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Liberals about to introduce promised child-care legislation
Families Minister Karina Gould is expected to introduce legislation today to strengthen child care in Canada, which is likely to include an effort to secure a long-term role for Ottawa in the new national daycare system.
Business and financial institutions must help protect biodiversity: COP negotiator
Canada's negotiators at the COP15 conference say business groups and financial institutions have a role to play in preserving the planet's biodiversity.
Forestry company must pay cost of 2016 wildfire suppression, B.C. court rules
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has upheld more than $343,000 in cost-recovery fines that were handed to a forestry company for starting a wildfire in 2016.
Quebec to add 27 species to list of those vulnerable and threatened
The Quebec government is updating its list of threatened or vulnerable species for the first time in more than a decade, with 27 species either added or deemed in greater danger.
Delta, B.C., mayor calls for snow alerts after storm clogged roads for hours
A Metro Vancouver mayor is calling for the B.C. government to review its snow removal contracts and consider using its emergency alert system to better inform drivers of dangerous road conditions.
Amnesty International says Chinese state was behind cyberattack on its site
The Canadian branch of human rights organization Amnesty International says it was the target of a cyberattack it believes was sponsored by the Chinese state.
Hope for hard conservation target from Montreal biodiversity conference
A major international conference on preserving the world's biodiversity is to open on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, with speakers including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Auditor general releases reports on vaccine procurement, pandemic benefits
Canada's auditor general is expected to release two highly anticipated reports on the government's handling of the COVID-19 crisis in 2021, including access to vaccines and pandemic benefits.
Ford denies allegations his government tipped off developers on Greenbelt changes
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he and his government did not tip off developers ahead of announcing changes to the Greenbelt.
National security official preparing for 2023 'Freedom Convoy' reboot
The national security adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says that senior officials are planning ahead for the possibility of another "Freedom Convoy" protest in early 2023.