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Ahead of Trudeau meeting, Kenney calls assessment bill a threat to unity
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says if the federal bill overhauling environmental assessments passes in its current form it will threaten Canadian unity and there will be "an immediate constitutional challenge."
Davie gets $7.1M contract from feds to refit 53-year-old coast guard icebreaker
The federal government is awarding Davie Shipyards a contract worth more than $7.1 million to refit the Canadian Coast Guard's largest icebreaker.
Liberals wouldn't take hidden SNC-Lavalin money now, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says today's federal Liberal party wouldn't accept political donations like those that got SNC-Lavalin in trouble in the late 2000s.
Buying an electric car becomes cheaper today as federal rebates kick in
Federal rebates to encourage Canadians to buy electric cars take effect today, May 1, 2019.
Crude by rail a 'temporary' solution to pipeline shortage: CN Rail CEO
The head of Canada's largest railway says ferrying crude remains a lucrative, albeit temporary solution to Canada's pipeline quandary.
Saskatchewan Appeal Court to rule on whether carbon tax constitutional
Saskatchewan's Court of Appeal is to release its ruling this week on whether the federally imposed carbon tax is constitutional.
A look at Alberta's new cabinet members
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and his cabinet were sworn in Tuesday, April 30, 2019, to form the first United Conservative government in the province.
Military on defensive after soldiers wrongly given guns for Sikh parade
The Canadian military is scrambling to explain why a group of soldiers was issued weapons to march in a Toronto parade on Sunday, April 28, 2019, for Canada's Sikh community.
Canada banning oil, gas and mining from marine protected areas
The oil and gas industry has worn out its welcome in Canadian marine conservation areas. Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson today is announcing a total ban on oil and gas work, as well as mining, waste-dumping and bottom-trawling, in all of Canada's marine protected areas.
B.C. introduces law to require cars, trucks sold by 2040 be zero emission
All light-duty cars and trucks sold in British Columbia would have to be zero-emission by 2040 under legislation tabled on Wednesday, April 10, 2019.