Mia Rabson
Reporter with the Canadian Press
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Federal government moves to cut China out of Canadian critical mineral industry
After a national security review, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is ordering three Chinese resource companies to sell their interests in Canadian critical mineral firms.
Guilbeault rips into oilpatch for raking in profits and sitting idle on climate action
The federal environment minister is calling out Canada's oil companies for failing to put cash behind their promises to tackle climate change.
Innovation minister on mission to make Canada an electric battery and vehicle powerhouse
When Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne gets in front a microphone to talk about electrifying Canada's auto industry, he has a favourite line to sum up his efforts to attract global investment: "Not everyone in the world wakes up thinking about Canada."
Fear level over climate change in Canada varies by region
Most Canadians are worried about climate change and believe it is caused by humans, but the regional differences in how people responded to that question show the political battles over the environment are still going strong, a new poll suggests.
Canada fails to protect commercially valuable fish, audit reveals
The federal government is biased against listing commercially valuable fish as species at risk and needing protection, environment commissioner Jerry DeMarco said in a new audit published on Tuesday, October 4, 2022.
Damages from spring wind storms in Ontario, Quebec now more than $1 billion
Repair bills from the cluster of wind storms that pummeled southern Ontario and western Quebec in May are now over $1 billion, and with contractors stretched thin the recovery will last well into next summer.
Canada can save billions by adapting to climate change faster
Canadians will see lower incomes and a choice between higher taxes or fewer government services if there isn't more effort to adapt to the changing climate, a new report from The Canadian Climate Institute warns.
Canada's environment minister has no plans to heed UN call for windfall taxes
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault isn't warming to the idea of combating climate change by imposing a windfall tax on the massive profits being posted by some Canadian oil and gas producers.
Canada to end vaccine requirements and ArriveCan app at border Sept. 30
The last of Canada's COVID-19 border restrictions will disappear at the end of this month with the expiry of a cabinet order affecting mandatory vaccinations, testing and quarantine of international travellers.
Inflation help, disability benefit top Liberal agenda for fall parliamentary sitting
The Liberals are signalling that their fall priority will be helping Canada's most vulnerable as the House of Commons resumes sitting today, September 20, 2022.