PM Trudeau in self-imposed lockdown after COVID exposure
The prime minister said in a tweet that he learned about the exposure the night before after he had been at a news conference on Parliament Hill with three top ministers.
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Ottawa police gear up for possible violence as trucker convoy heads to the capital
Chief Peter Sloly told the police services board Wednesday that he is working with the RCMP and intelligence bodies to prepare for the protests against a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers.
O'Toole grilled about vaccine mandates, Quebec's secularism law and more at Tory retreat
Conservative opposition leader Erin O'Toole faced restive MPs and grassroots questions about his leadership on the first day of a Conservative caucus retreat — and worse could be yet to come Thursday when MPs are presented with a long-awaited post mortem on the party's election loss.
EPA cracks down on industrial air and water pollution in vulnerable communities
The agency will conduct unannounced inspections of chemical plants, refineries and other industrial sites suspected of polluting air and water and causing health problems to nearby residents, Regan said. And it will install air monitoring equipment in Louisiana's “chemical corridor” to enhance enforcement at chemical and plastics plants between New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
Nipped in the bud: B.C.’s potential as a craft cannabis hot spot failing to grow
As the federal government begins a review of of the cannabis sector following legalization's three-year anniversary, B.C.'s celebrated craft growers still find themselves out in the weeds.
Your veggies (and other plants) are under attack
Canada's plants are under attack from climate change and global trade, yet our governments aren't ready to protect them, over a dozen researchers are warning.
Aviation’s nasty unclaimed carbon emissions baggage
How greenhouse gas emissions from the aviation sector are flying under the radar.
Tories stoke ‘freedom convoy’ fire as truckers head for Ottawa
Conservative MPs are stoking the anti-vaccination fire by voicing support for a convoy of truckers driving across Canada to converge on Parliament Hill.
Young Indigenous land defender heads to court
A well-known Indigenous environmental activist faced court on Wednesday in relation to her involvement in a Wet’suwet’en solidarity action in November. Her supporters say the legal battle is about silencing Indigenous dissent.
Logging company wins appeal to extend Fairy Creek injunction
The B.C. Court of Appeal has extended logging company Teal-Jones' injunction against the Fairy Creek old-growth blockades until Sept 26.
Transport minister calls BS on supply chain claims from some un-vaxxed truckers
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra is assuring Canadians there's no reason to fear food shortages will result from a small minority of truck drivers refusing to comply with a vaccine mandate in order to cross the Canada-U.S. border.
Some Canadians feel more upbeat about economy and their own finances
The annual Leger survey of economic confidence found that nearly two in every five respondents rated the economy as being good or very good, which was up from the same survey last February.
The world’s economy will need a total reboot to reach net-zero
A report by McKinsey, one of the world's most influential consulting firms, estimates that $9.2 trillion will need to be invested every year for decades to limit the global temperature rise to 1.5 C and end the climate emergency.
DFO finds ‘bias,’ ‘inappropriate conclusions’ in oil company’s environmental claims
In terms of where Equinor missed the mark, the review said many of the company’s conclusions on effects from the project were taken from areas away from the site.
Ontario social services overhaul hurts young job seekers, report warns
The Ford government’s move to do away with youth-specific job search programs in Ontario has put the career growth and earning potential of young people at risk, a new report from advocacy network First Work warns.