Jan 24 2023 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — HAMILTON — Canada's economy is facing a "turbulent" year, but the federal government still has some spending room for big priorities including a new health-care deal with the provinces, Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault said Tuesday. Boisso...
Jan 22 2023 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The ongoing affordability crunch and the threat of a looming recession will be front and centre as the federal Liberal cabinet holds a post-holiday cabinet retreat this week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers will spend the next ...
Jan 22 2023 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The ongoing affordability crunch and the threat of a looming recession will be front and centre as the federal Liberal cabinet holds a post-holiday cabinet retreat this week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers will spend the next ...
Jan 2 2023 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Five days after Steven Guilbeault was appointed Canada's environment minister in October 2021, he headed to Scotland for the annual United Nations climate talks being held in Glasgow. But Guilbeault, who says he prefers "trains to planes whene...
Jan 2 2023 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Five days after Steven Guilbeault was appointed Canada's environment minister in October 2021, he headed to Scotland for the annual United Nations climate talks being held in Glasgow. But Guilbeault, who says he prefers "trains to planes whene...
Dec 21 2022 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — One-fifth of all passenger cars, SUVs and trucks sold in Canada in 2026 will need to run on electricity under new regulations Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault proposed Wednesday. By 2030, the mandate will hit 60 per cent of all sales and...
Dec 21 2022 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — One-fifth of all passenger cars, SUVs and trucks sold in Canada in 2026 will need to run on electricity under new regulations Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault proposed Wednesday. By 2030, the mandate will hit 60 per cent of all sales and...
Dec 9 2022 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was unequivocal Wednesday when asked if Canada was going to meet its goal to protect one-quarter of all Canadian land and oceans by 2025. "I am happy to say that we are going to meet our '25 by 25' target," Trudea...
Dec 9 2022 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was unequivocal Wednesday when asked if Canada was going to meet its goal to protect one-quarter of all Canadian land and oceans by 2025. "I am happy to say that we are going to meet our '25 by 25' target," Trudea...
Dec 5 2022 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A major UN conference on biodiversity will get underway in Montreal Tuesday with a lofty goal to get every country to agree to protect almost one-third of the world's land and oceans before the end of this decade. But the environment may be t...
Dec 5 2022 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A major UN conference on biodiversity will get underway in Montreal Tuesday with a lofty goal to get every country to agree to protect almost one-third of the world's land and oceans before the end of this decade. But the environment may be t...
Nov 29 2022 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Wild Species 2020 report released Tuesday identifies more than 5,000 species that are extinct or at risk of going extinct in Canada. That included 18 species whose ranking is considered genuinely more at risk in 2020 than in 2015. Of thos...
Nov 29 2022 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Wild Species 2020 report released Tuesday identifies more than 5,000 species that are extinct or at risk of going extinct in Canada. That included 18 species whose ranking is considered genuinely more at risk in 2020 than in 2015. Of thos...
Nov 29 2022 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canadians appear to be slowly cutting back on their use of plastic straws and grocery bags ahead of a national ban on such items that will take effect next month, new statistics show. The Canadian government is looking to curb domestic plastic...
Nov 29 2022 — Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canadians appear to be slowly cutting back on their use of plastic straws and grocery bags ahead of a national ban on such items that will take effect next month, new statistics show. The Canadian government is looking to curb domestic plastic...