Category Archives: Canada

Logging firm wins injunction to halt Walbran Valley blockade on Vancouver Island
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Supreme Court has granted an injunction to a forestry company to halt a blockade against old-growth logging in the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island, in a ruling that has been ha...
Sep 12, 2025

Ottawa discussing future of emissions cap with Alberta, oil companies: minister
OTTAWA - The federal government is in discussions with Alberta and the oil industry about the future of the sector's emissions cap, Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said Friday. At a news conference in Win...
Sep 12, 2025

B.C. port expansion seeks fast-track by Canada's new major projects office
The company seeking to expand Metro Vancouver's Deltaport terminal has applied for fast-track approval by Canada's new major projects office. The proposal by Global Container Terminals to add a fourth...
Sep 12, 2025

Touting better HIV treatment, Toronto service organization closing after 42 years
TORONTO - An organization that bills itself as Canada's oldest HIV service agency will close next year, in part due to groundbreaking medical advances that have reduced the need for its services, even...
Sep 12, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Canada summoned Russian ambassador after Polish drone incursion
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand tells The Canadian Press Ottawa summoned Russia's ambassador to Canada, Oleg Stepanov, on Wednesday over the incursion of Russian drones into Poland. More...
Sep 12, 2025

Internal government documents reveal grim housing climate in Canada
OTTAWA - As Ottawa gears up to launch a new agency to build homes faster, internal government documents describe how dire the housing situation has become in Canada. Briefing materials prepared for in...
Sep 12, 2025

B.C. port expansion seeks fast-track by Canada's new major projects office
The company seeking to expand Metro Vancouver's Deltaport terminal has applied for fast-track approval by Canada's new major projects office. The proposal by Global Container Terminals to add a fourth...
Sep 12, 2025

Canada Post union to lift overtime ban, stop delivering flyers
The union representing Canadian postal workers is moving to end a ban on overtime work and will instead have members stop delivering commercial flyers as it seeks to get Canada Post back to the bargai...
Sep 12, 2025

Ottawa working with Alberta, oil companies on emissions cap: Minister
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says The federal government is in discussions with Alberta and oil companies on the federal emissions cap for the oil and gas industry. At a news confer...
Sep 12, 2025

Pro-Palestinian group protests Israel-Premier Tech team at Quebec cycling Grand Prix
QUBEC - A few dozen pro-Palestinian protesters gathered in Quebec City to denounce the presence of the Israel-Premier Tech (IPT) team at the city's cycling Grand Prix event. They are calling for peopl...
Sep 12, 2025