Onion Lake Cree Nation sues Alberta government over sovereignty act
Onion Lake Cree Nation has filed a lawsuit against the Alberta government saying its sovereignty act is an infringement on treaty rights.
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Classic cars are being converted to EVs by racers, mechanics and tinkerers
When Kevin Erickson fires up his 1972 Plymouth Satellite, a faint hum replaces what is normally the sound of pistons pumping, gas coursing through the carburetor and the low thrum of the exhaust.
Police searching for motive in 'horrendous' Vaughan condo mass shooting
Police north of Toronto are working to determine the motive in what they've called a "horrendous" shooting at a condo that left five people, plus the suspected gunman, dead.
Imports of straws and other single-use plastics now banned in Canada
Canada's ban on the manufacture and import for sale of some plastic items, including grocery bags and straws, has taken effect.
What does ‘nature positive’ mean — and can it slow biodiversity loss?
The catchphrase aims to emulate the success of "net zero" in climate campaigning. Yet some fear it is too vague and open to greenwashing
COP15 roundup: What did Ottawa announce at the UN biodiversity conference in Montreal?
For Canada, there's no path to us protecting at least 30 per cent of our lands and waters without the involvement of Indigenous peoples, Guilbeault said in an interview with Canada’s National Observer.
Ottawa's first attempt to seize assets of sanctioned Russian oligarch
Canada will try to seize and forfeit US$26 million, or about C$36 million, from Granite Capital Holdings Ltd., a firm owned by Roman Abramovich, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly's office announced Monday.
Pierre Poilievre has a plan to win over new Canadians
A young Pierre Poilievre sits in front of a room of Conservative faithful and explains their party's strategy for winning a majority mandate.
Family, friends, colleagues mourn death of politician Jim Carr
Politicians of all stripes joined hundreds of mourners who gathered on Saturday, December 17, 2022, to pay tribute to Jim Carr, the Liberal member of Parliament who died five days earlier at the age of 71 following a battle with cancer.
Food theft on the rise in Canada amid inflation
Shoplifting has surged to an alarming level across Canada, industry insiders say, with inflation and labour shortages cited as major factors behind the increase.
Coutts, Alta. remains divided almost a year after convoy blockade
The sound of blaring horns that echoed through this village 10 months ago has been replaced by the steady hum of semi-trailer trucks filing through the border crossing between Alberta and the United States.
EU reaches climate deal on emissions trading, social hardship fund
European Union governments and lawmakers reached a deal on Sunday, December 18, 2022, on key elements of the 27-nation bloc's green deal, reforming the EU's trading system for greenhouse gas emissions and creating a new hardship fund for those hardest-hit by measures to curb climate change.
Severe cold to hit much of US as holidays near
Forecasters are warning of treacherous holiday travel and life-threatening cold for much of the nation as an arctic air mass blows into the already-frigid southern United States.
Diplomatic squabble plays out between Canada and Moscow
Russia's ambassador to Canada says Ottawa is at the vanguard of an effort to isolate his country, following a series of social-media squabbles and ongoing salvos where each country summons the other's top diplomat.
