Canada's only underground coal mine gets greenlighted
On Friday, the Donkin coal mine in Cape Breton got the green light to continue running until 2029 from the provincial government’s Environment and Climate Change department.
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Young women still not back to retail work lost in summer
Young women stayed away from low-paid retail work in elevated numbers in November, the latest Canadian jobs data shows, leaving a growing number of vacancies unfilled heading into the busy holiday shopping season.
Global Affairs confronts China ambassador over claims of secret police stations in Canada
A Global Affairs Canada official says the department has called in China's ambassador numerous times over allegations that secret police stations are targeting that country's diaspora in Canada.
Alberta to consider amending hot-potato sovereignty act bill
Alberta’s deputy premier says amendments may be needed to clear up confusion over a bill that grants Premier Danielle Smith and her cabinet unfettered power outside the legislature to rewrite laws and direct agencies to resist federal rules.
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.
Military was on standby to intervene in 'Freedom Convoy' protests
The Defence Department's top official says he directed the military to prepare to intervene in the "Freedom Convoy" protests earlier this year, but the resulting plans were never seriously considered — in part due to concerns about another Oka Crisis.
Differences in climate law persist between U.S. and Europe
President Joe Biden on Thursday, December 1, 2022, tried to allay concerns raised by French President Emmanuel Macron about a clean energy law that benefits electric vehicles and other products made in North America. But the U.S. and Europe remain divided over the landmark law.
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.
Nisga'a totem returns home to B.C. from Scottish museum
A totem pole that was taken without permission from the Nisga'a (nis-guh) First Nation in British Columbia nearly a century ago is on its way home.
Electric semis made by Tesla delivered to Nevada PepsiCo factory
Tesla delivered its first electric semis to PepsiCo on Thursday, December 1, 2022, more than three years after Elon Musk said his company would start making the trucks.
Liberals to consult public on merits of a foreign agent registry: Mendicino
The federal government is preparing to consult the public on the possible creation of a foreign agent registry as a means of preventing outside interference in Canadian affairs, Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says.
Royals tour green tech incubator cooking up solar-powered boats and low-carbon cement
The Prince and Princess of Wales on Thursday, December 1, 2022, heard about solar-powered autonomous boats and low-carbon cement at a green technology startup incubator in suburban Boston before learning how a nonprofit gives young people the tools to stay out jail and away from violence.
Protecting peatlands pivotal for climate and biodiversity goals, scientists say
As the United Nations biodiversity conference draws near, dozens of scientists from 13 countries are calling for protection of the world’s waterlogged, carbon-rich peatlands, a quarter of which exist within Canada’s borders and are threatened by development.
The race to spy Canada’s whales from space
Canadian scientists are launching efforts to use satellites as benevolent eyes in the sky to monitor whales and other at-risk ocean creatures and keep them safe.
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