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Canada won’t back call at COP27 to ‘phase down’ oil and gas production
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
OTTAWA – Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada will not agree to include language calling for the phaseout of all fossil fuels in the final agreement at this year’s United Nations climate talks in Egypt. The agreement from the UN conference in Scotland last year called for countries to move faster to get rid of ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa sets aside $3B for out-of-court settlements with Indigenous people
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
OTTAWA – The federal government is asking Parliament to set aside $3 billion in anticipation of several out-of-court settlements with Indigenous people. The government is also seeking $1.5 billion to help provinces and territories pay for disaster relief and recovery efforts. The requests are detailed in a supplementary spending plan tabled in the House of ... Read More »
1 responseMilitary bans uniforms from civilian trials following Fortin criticism
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
OTTAWA – Members of the Canadian Armed Forces are being banned from wearing their military uniforms during civilian trials. The Armed Forces issued an order to that effect today, saying the ban will take effect on Dec. 1. There is an exception for troops representing the Armed Forces in court. The military is not explicitly ... Read More »
1 response‘Exciting time’: Nunavut’s historic land use plan heads into final public hearings
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
IQALUIT, Nunavut – One of the final steps in a 15-year-long process to formally guide how, where and when land and water can be used in Nunavut is underway, with the last in a series of public hearings beginning in Iqaluit earlier this week. “It’s a pretty exciting time,” said Sharon Ehaloak, executive director of ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian woman fears father is in Chinese custody for speaking out on human rights
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
OTTAWA – The daughter of a missing Chinese human rights defender is appealing to the Vietnamese and Chinese governments to reveal her father’s whereabouts and allow him to travel to Canada. There has been no word of Dong Guangping’s fate since he was arrested Aug. 24 by Vietnamese police. His daughter Katherine Dong, who lives ... Read More »
1 responseCanada aims for respect in talks with China even as relations difficult: Ng
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
OTTAWA – International Trade Minister Mary Ng says Canada will maintain a respectful dialogue with China even as she warns that Canada’s biggest trading partner in Asia has changed. Ng’s comments come a day after a terse exchange at the G20 summit in Indonesia between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Xi ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gov. Gen. Mary Simon misses Order of Canada ceremony at Rideau Hall due to illness
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
OTTAWA – Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is missing today’s Order of Canada ceremony at Rideau Hall due to illness. A spokesperson says in a written statement that “with great regret,” Simon would not preside over the investiture – news that was announced shortly before the ceremony was to begin. The statement says Simon is following ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brigitte Bardot pens letter to mayor of Montreal suburb condemning proposed deer cull
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
MONTREAL – French actress Brigitte Bardot is condemning a Montreal suburb’s controversial plan to kill most of the deer living in a local park. Bardot published a letter on her foundation’s website Tuesday asking Longueuil Mayor Catherine Fournier to stop what Bardot described as the “planned crossbow slaughter” in Michel-Chartrand park. The city said this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada falling behind as electric-vehicle sales pick up around the world
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
OTTAWA – Electric-vehicle sales in Canada grew by more than one third in the first half of this year but they are not keeping pace with the rest of the world. A new report on global EV sales released by research firm BloombergNEF at the United Nations climate talks in Egypt today says automakers sold ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PM’s visit to APEC aimed at showing Canada serious about ties with Southeast Asia
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
BANGKOK – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s tour of Southeast Asia includes a brief stop in Bangkok, which is a visit aimed at showing Canada is serious about forming deeper ties with the region. The two-day visit to Thailand is for Trudeau to take part in the leaders’ meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, a ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. Indigenous leaders thank John Horgan for leadership on premier’s last full day
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2022
VANCOUVER – An organization of British Columbia Indigenous leaders is thanking the outgoing premier for his work on passing legislation affirming Indigenous rights and is calling on John Horgan’s successor to continue efforts toward reconciliation. The statement from the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs comes as Horgan marks his final full day as premier ... Read More »
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