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Immigration ministry needs ability to waive paperwork requirements during emergencies
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada needs an emergency mechanism to respond quickly to humanitarian crises, according to a new report from the special parliamentary committee on Afghanistan.
Indigenous marchers outraged over RCMP response to truck incident
The head of an Indigenous group says members have met with the RCMP in Chilliwack, B.C., to discuss how police plan to proceed after the driver of a pickup truck allegedly hit four people participating in a memorial march.
Russia off guest list at Arctic Council resumes meetings
The Arctic Council is deciding to sit again, after suspending its meetings in protest at Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
BoC set to outline country's financial risk and vulnerabilities
The Bank of Canada will outline what it sees as the key vulnerabilities and risks to Canada's financial system later this morning.
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.