Meng Wa...
Nov 28, 2019
McKenna dons hard hat, vows to pick up pace of infrastructure projects
OTTAWA - Catherine McKenna says her top priority as the country's new infrastructure minister is to get projects built quickly. The Liberal government has committed more than $180 billion over 12...
Nov 28, 2019
Freeland in a divided Washington for new NAFTA talks with U.S. and Mexico
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland wrapped up a meeting Wednesday in the American capital aimed at finding the bipartisan agreement needed to finalize a new North American trade dea...
Nov 28, 2019
With Mali over, Canada's peacekeeping contribution returns to historic lows
OTTAWA - Canada's contribution to peacekeeping has returned to historic lows following the end of its mission in Mali, sparking fresh allegations of hypocrisy and concerns about the country's bid for ...
Nov 28, 2019
