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Feds create first carbon offset market to help big industry cut emissions
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is creating Canada’s first carbon offset market to help big industry in its quest to cut its greenhouse gas emissions.
Monkeypox case identified in Vancouver resident
The BC Centre for Disease Control has announced the first case of monkeypox in British Columbia, bringing the national total to almost 80 cases.
Another sovereigntist candidate to run for election in Quebec
Quebec Premier François Legault has named another sovereigntist who will carry his party’s banner in the fall election.
Renewable energy climate agreement between Canada and India omits coal
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says a new agreement signed on Thursday, May 2, 2022, to co-operate with India on climate action is an opportunity for Canada to export its renewable energy technology, particularly related to making renewable energy a reliable source of electricity.
15 criminal contempt charges laid over Coastal GasLink pipeline protest
The British Columbia Prosecution Service says 15 people are being charged with criminal contempt of court following protests last fall over a natural gas pipeline being built near Houston in northern B.C.
Quebec now has 52 confirmed monkeypox cases
Monkeypox is a rare disease that comes from the same family of viruses that causes smallpox, which the World Health Organization declared eradicated around the globe in 1980.
Putin's suspected girlfriend, Alina Kabaeva, added to Canada's sanctions list
A woman believed to be the girlfriend of Russian President Vladimir Putin was among 22 individuals added to the list of Russians sanctioned by Canada over the war in Ukraine.
Ottawa drops millions to create 25,000 trade apprenticeships across Canada
The federal government is announcing nearly $247 million to help create more than 25,000 apprenticeship positions in the skilled trades across Canada.
Quebec mosque killer allowed to seek parole after 25 years
Families of the victims of the Quebec City mosque shooter say they fear on Friday's, May 27, 2022, Supreme Court ruling means the 17 children who lost a father could one day meet the killer in the streets of Quebec's capital.
Thousands still without power a week after deadly storm hit Ontario, Quebec
One week after a severe wind and thunderstorm swept through Ontario and Quebec, just over 48,000 homes in the two provinces were still without power on Saturday, May 28, 2022.