Alberta UCP taps oil executive to lead oil regulator
Rob Morgan, who most recently led Strathcona Resources Ltd., is to take the helm of the Alberta Energy Regulator starting Tuesday.
Margaret Atwood talks about U.S. election at Calgary forum
Margaret Atwood has been called prescient — particularly when it comes to her famous 1985 dystopia "The Handmaid's Tale" and the recent rollback of reproductive rights in the United States — but the renowned Canadian author says her predictive powers failed her ahead of last week's U.S. election, which delivered Donald Trump another White House win.
'My job is not to be popular,' Trudeau says after premiers urge him to dump carbon price hike
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pushed back on Wednesday on growing demands from premiers to dump the planned April 1 hike to the consumer carbon levy, saying leaders must tackle both affordability and climate change.
U.S. eases masking rules for fully vaccinated. Canada may not
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer need to wear masks outdoors and in most indoor settings, but one of Canada's top public health officials suggests a different approach would be taken here.
U.S. to lend Oxford-AstraZeneca doses to Canada, Mexico
Canada's procurement minister says a deal is close to receive Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine doses from the U.S., while the military commander in charge of the rollout here says all adults who wish could be able to get their first shot by July 1.
U.S. says if everyone is vaccinated, feel free to throw a party
New U.S. guidelines say people fully inoculated against COVID-19 can drop some precautions when gathering with others, but at least two provincial health ministers say existing public health advice holds for now.
Toronto top doctor and Indigenous services minister alarmed by COVID variants
Officials expressed growing concern on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, over highly transmissible new COVID-19 variants taking hold in Canada's biggest cities and in First Nation reserves across the country.
Ecojustice challenges Steve Allan role in Alberta inquiry
A court has been told that a man leading an inquiry into alleged foreign-funded anti-Alberta energy campaigns should be allowed to continue his work because accusations of bias are unfounded and his investigation is in the public interest.
Judge to hear Alberta inquiry challenge this week
A judge is to hear arguments this week over whether Alberta's public inquiry into the purported foreign funding of environmental charities is a valid defence of the province's ailing oil industry or an attempt to silence dissent.
Ontario to begin reopening economy
The prime minister on Friday, February 5, 2021, sought to quell angst over delays in vaccine delivery while British Columbia extended restrictions on gatherings to stem the spread of new, more transmissible variants of the COVID-19 virus.